Re: replace string in a file

2008-03-15 Thread andrei . avk
On Mar 15, 3:54 pm, Unknown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > I've got this code : > > cb = open("testfile", "r+") > f = cb.readlines() > for line in f: >     rx = re.match(r'^\s*(\d+).*', line) >     if not rx: >         continue >     else: >         serial = rx.group(1) >         now = time.tim

Re: escape string to store in a database?

2008-03-14 Thread andrei . avk
On Mar 14, 1:36 am, Dennis Lee Bieber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:55:27 -0700 (PDT), [EMAIL PROTECTED] declaimed > the following in comp.lang.python: > > > > > Thanks for the reply, Carsten, how would this work with UPDATE > > command? I get this error: > > >         cmd = "

Re: escape string to store in a database?

2008-03-13 Thread andrei . avk
On Mar 12, 8:32 pm, Carsten Haese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 2008-03-12 at 18:18 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > These pieces of text may have single and double quotes in > > them, I tried escaping them using re module and string module and > > either I did something wrong, or they e

Re: a Roguelike in Python

2008-03-12 Thread andrei . avk
On Mar 12, 8:25 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Seeing the 7DRL start up recently, i wanted to see what one was made > of. Python is the language i'm most familiar with so i searched for > some code to look at, but i couldn't find any. Can anyone direct me to > the right place? > > I did some search

escape string to store in a database?

2008-03-12 Thread andrei . avk
Hi, I'd like to store chunks of text, some of them may be very large, in a database, and have them searchable using 'LIKE %something%' construct. These pieces of text may have single and double quotes in them, I tried escaping them using re module and string module and either I did something wrong,

Re: Open a file with default handler app?

2008-03-12 Thread andrei . avk
On Mar 11, 11:50 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hey there, > I've had to do the same things for a program that I'm writing. The > following command should do the trick: > > os.startfile("yourfilehere") > > from the os module. Hope this helps! That's perfect, thanks a ton++! -- http://mail.pyth

Open a file with default handler app?

2008-03-11 Thread andrei . avk
Hi, I searched for this on google and in this group, but my awesome google-fu powers failed me. Is there a way to open any file using default program that'd open it? In other words, to do the same action as double-clicking in windows explorer? And secondly, is there a way to do the same thing for l

Re: Information manager/organizer with tags question.

2007-11-13 Thread andrei . avk
On Nov 13, 12:42 pm, Wildemar Wildenburger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hello, > > > [snip outline of an information editor] > > Maybe the Literary Machine? > http://sommestad.com/lm.htm> > > It is a bit weird at first, and Windows only (altough I have had it > running

Re: Information manager/organizer with tags question.

2007-11-13 Thread andrei . avk
On Nov 13, 12:42 pm, Wildemar Wildenburger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hello, > > > [snip outline of an information editor] > > Maybe the Literary Machine? > http://sommestad.com/lm.htm> > > It is a bit weird at first, and Windows only (altough I have had it > running

Re: Information manager/organizer with tags question.

2007-11-12 Thread andrei . avk
On Nov 12, 2:24 pm, Aaron Watters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Nov 11, 5:44 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Hello, > > > I would like to write an information manager/organizer type of app but > > first I'd like to ask if there is something like that already... > > Your outline sounds like a k

Information manager/organizer with tags question.

2007-11-11 Thread andrei . avk
Hello, I would like to write an information manager/organizer type of app but first I'd like to ask if there is something like that already existing. I asked on yahoo questions but did not get a response. I also searched freshmeat but even though they have plenty of projects that are tangentially