Re: learning curve

2012-12-28 Thread Terry Reedy
On 12/28/2012 1:29 PM, Verde Denim wrote: On 12/27/2012 09:32 PM, alex23 wrote: On Dec 28, 11:20 am, Verde Denim wrote: Just getting into Py coding and not understanding why this code doesn't seem to do anything - Is that the sum total of your code? You're not showing any instantiation of yo

Re: learning curve

2012-12-28 Thread Verde Denim
On 12/27/2012 09:32 PM, alex23 wrote: > On Dec 28, 11:20 am, Verde Denim wrote: >> Just getting into Py coding and not understanding why this code doesn't >> seem to do anything - > > Is that the sum total of your code? You're not showing any > instantiation of your classes. Yes, as a matter of f

Re: learning curve

2012-12-28 Thread Terry Reedy
On 12/27/2012 8:20 PM, Verde Denim wrote: Just getting into Py coding and not understanding why this code doesn't seem to do anything - Part of your 'learning curve' should be learning to write informative subjects lines. The above says almost nothing. For this I suggest "Problem with classes

Re: learning curve

2012-12-27 Thread Dave Angel
On 12/27/2012 08:20 PM, Verde Denim wrote: > Just getting into Py coding and not understanding why this code doesn't > seem to do anything - Welcome to Python. Can I ask the obvious question? How can this be your first program? Are you just typing it in from somewhere (eg. a book, or a website)

Re: learning curve

2012-12-27 Thread MRAB
On 2012-12-28 01:20, Verde Denim wrote: Just getting into Py coding and not understanding why this code doesn't seem to do anything - # File: dialog2.py import dialog_handler class MyDialog(dialog_handler.Dialog): [snip] # File: dialog_handler.py from Tkinter import * import os class Dialo

Re: learning curve

2012-12-27 Thread alex23
On Dec 28, 11:20 am, Verde Denim wrote: > Just getting into Py coding and not understanding why this code doesn't > seem to do anything - Is that the sum total of your code? You're not showing any instantiation of your classes. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Learning curve for new database program with Python?

2008-04-09 Thread M.-A. Lemburg
On 2008-04-07 20:19, Gary Duzan wrote: > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > M.-A. Lemburg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On 2008-04-07 15:30, Greg Lindstrom wrote: >>> SQL is one of the areas I wish I had mastered (much) earlier in my career >> Fully agree :-) >> >> Interesting comments in a time whe

Re: Learning curve for new database program with Python?

2008-04-08 Thread D'Arcy J.M. Cain
On Mon, 7 Apr 2008 23:06:23 -0700 (PDT) CM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You misunderstood me, but completely understandably. I meant that > a) the OP wanted to use Django, and so I was giving the word on the > only database engines that would work with that and b) the OP wanted > to use a relation

Re: Learning curve for new database program with Python?

2008-04-08 Thread Simon Brunning
On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 7:19 PM, Gary Duzan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >It seems to me that ORM can work if your database isn't too > complex and it is the only way your database is going to be accessed. I'm working on a big, complex system using an ORM at the moment - http://gu.com. It's a Ja

Re: Learning curve for new database program with Python?

2008-04-08 Thread Gary Duzan
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, M.-A. Lemburg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On 2008-04-07 15:30, Greg Lindstrom wrote: >> >> SQL is one of the areas I wish I had mastered (much) earlier in my career > >Fully agree :-) > >Interesting comments in a time where everyone seems to be obsessed >with ORMs.

Re: Learning curve for new database program with Python?

2008-04-07 Thread CM
On Apr 7, 1:19 pm, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 7 avr, 07:34, CM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > On Apr 5, 11:50 am, Jetus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I have a need for a database program. I downloaded the db2 from ibm, > > > and reviewed some of the documentation

Re: Learning curve for new database program with Python?

2008-04-07 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 5 avr, 17:50, Jetus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a need for a database program. I downloaded the db2 from ibm, > and reviewed some of the documentation. > > My question is, what is the easiest program for me to try to learn. I > will be creating a database of about 25,000 records, it will

Re: Learning curve for new database program with Python?

2008-04-07 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 7 avr, 07:34, CM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Apr 5, 11:50 am, Jetus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I have a need for a database program. I downloaded the db2 from ibm, > > and reviewed some of the documentation. > > > My question is, what is the easiest program for me to try to learn. I >

Re: Learning curve for new database program with Python?

2008-04-07 Thread M.-A. Lemburg
On 2008-04-07 15:30, Greg Lindstrom wrote: > On Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 2:31 AM, John Nagle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Basic SQL isn't that hard. Learn CREATE, SELECT, INSERT, >> UPDATE, and DELETE syntax. That's enough for most simple >> applications. > > And then learn more advanced SQL:

Re: Learning curve for new database program with Python?

2008-04-07 Thread Greg Lindstrom
On Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 2:31 AM, John Nagle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Basic SQL isn't that hard. Learn CREATE, SELECT, INSERT, > UPDATE, and DELETE syntax. That's enough for most simple > applications. And then learn more advanced SQL: joins, nested selects, pivot tables and stored pro

Re: Learning curve for new database program with Python?

2008-04-07 Thread Simon Brunning
On Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 2:31 AM, John Nagle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Basic SQL isn't that hard. Learn CREATE, SELECT, INSERT, > UPDATE, and DELETE syntax. That's enough for most simple > applications. Agreed. What's more, I've found SQL to be the single most transferable skill in IT..

Re: Learning curve for new database program with Python?

2008-04-06 Thread CM
On Apr 5, 11:50 am, Jetus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a need for a database program. I downloaded the db2 from ibm, > and reviewed some of the documentation. > > My question is, what is the easiest program for me to try to learn. I > will be creating a database of about 25,000 records, it w

Re: Learning curve for new database program with Python?

2008-04-06 Thread CM
On Apr 5, 11:50 am, Jetus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a need for a database program. I downloaded the db2 from ibm, > and reviewed some of the documentation. > > My question is, what is the easiest program for me to try to learn. I > will be creating a database of about 25,000 records, it w

Re: Learning curve for new database program with Python?

2008-04-05 Thread John Nagle
Jetus wrote: > I have a need for a database program. I downloaded the db2 from ibm, > and reviewed some of the documentation. > > My question is, what is the easiest program for me to try to learn. I > will be creating a database of about 25,000 records, it will be > relational. I am a beginner Py

Re: Learning curve for new database program with Python?

2008-04-05 Thread Michele Simionato
On Apr 5, 5:50 pm, Jetus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a need for a database program. I downloaded the db2 from ibm, > and reviewed some of the documentation. > > My question is, what is the easiest program for me to try to learn. I > will be creating a database of about 25,000 records, it wi

Re: Learning curve for new database program with Python?

2008-04-05 Thread Mensanator
On Apr 5, 10:50�am, Jetus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a need for a database program. I downloaded the db2 from ibm, > and reviewed some of the documentation. > > My question is, what is the easiest program for me to try to learn. I > will be creating a database of about 25,000 records, it w

Re: Learning curve for new database program with Python?

2008-04-05 Thread Dotan Cohen
On 05/04/2008, Jetus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a need for a database program. I downloaded the db2 from ibm, > and reviewed some of the documentation. > > My question is, what is the easiest program for me to try to learn. I > will be creating a database of about 25,000 records, it wil