Problem with IDLE on windows XP

[Grimes, George]

I am trying to learn Python and I installed version 2.6 both at home and at 
work.  At home, on
Vista, everything works fine.  At work, on XP, IDLE would not run.  I 
uninstalled/reinstalled
and got the same thing.  My cursor changes to the wait symbol for a few 
seconds, then goes
back to normal and ….nothing.  The Task Manager shows nothing.  I uninstalled 
again,
made sure all the files were deleted from the disk, used regedit to delte every 
registry entry
that had python in it and tried version 3.0.

Geuss, what?  I still can’t run IDLE on XP?  Is this a common problem?  Or am I 
unique?

Thanks,
George


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RE: Problem with IDLE on windows XP

[Grimes, George]

¡Muchas gracias!  That was the hint that I needed, Gabriel.  I had a problem
with my path definition and running idle the way you indicated gave me an
error message saying that it could not find a valid init.tcl on the path.
I have fixed the problem and can now run idle at work.

Thanks again!

George


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-Original Message-
From: python-list-bounces+georgegrimes=ti@python.org 
[mailto:python-list-bounces+georgegrimes=ti@python.org] On Behalf Of 
Gabriel Genellina
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 9:33 AM
To: python-list@python.org
Subject: Re: Problem with IDLE on windows XP

En Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:50:43 -0200, Grimes, George   
escribió:

> I am trying to learn Python and I installed version 2.6 both at home and  
> at work.  At home, on
> Vista, everything works fine.  At work, on XP, IDLE would not run.  I  
> uninstalled/reinstalled
> and got the same thing.  My cursor changes to the wait symbol for a few  
> seconds, then goes
> back to normal and ….nothing.  The Task Manager shows nothing.  I  
> uninstalled again,
> made sure all the files were deleted from the disk, used regedit to  
> delte every registry entry
> that had python in it and tried version 3.0.
>
> Geuss, what?  I still can’t run IDLE on XP?  Is this a common problem?   
> Or am I unique?

Did you install "for all users" (as Administrator) or "just for me"?

The following instructions assume you installed Python 2.6 on C:\Python26  
-- replace with your own directory if different.

Open a command prompt (go to Start, Run, type "cmd" and press Enter).
At the > prompt type:

c:\Python26\python -V

and press Enter. Should reply with the Python version. Then try with:

c:\Python26\python c:\Python26\Lib\idlelib\idle.pyw

Should start IDLE, probably you get some error message; post it here.

-- 
Gabriel Genellina

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FW: Anyone read "Python Interview Questions: Python Certification Review"?

[Grimes, George]

The listing for the book on Amazon did not have any reviews but they had an 
almost identical page for their Perl book.  It had 3 reviews giving one star 
(the lowest rating) each.  All reported that it was just the reproduction of 
on-list postings, no original material, and no attempt to make a coherent
presentation.

It sounds like the sort of thing to avoid.  I'm just learning Python myself
and I'll look elsewhere.

George

 
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-Original Message-
From: Steve Holden [mailto:st...@holdenweb.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 8:44 AM
To: python-list@python.org
Subject: Re: Anyone read "Python Interview Questions: Python Certification 
Review"?

Paul Sammy wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On a recent trawl of the internet for some Python books, I came across
> "Python Interview Questions: Python Certification Review" by
> ITCOOKBOOK.COM 
> 
> http://www.itcookbook.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=15
> 
> 
> Has anyone used this, or even one of the related books?  I can find NO
> reviews of any of these books online, and the page on the Java version
> of the book has factual errors (the blurb talks about operator
> overloading and pointers, neither of which Java has).
> 
> Furthermore the ITCOOKBOOK homepage appears to selling some sort of
> "20-step plan" which leads to suspiciously large amounts of money -
> after paying them money of course (http://itcookbook.com/online_training/).
> 
> Anyway, thought I would run this past you guys in case I'm being unduly
> suspicious or cautious.
> 
As far as I know there isn't anything like a useful Python certification
in the marketplace at the moment, and this book certainly doesn't seem
to be linked with one.

The fact that they don't say how or whether you get certified would
increase my suspicion level, and the 20-step plan appears to be a simple
come-on with not much behind it.

I am hoping that when O'Reilly School of Technology publish their Python
classes (which I am currently busy writing) this situation will change.
There will be a university-associated certification available for those.

regards
 Steve
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RE: make money!!!!

[Grimes, George]

April fools day is not until tomorrow.  Your joke is a day early.

 
George A. Grimes
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-Original Message-
From: filmmaker [mailto:centrixfi...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 3:47 PM
To: python-list@python.org
Subject: make money




THE PAYPAL $6 DOLLAR MONEY-MAKING METHOD:
This is all you need:

1) An email address
2) A Pay Pal account
3) Then POST, POST, POST..

Ever since the internet became popular, the word "scam" has become a
daily term. I have never once tried any moneymaking "system" outside
of this because of that very reason. However, after reading reports on
the validity and reputation of this money making system

HERE IS HOW IT WORKS...
There is a list of 6 email addresses (you’ll see it as you read
further).  When someone new comes along (such as yourself) he/she
removes 1 off of the list, moves the other five email addresses up one
position (i.e. 6 goes to 5, 5 to 4, etc.), and adds their Pay Pal
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creates Profitability. Following this EXACT process is what creates
the money, and that is why this system has been raved about. Altering
the system creates weak results. The legality of this system comes
from the idea that you are of course creating a mailing list, and a
"service" is being provided (more on that later.)

INSTRUCTIONS:

STEP 1:
The first thing to do COPY, PASTE and SAVE this entire post in word or
notepad on your computer so you can come back to it later. After that,
if you are not already a Pay Pal user you need to go to the Pay Pal
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card payments from other people you must sign up for a PREMIER or
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$6 into your account, you will have to verify your bank account with
PAYPAL (which may take a few days). PAYPAL is 100% secure and is used
by millions of people worldwide.

STEP 2:
Here is where the action occurs. Next send a $1.00 payment to each of
the 6 email addresses on the current list from your Pay Pal account.
To do this quickly and successfully, follow these simple steps:

1. Login to Pay Pal and click the "Send Money" tab near top of screen
2. In the "Recipient’s Email" field type: the email address
3. In the "Amount" field type: "1" (your $1.00 payment)
4. In the "Category" field select: "Service" (Keeping it legal)
5. In the "subject" field type: "EMAIL LIST",
6. In the "message" field type: "PLEASE PUT ME ON YOUR EMAIL LIST".
(By doing this, you are creating a service and maintaining the
legality of the system by "paying" for the service.)
7. Finally, click on the "Continue" button to complete the payment.
8. Repeat these steps for each of the 6 email addresses.

That’s it! (By sending the $1.00 payment to each address, you are
implementing the compounding POWER of the system. You will reap what
you sow!)


Here is the current e-mail list:
*
The email list:

1) formic...@o2.co.uk
2) ravewil...@hotmail.com
3) haneefgr...@yahoo.com
4) kcarebea...@aol.com
5) raja12...@live.com
6) fr...@hotmail.com


STEP 3:
Now take the 1 email off of the list that you see above (from your
saved file), move the other addresses up (6 becomes 5, 5 becomes 4,
etc.) and add YOUR email address (the one used for your Pay Pal
account) as number 6 on the list. This is the only part of the
document that should be changed. **Make sure to use the email address
you registered with Pay Pal**

STEP 4:
Change anything you need to, but try to keep this article as close to
original as possible. Now, copy and paste your amended article to at
least 200 new groups, message board. (I think there are 32,000 more
groups) All you need is 200, but remember, the more you post, the more
money you make-as well as everyone else on the list!
Use  your internet browser is to search for various news groups, on-
line forums, message boards, bulletin boards, chat sites, discussions,
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group, and post the article with the NEW list of email addresses
included. THAT’S IT!!! All you have to do is jump to different
newsgroups and post away. After you get the hang of it, it will take
about 60 seconds for each newsgroup.

HOW THE MONEY WORKS:
When you post 200 messages in various for