On 17/11/2014 03:03, ryguy7272 wrote:
On Sunday, November 16, 2014 3:39:45 PM UTC-5, ryguy7272 wrote:
These libraries drive me totally nuts. Sorry, just had to get it out there.
Anyway, I open the cmd window, and typed this: 'easy_install python graphics'.
So, it starts up and runs/downloads the appropriate library from the web. I
get confirmation (in the cmd window) that it finishes, then I try to run this
script.
# futval_graph2.py
from graphics import *
def main():
# Introduction
print "This program plots the growth of a 10-year investment."
# Get principal and interest rate
principal = input("Enter the initial principal: ")
apr = input("Enter the annualized interest rate: ")
# Create a graphics window with labels on left edge
win = GraphWin("Investment Growth Chart", 640, 480)
win.setBackground("white")
win.setCoords(-1.75,-200, 11.5, 10400)
Text(Point(-1, 0), '0.0K').draw(win)
Text(Point(-1, 2500), '2.5K').draw(win)
Text(Point(-1, 5000), '5.0K').draw(win)
Text(Point(-1, 7500), '7.5k').draw(win)
Text(Point(-1, 10000), '10.0K').draw(win)
# Draw bar for initial principal
bar = Rectangle(Point(0, 0), Point(1, principal))
bar.setFill("green")
bar.setWidth(2)
bar.draw(win)
# Draw a bar for each subsequent year
for year in range(1, 11):
principal = principal * (1 + apr)
bar = Rectangle(Point(year, 0), Point(year+1, principal))
bar.setFill("green")
bar.setWidth(2)
bar.draw(win)
raw_input("Press <Enter> to quit.")
After I hit F5, I get this:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\Ryan\Desktop\Graphics_Test.py", line 2, in <module>
from graphics import *
ImportError: No module named graphics
In what directory?
Well, that's a damn good question. I thought, by defailt, everything was
downloaded to this folder:
'C:\Python27\Lib\site-packages'
In there, I have all kinds of things like:
'setuptools-6.1.dist-info', 'pip-1.5.6.dist-info', etc.
All kinds of other things too.
It seems there is always a copy, so I cut/paste the folders named 'setuptools'
& 'pip' (always taking off the versions and identifiers and the like...). Then
I cut/paste everything into this folder:
'C:\Python27\Lib'
Is that how it's done or not? Honestly, for the life of me, I don't know why a
human being would have do do any of this, including using the cmd window, to
install anything in 2014. I can code in 10 different languages, not including
Python. Python is by far the most backwards type of technology that I can
think of. Using it is completely counter-productive. I can't take it serious.
I have plenty of tools in my toolbox. I'll keep learning Python, and keep
reading books, and keep using it...but strictly for fun. I would never use
this as a foundation for a mission critical business application.
Thanks everyone!
A bad workman always blames his tools.
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My fellow Pythonistas, ask not what our language can do for you, ask
what you can do for our language.
Mark Lawrence
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