Hi Jeff, That makes sense -- thanks. However now when I use "re.capwords (sentence)" I get a different error message:
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'capwords' Each of the other two suggested implimentations produce a similar error message. Is there something even more basic that I am failing to do? I'm using the IDLE GUI in WinXP, Python release 2.4... Thanks! Jon "Jeffrey Maitland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Jon writes: > > > Hi, > > > > The following four lines of code: > > > > import sys, os, re > > sentence = raw_input("Enter a sentence: ") > > capwords (sentence) > > print sentence > > > > gives me the following error: NameError: name 'capwords' is not defined > > > > As far as I can tell from the online docs, "capwords" should be defined in > > the built-in "regex" module. Why is it telling me that capwords is not > > defined? > > > > I am completely new to Python so my apologies for such a basic question! > > > > Thanks, > > Jon > > > > > > -- > > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > > Hello Jon, > > The reason for that is you only imported the module(class/object) now to use > its methodes you need to call the object. > > in this case to fix the problem you are having you would have to do it > either one of these methodes (unless there are more that I am not aware of) > 1/ > import sys, os, re > sentence = raw_input("Enter a sentence: ") > re.capwords (sentence) # <------ notice the re.capwords this > # calling the capword method of the re module. > print sentence > > 2/ > import sys, os > from re import * # <---- import all methods of re and allow them to be > # used locally > sentence = raw_input("Enter a sentence: ") > capwords (sentence) > print sentence > # this imports all the methodes in the re module so they can be used > # localy. > > or > import sys, os > from re import capwords # <---- import only capwords method of re > sentence = raw_input("Enter a sentence: ") > capwords (sentence) > print sentence > # this import only imports the capwords methode of the re module > > > I hope this helps you some and if i used the incorrect terminology I am > sorry and I hope someone points it out to me. > > Jeff Maitland -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
