RE: jython and toString

2006-10-16 Thread Walter S. Leipold
toString() isn't supposed to be a static method. When you call x.toString(), you're accessing x's non-static version of toString(), which is inherited from Object. -- Walt ivansh ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > For one java class (Hello) i use another (HelloPrinter) to build the > string represen

RE: (semi-troll): Is Jython development dead?

2006-10-10 Thread Walter S. Leipold
John Roth ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > I've had a couple of inquiries about Jython support > in PyFIT, and I've had to say that it simply isn't > supported. The latest point release requires Python > 2.3, and 2.4 will be required in the next year or so. > > John Roth > Python FIT Just last mon

RE: Quote ? [was: John Bokma harassment]

2006-05-29 Thread Walter S. Leipold
Chris Uppal ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Geoffrey Summerhayes wrote: > > > After you kill Navarth, will it be nothing but gruff and deedle > > with a little wobbly to fill in the chinks? > > Where does that come from ? It sounds like a quote, > and Navarth is a Jack Vance name (and /what/ a cha

RE: Writing an OPC client with Python ?

2006-03-03 Thread Walter S. Leipold
Larry Bates wrote: > pierlau wrote: > > I use an OPC server for connection to DC Drive. > > I would like to write a small OPC client. > > I have the dll OPCDAAuto.dll which contains all class > > and method but I wonder if its possible to instance in > > python the class that are in the dll ? > >

RE: New Python.org website ?

2006-01-18 Thread Walter S. Leipold
Martin Maney writes: > From a quick look, the beta appears to commit the same error as every > design (as opposed to usability) driven web site in the > world: it makes the running text smaller than the user's default. > It's as if they care more about how it looks than whether I can read > it..

Re: Spelling mistakes!

2006-01-08 Thread Walter S. Leipold
Terry Hancock ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) writes: > BTW, one of the most common programming spelling errors is > "deprecate" versus "depreciate" -- I wonder how many people > actually realize that both words exist, but have entirely > different meanings? That's a common spelling error, yes, but.. The

RE: Problems programming with Tkinter

2005-01-02 Thread Walter S. Leipold
Svenglenn writes: > But, i want the program to open a new dialogue when i press > the button "Visa ruta" and in that dialogue will be a field > where you can enter a value directly in the program, but a > can't get it to work because is don't know how i shall do to > open a new dialogue window

RE: The Industry choice

2004-12-31 Thread Walter S. Leipold
Paul Rubin writes: > I don't know that C# is really that much different from Python. > I haven't used it but I have the impression that it's sort of similar > under the skin. Nope nope nope. C# is a statically typed, statically compiled (i.e., no eval(...) or exec(...)), single-inheritance lan

RE: example code sought

2004-12-19 Thread Walter S. Leipold
Sean McIlroy wrote: > What I want to do is simply to move a shape around on > the screen using the mouse. I've looked at Tkdnd.py but > I can't seem to extract what I need from the more involved > stuff in there. Here's a simple sample that displays random rectangles that can be dragged around

RE: Is this a good use for lambda

2004-12-19 Thread Walter S. Leipold
Steven Bethard wrote: > Charlie Taylor wrote: >>I have tried using named functions instead of using lambda functions, >>however, I always end up with a convoluted, hard to follow mess. > ... > Well, I think the jury could still be out on which version is more > readable, but I don't understand the