Are there Python modules that allow a program to write to the screen?

Hi, I have old software written in GWBASIC that I use to plot diagrams on the screen. In Windows 10, I have to resort to using the DOSBox emulator to run it. I would dearly like to re-write it in Python - ideally Python 2.7. What, if anything, is available? Stephen Tucker. -- https://mail.pyt

Re: Ad-hoc SQL query builder for Python3?

This message is not meant as a personal attack. The intention is to offer criticism of the way a vague question and its apparently non-specific replies, have produced less than satisfying 'results' - for everyone. A broad question can be good. I ask them too(!) 'Good', in the sense that its open

Re: Ad-hoc SQL query builder for Python3?

On Sun, 25 Apr 2021, Peter J. Holzer wrote: What should that sql query builder build the queries from? Or in other words what is the user supposed to input? Peter, From the dialog box offering tables, columns, and rows from which a SELECT statement will be constructed. This is not a consol

Re: async watch directory for new files

On Saturday 24 April 2021 16:13:50 Zoran wrote: > > inotifywait contains several variations of a notifier, I use it > > rather heavly here to automate such goings on as my incoming e-mail. > > Can you be more specific about inotifywait? > Do you have an link or something? No need for a link or UR

Re: Ad-hoc SQL query builder for Python3?

On 2021-04-25 00:05:44 +0100, Alan Gauld via Python-list wrote: > On 24/04/2021 15:24, Rich Shepard wrote: > > My web searches are not finding what I need to include in an application I'm > > building: an ad-hoc sql query builder. What should that sql query builder build the queries from? Or in ot

Re: Ad-hoc SQL query builder for Python3?

On Sun, 25 Apr 2021, Alan Gauld via Python-list wrote: I assume you understand the huge risks involved in such a tool. Letting users loose on their own data (and possibly other peoples) allows for huge potential damage/data loss etc. Alan, I disagree about the risk. Regardless of the form of

Re: async watch directory for new files

Anyway, thanks for participating. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: async watch directory for new files

> inotifywait contains several variations of a notifier, I use it rather > heavly here to automate such goings on as my incoming e-mail. Can you be more specific about inotifywait? Do you have an link or something? -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: "py.ini" question

On 24/04/2021 15:23, Gisle Vanem wrote: > I have a question about the Python launcher; >c:\Windows\py.exe and the py.ini file. > > I have both Python 3.6 (32-bit) and Python 3.8 (64-bit) > installed. And I have a 'c:\Users\Gisle\AppData\Local\py.ini' > with this only: >[defaults] >pyth

Re: Ad-hoc SQL query builder for Python3?

On 24/04/2021 15:24, Rich Shepard wrote: > My web searches are not finding what I need to include in an application I'm > building: an ad-hoc sql query builder. > > End users will want to query their data for reports not included in the > built-in queries. I assume you understand the huge risks i

Re: "py.ini" question

Am 25.04.2021 um 16:30 schrieb Mats Wichmann: On 4/24/21 2:57 PM, Chris Angelico wrote: On Sun, Apr 25, 2021 at 5:57 AM Gisle Vanem wrote: With 'py -3.6' or 'py 3.8' I get the expected. But with 'py -3':     Python 3.8.9 (default, Apr 13 2021, 15:54:59)  [GCC 10.2.0 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32

Re: async watch directory for new files

On Mon, Apr 26, 2021 at 4:56 AM Zoran wrote: > > > > > > > Implementations are usually just callback-based. (Apologies for the > > generic link, I haven't needed this in Python yet: anyway, those are the > > keywords.) > > :) before asking a q

Re: async watch directory for new files

> > > Implementations are usually just callback-based. (Apologies for the > generic link, I haven't needed this in Python yet: anyway, those are the > keywords.) :) before asking a question here I googled the subject a lot. Anyway, the si

Re: "py.ini" question

On 4/24/21 2:57 PM, Chris Angelico wrote: On Sun, Apr 25, 2021 at 5:57 AM Gisle Vanem wrote: With 'py -3.6' or 'py 3.8' I get the expected. But with 'py -3': Python 3.8.9 (default, Apr 13 2021, 15:54:59) [GCC 10.2.0 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32 I believe that's because you're asking for