Re: When writing text. . .

2006-07-24 Thread Ivan Shevanski
On 7/14/06, Gerhard Fiedler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 2006-07-14 18:05:56, Ivan Shevanski wrote:> Hey I'm pretty new to python and I have a question.  I'm trying to write:> "[BOOT]> run=C:\windows\aawin.bat">> in my win.ini > So I went about it like

When writing text. . .

2006-07-14 Thread Ivan Shevanski
Hey I'm pretty new to python and I have a question.  I'm trying to write:"[BOOT]run=C:\windows\aawin.bat"in my win.iniSo I went about it like this:win = open('C:\windows\win.ini', 'a') win.write('[BOOT]')win.write('\n')win.write('run=C:\windows\aawin.bat')I expected that to work, but instead of C:\

Re: Wake on LAN and Shutdown for Windows and Linux

2006-05-03 Thread Ivan Shevanski
On 5/3/06, Dennis Lee Bieber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 2 May 2006 12:02:50 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] declaimed the following in comp.lang.python:>> Also, How can I shutdown other Linux terminals from my Main (Linux) ?>   Uhm... Telnet into the other workstations using the root account (orso

Re: time.sleep(1) sometimes runs for 200 seconds under windows

2006-02-23 Thread Ivan Shevanski
On 2/23/06, Claudio Grondi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Paul Probert wrote:> Hi,>   My app runs in a loop looking for changes in a database, and like a> good boy I call time.sleep(1) inside the loop. Unfortunately this> sometimes runs for 200 seconds or so, presumably while my OS is calling > Bill Ga

Re: Learning Python

2006-02-05 Thread Ivan Shevanski
On 2/5/06, Ivan Shevanski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 2/5/06, Ivan Shevanski <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: On 2/5/06, Florian Nykrin <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: Hi Byte!Your code should look like this:x = raw_input('Please enter your name: ')if x == 'my

Re: Learning Python

2006-02-05 Thread Ivan Shevanski
On 2/5/06, Ivan Shevanski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 2/5/06, Florian Nykrin <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: Hi Byte!Your code should look like this:x = raw_input('Please enter your name: ')if x == 'myself': print 'OK' Because myself should be a string

Re: Loop exception catching

2006-01-25 Thread Ivan Shevanski
On 1/25/06, Ivan Shevanski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 1/25/06, Fredrik Lundh < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Aldo Cortesi wrote:> > What do you mean?>> Well, the problem with "input" is that it allows the user to supply an> arbitrary Python _expression_, whi

Re: Loop exception catching

2006-01-24 Thread Ivan Shevanski
On 1/23/06, Aldo Cortesi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Well, leaving aside the merits of using "input" (which should be avoided at allcosts), here's one way to do what you want:while 1:try:x = input("> ")break except SyntaxError:print "explain the problem here"Cheers,Al

Loop exception catching

2006-01-23 Thread Ivan Shevanski
Alright this is kind of a continuation of a past conversation. . .But not really.  Anyway, heres the problem.  Say I had this:     try:    x = input("> ")    except SyntaxError:   print "explain the problem here"   x = input("> ")That's to catch when people just pres

Re: Variables and none?

2006-01-20 Thread Ivan Shevanski
On 1/20/06, Ivan Shevanski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Alright first of all I'd like to say I'm a python noob.Now that thats over with, heres what I'd like to know about.  Is there a python way to detect if a variable exsists?  Say I had a program that needed a certain variable

Variables and none?

2006-01-20 Thread Ivan Shevanski
Alright first of all I'd like to say I'm a python noob.Now that thats over with, heres what I'd like to know about.  Is there a python way to detect if a variable exsists?  Say I had a program that needed a certain variable to be set to run and the variable was not found when it came time to use it

Favorite flavor of Linux? (for python or anything else)

2005-12-04 Thread Ivan Shevanski
Looking to replace my older flavor of linux with something new. . .What are some of your favorites for python programming and anything else?  Thanks,  -Ivan -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Clearing output screen

2005-11-06 Thread Ivan Shevanski
On 11/6/05, Fredrik Lundh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Ivan Shevanski wrote> I know there is a way to do this, but google doesn't seem to want to find it> =) There is a command to clear the output screen right?no, because "output screen" isn't a well-defined concept o

Clearing output screen

2005-11-06 Thread Ivan Shevanski
I know there is a way to do this, but google doesn't seem to want to find it =)  There is a command to clear the output screen right? Thanks in advance,  -Ivan -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Multiples of a number

2005-11-06 Thread Ivan Shevanski
On 11/5/05, Steven D'Aprano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Sun, 06 Nov 2005 02:39:40 +0100, Carl Friedrich Bolz wrote:> Hi!>> Ivan Shevanski wrote:>> I've searched on google for a bit but I can't seem to find a way to get>> multiples of a number. .

Multiples of a number

2005-11-05 Thread Ivan Shevanski
I've searched on google for a bit but I can't seem to find a way to get multiples of a number. . .For instance what would I do if I wanted something to happen every time x reached a multiple of 100 in this sample code: x = 0 while x < 2000: x += 1 Thanks in advance, -Ivan -- http://mail.pyt

Re: putting an Icon in "My Computer"

2005-11-03 Thread Ivan Shevanski
On 11/3/05, Ivan Shevanski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 3 Nov 2005 18:28:49 -0800, Brett Hoerner < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've been asked by my boss to put an Icon in WinXP's "My Computer" for> a utility we use around the shop.  My tool of choice is

Re: putting an Icon in "My Computer"

2005-11-03 Thread Ivan Shevanski
On 3 Nov 2005 18:28:49 -0800, Brett Hoerner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've been asked by my boss to put an Icon in WinXP's "My Computer" for> a utility we use around the shop.  My tool of choice is of course > Python and therefore what I am using to attempt my given task.  I have> no trouble pu

Re: WTF?

2005-11-01 Thread Ivan Shevanski
On 11/1/05, James Stroud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Why do my posts get held for suspcious headers and troll Xha Lee gets to postall sorts of profanity and ranting without any problem?--James StroudUCLA-DOE Institute for Genomics and ProteomicsBox 951570 Los Angeles, CA 90095http://www.jamesstroud.

Re: Yes, this is a python question, and a serious one at that (moving to Win XP)

2005-10-15 Thread Ivan Shevanski
On 10/14/05, Peter Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Christian Stapfer wrote:> 0.0. ... and add an item to your SendTo folder that allows> you to have Windows Explorer open a terminal window with its> current directory set to the currently displayed folder > (= "Open terminal here").Or install the

Re: Newbie needs help. Setting PYTHONDOCS to read HTML.

2005-10-10 Thread Ivan Shevanski
You can still use it, but you can't use the help. I don't know but this has always been better than the help for me! =D-- -Ivan -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: noob question Letters in words?

2005-10-08 Thread Ivan Shevanski
Thanks everyone for helping once again, lots of good ideas there Thanks, -Ivan _ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar – get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/ -- http://mail.python.or

Re: noob question Letters in words?

2005-10-07 Thread Ivan Shevanski
>Is it *really* a good idea if the user types "STOP!!!" and it has the >same effect as if they typed "Start please"? > >I've heard of "Do what I mean, not what I said" systems, which are usually >a really bad idea, but this is the first time I've seen a "Do what I don't >mean, not what I said" syst

Re: noob question Letters in words?

2005-10-07 Thread Ivan Shevanski
Yes, I realize that. . .Heres another question then. I was trying somehting before so that if the user just pressed enter by accident, it would not accept the input and ask them to put in another. But the thing is I couldnt get it to work. I tryed if choice1 == None it would loop and ask for a n

Re: noob question Letters in words?

2005-10-07 Thread Ivan Shevanski
>Perhaps a better idea is to present the user with a choice that cannot >be deviated from, along the lines of... > >def main(): > print "1.\tStart" > print "2.\tSomething Else" > print "3.\tStop" > > x = raw_input() > if x is '1': print 'Start' > elif x is '2': print 'Something else' >

noob question Letters in words?

2005-10-07 Thread Ivan Shevanski
Alright heres another noob question for everyone. Alright, say I have a menu like this. print "1. . .Start" print "2. . .End" choice1 = raw_input("> ") and then I had this to determine what option. if choice1 in ('1', 'Start', 'start'): #do first option if choice1 in ('2', 'End', 'end'):

Re: Class Help

2005-10-02 Thread Ivan Shevanski
Thanks everyone for helping me out and tolerating the noob question =D The last part was confusing to me and thanks for explaining it so I get it! -Ivan _ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE!

Class Help

2005-10-01 Thread Ivan Shevanski
To continue with my previous problems, now I'm trying out classes. But I have a problem (which I bet is easily solveable) that I really don't get. The numerous tutorials I've looked at just confsed me.For intance: >>>class Xyz: ... def y(self): ... q = 2 ... >>>Xyz.y() Tracebac

Re: Help with syntax warnings

2005-10-01 Thread Ivan Shevanski
Well I've been experimenting with the warning filter and it doesn't seem to be working. . .I think it has something to do with the fact that warnings are issued during the compiling and not during the excecution. . .So the filter would come in to late to block them? Any ideas? -Ivan __

Turning off syntax warnings?

2005-09-30 Thread Ivan Shevanski
Here's a noob question for everyone which i can't seem to find the answer to on google. . .Is there a way to turn off syntax warnings? -Ivan _ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar – get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-

Help with syntax warnings

2005-09-29 Thread Ivan Shevanski
Here's a noob question for everyone (I'm not sure if my first message got through, is had a "suspicious header" so sorry for double post is so), is there a way to turn off syntax warnings or just make them not visible? Thanks, -Ivan _

Re: Carrying variables over from function to function

2005-09-26 Thread Ivan Shevanski
Thanks for your quick responce Roy, thats exactly what I needed. =) -Ivan _ On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life Events for advice on how to get there! http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=Retirement -- http://mai

Carrying variables over from function to function

2005-09-25 Thread Ivan Shevanski
Alright heres my problem. . .Say I want to carry over a variable from one function to another or even another run of the same function. Is that possible? Heres a quick example of what I'm talking about. def abc(): x = 1 y = x + 1 print y def abcd(): y = x + 1 print y abc() abcd

RE: Survey Tool

2005-08-31 Thread Ivan Shevanski
Wait. . .Do you want it on a website? I don't really understand you -Ivan _ Don’t just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/l

Re: py to exe: suggestions?

2005-08-30 Thread Ivan Shevanski
Not sure if you already got the answer to this lol but since this is one thing about python i do know how to do, use CXFreeze. Its basicly a combination of all the programs you have already tryed. Works great for me =D sorry I dont have a link, just google it. -Ivan __

hotmail filter question with list

2005-08-11 Thread Ivan Shevanski
Just a quick mailing question for anyone who uses hotmail and gets this. Im having problems with my filters =/ i have a filter for mails with python-list@python.org in to or cc, but i still get some in my inbox. anyone? -Ivan _

Re: How to run commands in command line from a script

2005-07-01 Thread Ivan Shevanski
Well, the thing is that I was just using changing directories as an example for running a name specific command, is the the only way to run name specific commands? An example would be (what I am actually trying to do) run the simply command mame s1945 in the command line. MAME is, for those o

Re: How to run commands in command line from a script

2005-06-30 Thread Ivan Shevanski
n-list@python.org Subject: Re: How to run commands in command line from a script Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 20:01:29 -0700 Ivan Shevanski wrote: > I know there is an easy way to do this, and I just can not remember. I have > already searched where I thought the module would be. . . I just want t

How to run commands in command line from a script

2005-06-30 Thread Ivan Shevanski
I know there is an easy way to do this, and I just can not remember. I have already searched where I thought the module would be. . . I just want to run some name specific commands. Is this easily possible? Thanks, -Ivan _ Expres

Open the command line within a script

2005-06-30 Thread Ivan Shevanski
Hey this is probally a noob question but here goes. . .How could I open the command line inside of a python script? Would I have to use COM? -Ivan _ Don’t just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click

Re: help with sending mail in Program

2005-06-15 Thread Ivan Shevanski
l.MIMEText import MIMEText from smtplib import SMTP x = 'python' y = 'python2' def sendToMe(subject, body): me = '"Ivan Shevanski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>' send(me, me, subject, body) def send(frm, to, subject, body): s = SMTP() s.set_debugl

RE: A question about time

2005-06-09 Thread Ivan Shevanski
From: Jan Danielsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: python-list@python.org Subject: A question about time Date: Thu, 09 Jun 2005 22:58:17 +0200 Hello all, I have a list of servers which an application connects to. If the connection fails, the application should mark the server as temporarily una

RE: smtpd module

2005-06-09 Thread Ivan Shevanski
So youre wondering how to send mail in python? I have a lot of examples if you want the smtp module. I don't have anything for anything other than the smtp module. -Ivan _ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download tod

RE: cx_freeze error : LookupError: no codec search functions registered:can't find encoding

2005-06-09 Thread Ivan Shevanski
From: "Thomas W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: python-list@python.org Subject: cx_freeze error : LookupError: no codec search functions registered:can't find encoding Date: 9 Jun 2005 10:11:19 -0700 I get this error when I try to run a freezed exe on my ubuntu 5.04 running Python 2.4 : LookupErro

RE: Exe file

2005-06-09 Thread Ivan Shevanski
>From: "Philip Seeger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: python-list@python.org >Subject: Exe file >Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2005 18:24:15 +0200 > >Hi @ll > >I'm sorry for that newbie question but how can I compile a program (a .py >file) to an executable file? > >-- >Philip Seeger > > Yes there is and its very e

Re: help with sending mail in Program

2005-06-09 Thread Ivan Shevanski
#!/usr/local/bin/python ''' Send mail to me ''' from smtplib import SMTP def sendToMe(subject, body): me = '"Ivan Shevanski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>' send(me, me, subject, body) def send(frm, to, subject, body): s

Re: Start application & continue after app exits

2005-06-09 Thread Ivan Shevanski
>From: Paul McNett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: python-list@python.org >Subject: Re: Start application & continue after app exits >Date: Thu, 09 Jun 2005 09:07:47 -0700 > >Guy Lateur wrote: > > I was wondering if it would be possible to launch an application, block > > until the app exits, and do some

Re: help with sending mail in Program

2005-06-09 Thread Ivan Shevanski
;>if __name__ == '__main__': >> sendToMe('Testing', 'This is a test') --- I think this seems like it would work, but I still can't seem to get it to work. I turned on the debugging and everything seemed alright. I'll post how I modified i

RE: identifying 64-bit Windows from 2.3.5?

2005-06-08 Thread Ivan Shevanski
From: Steven Knight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: python-list@python.org Subject: identifying 64-bit Windows from 2.3.5? Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2005 23:51:15 -0400 (EDT) If I have installed 2.3.5 from the python.org Windows installer, can any one point me to a run-time way to identify whether I'm running o

RE: help

2005-06-08 Thread Ivan Shevanski
-Ivan >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: python-list@python.org >Subject: help >Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 11:11:41 EDT > >When i try to open IDLE(python GUI) it says that i have a socket error: >conection refused what do i do to fix this >-- Reinstall my friend. . .Reinstalling is the cure for eve

Re: SMTP help please

2005-06-07 Thread Ivan Shevanski
>From: Larry Bates <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: Ivan Shevanski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: SMTP help please >Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2005 07:39:01 -0500 > >I have found that the SmtpWriter class "hides" all the >complexity in creating emails like you

Re: Help with SMTP

2005-06-07 Thread Ivan Shevanski
Ok, all my problems are solved except for one. . .If I want my program to send a message back to me do I need the from adress? Because I don't specifically know it for the person using the program. Any help is appreciated =D -Ivan ___

SMTP help please

2005-06-06 Thread Ivan Shevanski
I really can't figure out anything about the SMTP module. . .I think I'm in over my head( Im pretty new to python). Can someone show me a really(and I mean REALLY) basic tutorial for smtp or explain it? program: I want to make my program have a feedback form attached to it at the end which se

Re: help with sending mail in Program

2005-06-06 Thread Ivan Shevanski
Could someone send me a good tutorial for sending mail then? The one I found is not what I'm looking for. Also please dont send me the stmp definition cause i've looked at that enough. thanks, -Ivan _ Express yourself instantly wi

Re: help with sending mail in Program

2005-06-06 Thread Ivan Shevanski
Ugh. . .I'm really confused. In the example I saw the message was taken from a file on the computer. . .Like it opened it and then sent it. I guess I just need to check out the whole thing a bit more before I get specific. I'll ask again if I need specific help. thanks, -Ivan __

Re: Creating file of size x

2005-06-06 Thread Ivan Shevanski
http://python.org/doc/2.4.1/modindex.html this is the global module index. I'd keep it handy to search through since it has some of the most useful stuff every intented! =D Try looking through here to help. . .That's the best I can think of. -Ivan _

Re: Creating file of size x

2005-06-06 Thread Ivan Shevanski
What version of python do you use? I'll send you the module library. . .(sorry for double message) -Ivan _ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar – get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/

Re: Creating file of size x

2005-06-06 Thread Ivan Shevanski
> > Can you elaborate more? Just any file? > >Yes -- a binary file. > >The file will contain check blocks for another file. The problem is >that the order of the received check blocks is not specified, so I need >to be able seek to the block's position in the file, and then just write >the blo

help with sending mail in Program

2005-06-06 Thread Ivan Shevanski
Hey i'm new here and relatively new to python. I've made a few small programs and now I'm making a program for my friends that at the end has a feedback form. I want to send the feedback back to my email adress. I know I should use the SMTP module and I have figured out how to send with it,