Re: is file open in system ? - other than lsof

2008-04-16 Thread Chris McAloney
On 16-Apr-08, at 9:20 AM, A.T.Hofkamp wrote: > On 2008-04-16, bvidinli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> is there a way to find out if file open in system ? - >> please write if you know a way other than lsof. because lsof if >> slow for me. >> i need a faster way. >> i deal with thousands of files.

Re: py3k s***s

2008-04-15 Thread Chris McAloney
On 15-Apr-08, at 12:30 AM, Sverker Nilsson wrote: > No one forces me, but sooner or later they will want a Python 3.0 and > then a 3.1 whatever. > > I don't want that fuzz. As about the C versions, I am not that > worried. What's your point? > > I just like want to write a program that will stay w

Re: Python Challenge ahead [NEW] for riddle lovers

2005-05-03 Thread Chris McAloney
On Tue, 3 May 2005, Tim Peters wrote: > Hmm. I've been staring at that one 18 hours a day since last Friday, I'm very relieved to hear that I'm not the only one, then. > > I've decoded the first message to get the hint for the next level. > > It's not nice to humilate your elders in public, Chr

Re: Python Challenge ahead [NEW] for riddle lovers

2005-05-03 Thread Chris McAloney
On Tue, 3 May 2005, Leif K-Brooks wrote: > Chris McAloney wrote: > > Okay, so I've been working on level seven for a LONG time now. I've > > decoded the first message to get the hint for the next level. Using the > > same tactics, then I decode the hint as we

Re: Python Challenge ahead [NEW] for riddle lovers

2005-05-03 Thread Chris McAloney
Hi all, Okay, so I've been working on level seven for a LONG time now. I've decoded the first message to get the hint for the next level. Using the same tactics, then I decode the hint as well, but there are non-printable characters. I've tried stripping out those characters, quoting them to in