On 2009-02-05 10:08, Nick Matzke wrote: > Hi all, > > So, I can run this in the ipython shell just fine: > > =========== > a = ["12", "15", "16", "38.2"] > dim = int(sqrt(size(a))) > > dim >>2 > =========== > > > But if I move these commands to a function in another file, it freaks out:
You need to add: from math import sqrt > ================================= > a = distances_matrix.split('\t') > from LR_run_functions_v2 import make_half_square_array > d = make_half_square_array(a) > >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > NameError Traceback (most recent call last) > > /bioinformatics/phylocom/<ipython console> in <module>() > > /bioinformatics/phylocom/_scripts/LR_run_functions_v2.py in > make_half_square_array(linear_version_of_square_array) > 1548 > 1549 a = linear_version_of_square_array > -> 1550 dim = int(sqrt(size(a))) > 1551 > 1552 > > NameError: global name 'sqrt' is not defined > > ================================= > > > > > Here's the function in LR_run_functions_v2.py > > ========================== > def make_half_square_array(linear_version_of_square_array): > > a = linear_version_of_square_array > dim = int(sqrt(size(a))) > ========================== > > > > Any ideas? If I do something like "import math" in the subfunction, > then the error changes to "global name 'math' is not defined". > > Thanks! > Nick > > > > > > > -- Marc-Andre Lemburg eGenix.com Professional Python Services directly from the Source (#1, Feb 05 2009) >>> Python/Zope Consulting and Support ... http://www.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC.Zope.Database.Adapter ... http://zope.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC, mxDateTime, mxTextTools ... http://python.egenix.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ ::: Try our new mxODBC.Connect Python Database Interface for free ! :::: eGenix.com Software, Skills and Services GmbH Pastor-Loeh-Str.48 D-40764 Langenfeld, Germany. CEO Dipl.-Math. Marc-Andre Lemburg Registered at Amtsgericht Duesseldorf: HRB 46611 http://www.egenix.com/company/contact/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list