sys.argv index out of range error

Hi, I trying to create a bootstrap.sh shell script that takes two command line args that passes them to two scripts. one script is init.sh that sets up some environment varilables the other will be a Python script used as the main build script. the contents of the bootstrap file and init.sh a

RE: passing command line arguments

Darren, Thanks From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of darren kirby Sent: Fri 9/7/2007 1:58 PM To: python-list@python.org Subject: Re: passing command line arguments quoth the Brian McCann: > Hi, > > when I run the script show_args2.py > > # ./

passing command line arguments

Hi, when I run the script show_args2.py # ./show_args2.py 1 2 3 I get the following error Traceback (most recent call last): File "./show_args2.py", line 4, in ? print 'The arguments of %s are "%s"' %s \ NameError: name 's' is not defined #

RE: copying files

<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Ricardo, what do the + signs do? From: Ricardo Aráoz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wed 8/29/2007 2:51 PM To: Brian McCann Cc: python-list@python.org Subject: Re: copying files Brian McCann wrote: > Hi, > >

RE: copying files

<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> one thing I just noticed is that when I run the script I get a new symbolic link created in my current dir TEST_HOME-->lib --Brian From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Brian McCann Sent: Wed 8/29/2007 2:40 PM To: py

copying files

Hi, with the code below I set a variable TEST_HOME to a path and the variable m to a path in my current dir. I have a symbolic link setting m>lib when I run the script I get no errors and the lib dir with its 20 files does not get copied to /v01/test_home any help would be greatly apprecia

RE: creating a tar file with python

Ed, Carsten, Steve, I don't care if Steve Holden is the python God himself, He's a rude, arrogant, vulgar human who shows his true level of intellect by his use of profanity And he goes one level lower, stating he respects the python group he spews his profanity to. He chose to respond to my

RE: creating a tar file with python

I don't care if Steve Holden is the python God himself, He's a rude, arrogant, vulgar human who shows his true level of intellect by his use of profanity And he goes one level lower stating he respects the python group he spews his profanity to He chose to respond to my question, no one dragged

how to tar with python

Hi, I'm trying to tar the contents of a directory "test" which contains 3 files foo1.xml ,foo2.xml, foo3.xml in my current directory /home/pythonbox/tmp I have the directory "test" if I run the below script it fails with the below error, but the files exist in the directory test any help

RE: creating a tar file with python

from you go to trash. May your pillow not have pity on your head! --Brian From: Steve Holden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thu 8/23/2007 11:15 PM To: Brian McCann Cc: python-list@python.org Subject: Re: creating a tar file with python Brian McCann wrote: &g

RE: creating a tar file with python

pen(test.xml","sample.tar.gz", 'w:gz') <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Steve Holden Sent: Thu 8/23/2007 5:24 PM To: python-list@python.org Subject: Re: creating a tar file with python Brian McCann wrote: > Hi, > &

RE: creating a tar file with python

z) <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Steve Holden Sent: Thu 8/23/2007 5:24 PM To: python-list@python.org Subject: Re: creating a tar file with python Brian McCann wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to create a tar fi

creating a tar file with python

Hi, I'm trying to create a tar file of the contents of the current directory right now there is only one file "text.xml" in the current dir, I'm using"." current dir as source but that gives syntax error any help would be greatly appreciated --Brian #!/usr/bin/python import string import

RE: reading a line in file

Hi Shawn, what if I had a file com.properties with the below line in it If I needed to capture the value of everything separeted by a ":" and asign each to a variable would regex be the right method to grab those? like a=jdbc b=oracle [EMAIL PROTECTED] d=1521 e:XE --Brian com.db.connstr=jdbc

RE: reading a line in file

Shawn, Tim ,Jay many thanks, It looks like there are many ways this problem can be approached either by using regex or a tokens Tim I'm not familiar with your solution, but will learn about that method also Jay, what do you mean by regex comes with a lot of overhead? --Brian _

RE: reading a line in file

To: Brian McCann Cc: python-list@python.org Subject: Re: reading a line in file On 20/08/07, Brian McCann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > I can read in the whole file build.number which has the following lines > how do I just capture the value of build.number and as

RE: reading a line in file

Hi, I can read in the whole file build.number which has the following lines how do I just capture the value of build.number and assign it to a variable Thanks, Brian contents of file build.number: #Build Number for ANT. Do not edit! #Mon Aug 20 04:04:51 EDT 2007 build.number=1 buildinfo.py

reading a line in file

Hi, does anyone have a good example of how to read a line in a file? say you have a file build.log and in the file are values like buildnum = 1 date = 20070820 I know how to read the contents and write them to a file, but how would one grab just the date or build number in order to create a