Fredrik Lundh wrote: > when you get programmers block, telling your brain to "shut up and let > me write some code" is often a good idea. just start tinkering with > your first idea, and see if you can make it work. if you get a little > stuck, hack your way through it. if you get really stuck, take a break, > work on something else for a while, and wait for your brain to come up > with a better idea. repeat.
Thanks Fredrik! My initial feeling was the opposite, i.e. don't rush into anything, just stop and think about how I want to do this first. But then of course the possibilities piled up and I was stuck, so your suggestion is probably much better at this point. I just need to try some things! If nothing else, I'll learn what's efficient and what's not. > here's how I would start: > snip You know, I planned all along to use ElementTree to *read* my XML file, but like a bonehead I for some reason was trying to create all the *write* methods myself! Next stop: ElementTree documentation page! :) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
