Re: How is GUI programming in Python?

2008-04-11 Thread baalbek
in wxPython whenever I can (read whenever the performance is ok for the task at hand; 90% of the cases it is). Python/wxPython/Glade == real programmer's toolkit Object Pascal/Delphi == the hobbyist/beginner's toolkit Baalbek -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Drawing a graph

2007-08-18 Thread baalbek
d a complete stock graphing application in Python using wxPython, including candlesticks and the works. In the long run, you will be better of relying on your own effort/understanding, believe me. Good luck! Baalbek -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: explicit self revisited

2006-11-17 Thread baalbek
least due to poorer readability of code (and thou shall not underestimate the readability of code!). Baalbek -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: windev vs python SOS

2006-10-07 Thread baalbek
this one out ? Why is it up to Bruno to sort this out? And what makes you the "post-nazi" of this group? As far as I'm concerned, Bruno's reply is 100% called for. Baalbek -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Survival of the fittest

2006-09-27 Thread baalbek
James Stroud wrote: > baalbek wrote: >> Why? The language is just so well designed (I miss some of Ruby's >> features, but then, nothing is perfect) > > Out of curiosity, what are these features that ruby has that python > lacks. Code blocks (closures), that ar

Re: Survival of the fittest

2006-09-27 Thread baalbek
Nothing to do with what C++ can do that Python can't, but using technology where there are C++ libs only. For example, I do quite a bit of CAD (Autocad) programming; the ObjectARX library supports C++ only. Baalbek -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Survival of the fittest

2006-09-26 Thread baalbek
platforms I use. Just a Python admirer's rant on this beautiful autumn afternoon! (I do like girls also! But everything in it's due time.) Baalbek -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Windows vs. Linux

2006-08-06 Thread baalbek
Andy Dingley wrote: >> Python and Ubuntu rock...go fot it. > > That's nice. I've just burned myself a new Ubuntu f*ck-a-duck release CD Now, just out of curiosity, what's f*ck-a-duck? Baalbek -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Python Projects Continuous Integration

2006-08-06 Thread baalbek
l Python perspective, called Pydev. Installation instructions can be found at: http://pydev.sourceforge.net/ Code completion, syntax coloring, etc etc, in my opinion Eclipse/Pydev is one of the most convenient/advanced environments in which to work with Python. baalbek -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Which KDE IDE for Python?

2006-08-04 Thread baalbek
If you have Eclipse, I strongly recommend the pydev package (see http://pydev.sourceforge.net/ for install). Code completion, etc works great! Baalbek -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: what are you using python language for?

2006-06-08 Thread baalbek
To score with the chicks! A Python script roams the nightclubs for beautiful women, finds an appropriate woman based on my preferances, charms her with its sleek Pythonic manners, calls for a cab and brings the lady to my recidency. Works like a charm! Baalbek -- http://mail.python.org

Re: Using python for a CAD program

2006-05-24 Thread baalbek
David Cuthbert wrote: > baalbek wrote: > >> David Cuthbert wrote: >> >>> This does not mean the design itself should be stored as an RDBMS. >>> As I've stated previously, CAD data (both electrical and, it appears, >>> mechanical) does not lend

Re: Using python for a CAD program

2006-05-24 Thread baalbek
Paddy wrote: > Hi Baalbek, > Athouh they are database editors, they are not relational database > editors. Relational database engines fit some type of problems but > others have found that RDBMS don't fit CAD data. They are just too slow > and add complexity in mapping t

Re: Using python for a CAD program

2006-05-22 Thread baalbek
styles, fonts, etc) and a much better tool for gathering statistics of the project (sums of areas, rooms, doors, etc etc). What happens in the CAD program (once loaded in memory) is simply irrelevant to how the data are stored. Regards, Baalbek -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Using python for a CAD program

2006-05-21 Thread baalbek
todays stone-age CAD systems. Jeez, 2006, and the state of the art CAD, Autocad, is still basically a primitive, one-user binary application. What a pathetic joke! Baalbek -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Using python for a CAD program

2006-05-16 Thread baalbek
t bother. Regards, and Good Luck, Baalbek -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Tkinter

2006-04-08 Thread baalbek
Excuse me for being slightly off-topic, but why not using wxPython (www.wxpython.org)? Baalbek -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: C-API: A beginner's problem

2006-03-24 Thread baalbek
Fabian Steiner wrote: > What do I have to change in order to make the code work? I'm afraid to say: your knowledge of C :-) But don't worry, C is an easy language to learn, and a very valuable skill to have. Baalbek -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list