On Tue, Apr 5, 2016 at 3:31 AM, Rustom Mody <rustompm...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at 12:53:13 PM UTC+5:30, Gordon( Hotmail ) wrote: >> I am struggling to understand the basic principles of Python having spent >> many years as a pure Amateur tinkering with a variety of BASIC as you can >> see on my site at http://www.sigord.co.uk/ I think you will agree all such >> versions of Basic I have used are far easier to understand than Python. >> Though with my limited knowledge I accept Python may have many advantages >> over say Liberty Basic etc. >> >> The problem I am finding is most of the sites claiming to help understand >> Python devote far too much space bragging about the wonders of Python >> instead of concentrating how to make sensible use of it. For example I >> struggle to find examples of such as below if you could please help me. If I >> manage to duplicate some of my efforts on my site with Python I will be >> happy to upload the code to my site. I will also try to upload working exec >> files of such also, except my previous attempts at downloading the relevant >> software was blocked by AVG software as risky. >> >> Gordon >> >> >> Liberty Basic >> for n = 32 to 255: print n;chr$(n) : next n > > I grew up on BBC basic in 1984. Not used thereafter. > > Your first one is (I guess) this in python: > >>>> for i in range(32,127): > ... print chr(i), > ... > ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 : ; < = > ? @ A B C D E F > G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z [ \ ] ^ _ ` a b c d e f g h i j k l m > n o p q r s t u v w x y z { | } ~ > >> >> REM BBC Basic >> FOR c = 1 TO 15 : COLOUR c >> PRINT "Color ";c >> NEXT c >> >> REM BBC Basic >> c = 0 >> FOR x = 80 TO 2000 STEP 96 >> GCOL c: CIRCLE FILL x,500,50 : c = c + 1 >> NEXT x > > If you tell us some more of what color, gcol etc do someone will likely show > you > Though in all fairness I dont expect it to be as pithy as the BASIC > -- > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
The color stuff has to do with DOS based 16 color displays I think. Or maybe it worked with other 16 color displays of the time -- Joel Goldstick http://joelgoldstick.com/blog http://cc-baseballstats.info/stats/birthdays -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
