Re: Help with first script please. files, directories, autocomplete

2006-10-07 Thread simonharrison
Forgot to mention I'm using python 2.5 on windows xp. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Help with first script please. files, directories, autocomplete

2006-10-07 Thread simonharrison
Hello everyone. Hopefully someone can point me in the right direction here. I'm wanting to write a script to open microsoft word and adobe pdf documents . Here is a little background: At the company where I work (an inspection firm) all reports of inspections are saved as word files. A particular

Re: Programming newbie coming from Ruby: a few Python questions

2006-08-02 Thread simonharrison
thanks very much for all the comments, links to articles and other help.The Ruby crowd says you guys are no where near as friendly as them! I was half expecting a nervous breakdown after writing my first post here. Cheers again -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Programming newbie coming from Ruby: a few Python questions

2006-08-01 Thread simonharrison
Hi all. I've been try to learn ruby for a few months but I'm about ready to give up. The available books either assume a programming background, or are out of date. Anyway, I think python may suit me more due to its 'theres one way to do it' philosophy (hope the quote is right)! Another quote that