Simon Schuster wrote:
> I'm new to python, and almost new to programming in general. I'm at
> http://www.pasteur.fr/formation/infobio/python/ch04.html in that
> tutorial, and my 'count' function (if it's called a function?) isn't
> working suddenly.
>
> >>> x = "fljshfjh"
> >>> x
> 'fljshfjh'
> >>> count(x, 'h')
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
> NameError: name 'count' is not defined
>
> I'm not sure what changed, because it used to work. anyhow thanks a lot!
>
Probably because you omiitted the line
from string import *
However IMHO your use of a tutorial which:
(1) introduces "from some_module import *" as though it is the normal
way of doing things
From chapter 1: """
Some magical stuff, that will be explained later:
>>> from string import *
"""
That's *bad* magic
(2) is still using (outdated) functions in the string module instead of
teaching string methods
should be discontinued immediately.
You may wish to have a look at some of the /other/ tutorials mentioned
on this page:
http://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/NonProgrammers
HTH,
John
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