Re: reading id3 tags with python

2006-11-24 Thread LaundroMat
Heh, a description of the error would be nice indeed. Just a preliminary warning: with this code you will also be parsing directories. id3reader can't handle those ofcourse. Better add a check such as eg: if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(directory, file)): # do your thing laundro -- http

Newbie Developing a Python Extension

2006-11-24 Thread Jeremy
Hi, I have been working on Linux 2.6.9 to adapt a C++ module to work as a Python extension with the following setup.py file: from distutils.core import setup, Extension sm=Extension( 'tdma', define_macros=[('__USE_POSIX199309','1')], include_dirs=['/usr/include','/usr/include/python2.3'], li

Re: Is time.time() < time.time() always true?

2006-11-24 Thread Hendrik van Rooyen
"Tim Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Hendrik van Rooyen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >"flamesrock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >8<-- > > > >> since the statement itself > >> occurs at one time instant.. > > > >nothing, but nothing, can occur at

Local variables persist in functions?

2006-11-24 Thread 120psi
I'm a bit baffled. Here is a bit of fairly straightforward code: def _chunkify( l, chunkSize, _curList = list() ): print _curList # yay for printf debugging if len( l ) <= chunkSize: _curList.append( l ) else: newChunk = l[:chunkSize] _curList.append( newChun

Re: Abelson and Python

2006-11-24 Thread cfbolz
Fredrik Lundh schrieb: > markscottwright wrote: > > > If it were that easy, the PyPy guys would be done by now. > > if the PyPy guys had focused on writing a Python interpreter in Python, > they'd been done by now. > > The "Python interpreter in Python" part of PyPy _is_ done. Since quite a wh

Re: Local variables persist in functions?

2006-11-24 Thread Duncan Booth
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Considering the default value of _curList, these statements should be > identical. Any pointers? Did I miss something in the python reference > manual? (running 2.4.3, fyi) See the FAQ: http://www.python.org/doc/faq/general.html#why-are-default-values-shared-betw

Re: Access to variable from external imported module

2006-11-24 Thread John Machin
jim-on-linux wrote: > GinTon, > > I think this is what you want. > > > class Kdoi: Is that a typo? >def __init__(self) : >self.Fdo() > What is all this K and F stuff? >def Fdo(self): > > searchterm = 'help' > print searchterm #local > > self.searchterm = sear

Re: Local variables persist in functions?

2006-11-24 Thread John Machin
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm a bit baffled. Here is a bit of fairly straightforward code: > > def _chunkify( l, chunkSize, _curList = list() ): Quite apart from the default argument problem, which Duncan has addressed, you have some problems with style and variable names. In particular: give v

Re: The Python Papers Edition One

2006-11-24 Thread Shane Hathaway
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Ben Finney wrote: >> "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >>> Yes, it's true that you can't resell copies of The Python Papers for >>> personal profits, but you may derive from it, reproduce and >>> propagate it. You're quite right to point it out. >> Then p

Re: Access to variable from external imported module

2006-11-24 Thread robert
GinTon wrote: > Thanks Robert, the best solution is get all local variables, else is > impossible access to them. For test purposes/ex post inspection you could also uncomment the line in: def f(a=1): b=2 c=3 #globals().update(locals()) return a+b -- then it is more easy and you

Re: Local variables persist in functions?

2006-11-24 Thread robert
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm a bit baffled. Here is a bit of fairly straightforward code: > > def _chunkify( l, chunkSize, _curList = list() ): > print _curList # yay for printf debugging > if len( l ) <= chunkSize: > _curList.append( l ) > else: > newChunk = l[:ch

Re: socket.error connection refused

2006-11-24 Thread Vania
For anyone interested restarting windows fixed the connection problem. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Modules - Jython Vs Python?

2006-11-24 Thread Patrick Finnegan
How many of the Python modules written in C have been rewritten and and ported to Java to run under Jython? I am talking about SMTP, LDAP, WIN2K,XML etc. Is there a list anywhere ? Thanks Patrick. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: socket.error connection refused

2006-11-24 Thread robert
Vania wrote: > Hi, I'm not sure this is the proper forum but I try nevertheless. > The problem I'am facing is that the socket library always fail to > connect to an URL. The net effect is that I can not use setuptools. > I'm using Python2.4 on a windows XPPRO Sp2 machine. > The firewall is disabled

Re: Python work in UK

2006-11-24 Thread vasudevram
Hi, A few suggestions, you may have tried them already: Search for UK Python jobs on major job sites like Monster, Dice, etc. Some (like Monster) have country-specific sites, I think. I know Monster has an India-specific site, it probably also has one for the UK. Have you considered the option

locking bsddb objects

2006-11-24 Thread Antoon Pardon
This is a little project using python 2.3.5, I want to use one of the bsddb objects, but I also need to protect against concurrent access and modification. IMO this would be something for fcntl.flock or fcntl.lockf. However the bsddb objects don't provide a fileno method. So how do I protect again

Pimping the 'cgi' module (was: Re: python gaining popularity according to a study)

2006-11-24 Thread Christoph Haas
On Thursday 23 November 2006 21:29, robert wrote: > When a LAMP programmer comes to Python, there are so many different > confusing things. It starts with a 'non-documented' cgi module - a > 'High-Level-Interface', that cannot even iterate over the form items. A > name ZOPE in focus which reveals t

bz2.readline() slow ?

2006-11-24 Thread Soeren Sonnenburg
Dear all, I am a bit puzzled, as -snip- import bz2 f=bz2.BZ2File('data/data.bz2'); while f.readline(): pass -snip- takes twice the time (10 seconds) to read/decode a bz2 file compared to -snip- import bz2 f=bz2.BZ2File('data/data.bz2'); x=f.readlines() -snip

Re: The Python Papers Edition One

2006-11-24 Thread Paul Boddie
Shane Hathaway wrote: > > IMHO your licensing terms are fine; you don't need to switch from the CC > license. Just avoid the term "free as in freedom", since the Free > Software Foundation has assigned that phrase a very specific meaning. Agreed. It should also be noted that Debian - amongst the

Re: Local variables persist in functions?

2006-11-24 Thread Fredrik Lundh
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > chunks = _chunkify( list, size ) # _curList keeps its previous value! > chunks = _chunkify( list, size, list() )# this works as expected > > Considering the default value of _curList, these statements should be > identical. Any pointers? http://effbot.org/pyfaq

Re: Simple threading

2006-11-24 Thread jrpfinch
Thank you for your help - the application is proceeding well. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Pimping the 'cgi' module (was: Re: python gaining popularity according to a study)

2006-11-24 Thread Paul Boddie
Christoph Haas wrote: > On Thursday 23 November 2006 21:29, robert wrote: > > When a LAMP programmer comes to Python, there are so many different > > confusing things. It starts with a 'non-documented' cgi module - a > > 'High-Level-Interface', that cannot even iterate over the form items. A > > na

Active State and Komodo...

2006-11-24 Thread Steve Thompson
Hello all, I was wondering the differnced there were betwee Active State's python and the open source version of python. Would I have to unistall my opend souce python? Additonally, how does Active State's Komodo IDE vs. the eric3 IDE unler SuSE Linux v. 10.i? Addionally, is the eric IDE (version

Re: Email headers and non-ASCII characters

2006-11-24 Thread Christoph Haas
On Thursday 23 November 2006 16:31, Max M wrote: > Christoph Haas skrev: > > Hello, everyone... > > > > I'm trying to send an email to people with non-ASCII characters in > > their names. A recpient's address may look like: > > > > "Jörg Nørgens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > My example code: > > > >

Re: Python work in UK

2006-11-24 Thread Gerard Flanagan
Will McGugan wrote: > Hi, > > I'd love to work in Python, for the sake of my blood pressure, but there > doesnt seem to be that many jobs that look for Python as the main skill. > I use Python at work from time to time, and occasionaly get to spend > several days on a Python project but the major

Re: Pimping the 'cgi' module

2006-11-24 Thread robert
Christoph Haas wrote: > On Thursday 23 November 2006 21:29, robert wrote: >> When a LAMP programmer comes to Python, there are so many different >> confusing things. It starts with a 'non-documented' cgi module - a >> 'High-Level-Interface', that cannot even iterate over the form items. A >> name Z

Re: socket.error connection refused

2006-11-24 Thread Vania
Thanks for the explanation. Probably the fact that I was working inside a virtual machine didn't help. Vania robert ha scritto: > Vania wrote: > > Hi, I'm not sure this is the proper forum but I try nevertheless. > > The problem I'am facing is that the socket library always fail to > > connect

Re: The Python Papers Edition One

2006-11-24 Thread Carl Banks
Shane Hathaway wrote: > Just avoid the term "free as in freedom", since the Free > Software Foundation has assigned that phrase a very specific meaning. Bah. FSF is not an arbiter of the language. People whose idea of "free" differs from FSF's still need to differentiate it from the monetary sen

Re: Pimping the 'cgi' module

2006-11-24 Thread Christoph Haas
On Friday 24 November 2006 13:08, robert wrote: > well, note, for that they have named it Ruby-On-Rails, so its still the > language - leveraged. While it is Zope/Django/Ego-on-Python ... ? If by that you mean that neither Zope nor Django are exactly pythonic I think I concur. > Unless a Guido'e

Re: Email headers and non-ASCII characters

2006-11-24 Thread Leo Kislov
Christoph Haas wrote: > Hello, everyone... > > I'm trying to send an email to people with non-ASCII characters in their > names. A recpient's address may look like: > > "Jörg Nørgens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > My example code: > > = > def sendmail(sender, recipient, b

NFS server

2006-11-24 Thread srj
i wish to develop an NFS server usin python from scratch( some wise guy told me i'ts easy!). can i get any kinda tutorial for this?? any suggestions on how 2 begin? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Email headers and non-ASCII characters

2006-11-24 Thread Max M
Christoph Haas skrev: > On Thursday 23 November 2006 16:31, Max M wrote: >> Christoph Haas skrev: >>> Hello, everyone... >>> >>> I'm trying to send an email to people with non-ASCII characters in >>> their names. A recpient's address may look like: >>> >>> "Jörg Nørgens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> >>>

Re: socket.error connection refused

2006-11-24 Thread Bjoern Schliessmann
Vania wrote: > For anyone interested restarting windows fixed the connection > problem. Some nifty "firewall" software? 8) Regards, Björn -- BOFH excuse #78: Yes, yes, its called a design limitation -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Abelson and Python

2006-11-24 Thread Chris Mellon
On 11/23/06, Scott David Daniels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > markscottwright wrote: > > Fredrik Lundh wrote: > >> markscottwright wrote: > >> > >> > If it were that easy, the PyPy guys would be done by now. > >> > >> if the PyPy guys had focused on writing a Python interpreter in Python, > >> the

Re: NFS server

2006-11-24 Thread Diez B. Roggisch
srj wrote: > i wish to develop an NFS server usin python from scratch( some wise guy > told me i'ts easy!). > can i get any kinda tutorial for this?? > > any suggestions on how 2 begin? Ask the wise guy. All others install an NFS server. Diez -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-l

How do I access a main frunction from an import module?

2006-11-24 Thread Jim
Hi, I have created an import module. And would like to access a function from the main script, e.g., file abc.py: ### def a(): m() return None file main.py: # from abc import * def m(): print 'something' return None a() #

Re: How do I access a main frunction from an import module?

2006-11-24 Thread robert
Jim wrote: > Hi, > > I have created an import module. And would like to access a function > from the main script, e.g., > > file abc.py: > ### > def a(): > m() > return None > > > file main.py: > # > from abc import * > def m(): >

Re: Pimping the 'cgi' module

2006-11-24 Thread Fredrik Lundh
Christoph Haas wrote: >> well, note, for that they have named it Ruby-On-Rails, so its still the >> language - leveraged. While it is Zope/Django/Ego-on-Python ... ? > > If by that you mean that neither Zope nor Django are exactly pythonic I > think I concur. Django is highly Pythonic (it's pure

Re: Abelson and Python

2006-11-24 Thread Fredrik Lundh
Chris Mellon wrote; > Now, writing a compiler/interpreter from the ground up is a more > valuable experience, but does it really matter if the language is the > same one you wrote the compiler in? It gets harder the more > complicated the syntax and semantics of the language are, but, say, > pytho

Re: How do I access a main frunction from an import module?

2006-11-24 Thread Carl Banks
Jim wrote: > I have created an import module. And would like to access a function > from the main script, e.g., > > file abc.py: > ### > def a(): > m() > return None > > > file main.py: > # > from abc import * > def m(): > print

Re: How do I access a main frunction from an import module?

2006-11-24 Thread Anton Vredegoor
Jim wrote: > I have created an import module. And would like to access a function > from the main script, e.g., > > file abc.py: > ### > def a(): > m() > return None > > > file main.py: > # > from abc import * > def m(): > pri

Re: Active State and Komodo...

2006-11-24 Thread BartlebyScrivener
Steve Thompson wrote: > > I was wondering the differnced there were betwee Active State's python and > the open source version of python. The biggest difference at the moment is that ActiveState is still using Python 2.4.3 in their distribution. They should be coming out with 2.5 soon. Sounds lik

Re: Local variables persist in functions?

2006-11-24 Thread 120psi
> http://www.python.org/doc/faq/general.html#why-are-default-values-shared-between-objects Thanks for the link. I think I'll stick to None as the default value, as that's a good way to keep the usability and make my code work ;) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Pimping the 'cgi' module

2006-11-24 Thread Thomas Guettler
Christoph Haas wrote: ... > Oh, yeah. I just joined the Web SIG and found out that WSGI > seems the way > to go. ... I don't want a standard, i want *one* implementation. In the Java world, there are a lot of standards and N*standards implementations. In the end you have the opposite of what a st

Re: Local variables persist in functions?

2006-11-24 Thread 120psi
John Machin wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I'm a bit baffled. Here is a bit of fairly straightforward code: > > > > def _chunkify( l, chunkSize, _curList = list() ): > > Quite apart from the default argument problem, which Duncan has > addressed, you have some problems with style and varia

Re: fast listdir & stat

2006-11-24 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
robert wrote: > I want to get the files and sizes and times etc. stats of a dir fast. > os.listdir & iterating with os.stat seems not to run at optimal speed for > network folders. Is there a faster possibility? (both for Win & *nix ; best > platform independent) > > > Robert An alternative is

Re: Python work in UK

2006-11-24 Thread Steven Wayne
On Thu, 23 Nov 2006 19:28:26 +, Will McGugan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I'd love to work in Python, for the sake of my blood pressure, but there > doesnt seem to be that many jobs that look for Python as the main skill. > I use Python at work from time to time, and occasiona

Re: Active State and Komodo...

2006-11-24 Thread Steve Thompson
On Fri, 24 Nov 2006 06:35:21 -0500, Steve Thompson wrote: > Hello all, > > I was wondering the differnced there were betwee Active State's python and > the open source version of python. Would I have to unistall my opend souce > python? Additonally, how does Active State's Komodo IDE vs. the eric

Re: fast listdir & stat

2006-11-24 Thread robert
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > robert wrote: >> I want to get the files and sizes and times etc. stats of a dir fast. >> os.listdir & iterating with os.stat seems not to run at optimal speed for >> network folders. Is there a faster possibility? (both for Win & *nix ; best >> platform independent) >>

synching with os.walk()

2006-11-24 Thread Andre Meyer
Hi all os.walk() is a nice generator for performing actions on all files in a directory and subdirectories. However, how can one use os.walk() for walking through two hierarchies at once? I want to synchronise two directories (just backup for now), but cannot see how I can traverse a second one.

ANNOUNCE: WSGI XSS Prevention Middleware

2006-11-24 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi, I've just written a python WSGI middleware class to mitigate XSS flaws, it's released under the python license. I've attached the docs below. Cheers Rich. WSGI Middleware class that prevents cross-site scripting flaws in WSGI applications being exploited. Potentially malicious GET and POST

Re: Active State and Komodo...

2006-11-24 Thread Steve Thompson
On Fri, 24 Nov 2006 07:09:36 -0800, BartlebyScrivener wrote: > Steve Thompson wrote: >> >> I was wondering the differnced there were betwee Active State's python and >> the open source version of python. > > The biggest difference at the moment is that ActiveState is still using > Python 2.4.3 in

pexpect problems

2006-11-24 Thread flynnguy
I am trying to essentially fork a rsync process from my python script and I am having some issues with the forking part. My program basically checks to see if I need to transfer a file and if it does, it calls the transferItem() function below: def transferItem(filelist): hostname, passwd, tra

Re: Pimping the 'cgi' module

2006-11-24 Thread robert
Christoph Haas wrote: > On Friday 24 November 2006 13:08, robert wrote: >> well, note, for that they have named it Ruby-On-Rails, so its still the >> language - leveraged. While it is Zope/Django/Ego-on-Python ... ? > > If by that you mean that neither Zope nor Django are exactly pythonic I > thi

Re: synching with os.walk()

2006-11-24 Thread 120psi
> os.walk() is a nice generator for performing actions on all files in a > directory and subdirectories. However, how can one use os.walk() for walking > through two hierarchies at once? I want to synchronise two directories (just > backup for now), but cannot see how I can traverse a second one. I

Re: Newbie Developing a Python Extension

2006-11-24 Thread Carl Banks
Jeremy wrote: > Hi, > > I have been working on Linux 2.6.9 to adapt a C++ module to work as a Python > extension with the following setup.py file: > > from distutils.core import setup, Extension > > sm=Extension( > 'tdma', > define_macros=[('__USE_POSIX199309','1')], > include_dirs=['/usr/inclu

Re: Pimping the 'cgi' module

2006-11-24 Thread robert
Thomas Guettler wrote: > Christoph Haas wrote: > ... >> Oh, yeah. I just joined the Web SIG and found out that WSGI >> seems the way >> to go. > ... > > I don't want a standard, i want *one* implementation. In the > Java world, there are a lot of standards and N*standards > implementations. In th

Re: synching with os.walk()

2006-11-24 Thread Paddy
Andre Meyer wrote: > Hi all > > os.walk() is a nice generator for performing actions on all files in a > directory and subdirectories. However, how can one use os.walk() for walking > through two hierarchies at once? I want to synchronise two directories (just > backup for now), but cannot see ho

Invoking Python from Cygwin problem.

2006-11-24 Thread Ant
Hi all, Using cygwin and Python 2.5, I have the following scripts, one bash script and the other a python script: --- #!/bin/bash TEST_VAR=`./test.py` TEST_VAR2=Test2 echo "Test var: $TEST_VAR OK" echo "Test var2: $TEST_

Re: How do I access a main frunction from an import module?

2006-11-24 Thread Bjoern Schliessmann
Jim wrote: > I have created an import module. And would like to access a > function from the main script, e.g., May I ask why? This style violates "normal" module philosophy. Regards, Björn -- BOFH excuse #307: emissions from GSM-phones -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-l

Re: NFS server

2006-11-24 Thread Bjoern Schliessmann
srj wrote: > i wish to develop an NFS server usin python from scratch( some > wise guy told me i'ts easy!). That wise guy must be very wise, or stupid 8) > can i get any kinda tutorial for this?? > > any suggestions on how 2 begin? - Read RFCs about NFS - Read the Python tutorial - If you want

Re: synching with os.walk()

2006-11-24 Thread Paddy
Paddy wrote: > Andre Meyer wrote: > > > Hi all > > > > os.walk() is a nice generator for performing actions on all files in a > > directory and subdirectories. However, how can one use os.walk() for walking > > through two hierarchies at once? I want to synchronise two directories (just > > backu

Re: reading id3 tags with python

2006-11-24 Thread jeff
well, heres the error:: ## Traceback (most recent call last): File "./main.py", line 28, in ? info = id3.Reader(file) File "/home/jeffrey/Documents/Music/.rename/id3reader.py", line 187, in __init__ self._readId3() File "/home/jeffrey/Documents/Music/.rename/id3reader.py", line 30

Re: Pimping the 'cgi' module

2006-11-24 Thread robert
Fredrik Lundh wrote: > Christoph Haas wrote: > >>> well, note, for that they have named it Ruby-On-Rails, so its still the >>> language - leveraged. While it is Zope/Django/Ego-on-Python ... ? >> If by that you mean that neither Zope nor Django are exactly pythonic I >> think I concur. > > Django

Re: synching with os.walk()

2006-11-24 Thread Thomas Ploch
>> os.walk() is a nice generator for performing actions on all files in a >> directory and subdirectories. However, how can one use os.walk() for walking >> through two hierarchies at once? I want to synchronise two directories (just >> backup for now), but cannot see how I can traverse a second o

Re: Active State and Komodo...

2006-11-24 Thread BartlebyScrivener
Steve Thompson wrote: > On Fri, 24 Nov 2006 06:35:21 -0500, Steve Thompson wrote: > > > Addionally, is the eric IDE (version 3) an acceptible IDE or are there > > more easy and more productive IDE's for perl? Perl? You're on a Python list? Anyway, the subject of IDEs comes up every other day. If

Re: Local variables persist in functions?

2006-11-24 Thread Paul McGuire
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > I'm a bit baffled. Here is a bit of fairly straightforward code: > > def _chunkify( l, chunkSize, _curList = list() ): >print _curList # yay for printf debugging Check out Winpdb at http://www.digitalpeers.com/pythondebugger/.

Re: synching with os.walk()

2006-11-24 Thread Andre Meyer
That sounds like a good approach. On 24 Nov 2006 08:27:09 -0800, Paddy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Andre Meyer wrote: > Hi all > > os.walk() is a nice generator for performing actions on all files in a > directory and subdirectories. However, how can one use os.walk() for walking > through two

Re: Python popenX() slowness on AIX?

2006-11-24 Thread allenjo5
Stefaan A Eeckels wrote: > On 21 Nov 2006 13:02:14 -0800 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > The fact that it does this in Python code instead of C is the main > > cause of the slowness. So, unless Python is changed to do this in C, > > it's always going to be slow on AIX :-( > > I guess that the rea

Re: synching with os.walk()

2006-11-24 Thread Andre Meyer
What I forgot to mention is that I want this to run unmodified from both Windows and Linux (and Mac). Otherwise, there are enough options to choose from, besides developing it myself, I guess. On 24 Nov 2006 08:37:13 -0800, Paddy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Paddy wrote: > Andre Meyer wrote: >

Re: synching with os.walk()

2006-11-24 Thread Paddy
Paddy wrote: > P.S. If you are on a Unix type system you can use tar to do the copying > as you can easily compress the data if it needs to go over a sow link, Sow links, transfers your data and then may form a tasty sandwich when cooked. (The original should, of course, read ...slow...) - Pad.

Re: synching with os.walk()

2006-11-24 Thread Andre Meyer
Cool, this seems to work. thanks! On 24 Nov 2006 08:12:08 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > os.walk() is a nice generator for performing actions on all files in a > directory and subdirectories. However, how can one use os.walk() for walking > through two hierarchies at on

Re: Modules - Jython Vs Python?

2006-11-24 Thread Khalid Zuberi
Patrick Finnegan writes: > > How many of the Python modules written in C have been rewritten and and > ported to Java to run under Jython? I am talking about SMTP, LDAP, > WIN2K,XML etc. Is there a list anywhere ? > There's a list on the jython wiki of absent modules: http://wiki.python.org

Re: How do I access a main frunction from an import module?

2006-11-24 Thread Jim
Bjoern Schliessmann wrote: > Jim wrote: > > > I have created an import module. And would like to access a > > function from the main script, e.g., > > May I ask why? This style violates "normal" module philosophy. > > Regards, > > > Björn > > -- > BOFH excuse #307: > > emissions from GSM-phones

Re: Active State and Komodo...

2006-11-24 Thread hg
Steve Thompson wrote: > On Fri, 24 Nov 2006 07:09:36 -0800, BartlebyScrivener wrote: > >> Steve Thompson wrote: >>> I was wondering the differnced there were betwee Active State's python and >>> the open source version of python. >> The biggest difference at the moment is that ActiveState is still

Pydev configuration

2006-11-24 Thread Sébastien Boisgérault
Hi, Did anyone managed to change the code font family/size in Pydev (Python Editor Plugin for Eclipse) ? I found how to change the color mapping (Windows/Preference/Pydev) but did not found the font setting. Cheers, SB -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Access to variable from external imported module

2006-11-24 Thread jim-on-linux
On Friday 24 November 2006 03:30, John Machin wrote: > jim-on-linux wrote: > > GinTon, > > > > I think this is what you want. > > > > > > class Kdoi: > > Is that a typo? No, it's a style. life seems to be easier to me if one is consistent, all my classes begin with K. > > >def

Re: How do I access a main frunction from an import module?

2006-11-24 Thread John Machin
Jim wrote: > Hi, > > I have created an import module. And would like to access a function > from the main script, e.g., > > file abc.py: > ### > def a(): > m() > return None > > > file main.py: > # > from abc import * > def m(): >

Re: Access to variable from external imported module

2006-11-24 Thread jim-on-linux
On Friday 24 November 2006 13:01, jim-on-linux wrote: > On Friday 24 November 2006 03:30, John Machin > > wrote: > > jim-on-linux wrote: > > > GinTon, > > > > > > I think this is what you want. > > > > > > > > > class Kdoi: > > > > Is that a typo? > >No, it's a style. life seems to be > ea

Re: How do I access a main frunction from an import module?

2006-11-24 Thread Fredrik Lundh
Jim wrote: > Application abc is designed as a complete module. The user is to > script their own functions to work with application abc. so use execfile() with a prepared namespace: namespace = { ...stuff to export to the module ... } execfile("directory/module.py", namespace) --

Re: How do I access a main frunction from an import module?

2006-11-24 Thread Jim
John Machin wrote: > Jim wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I have created an import module. And would like to access a function > > from the main script, e.g., > > > > file abc.py: > > ### > > def a(): > > m() > > return None > > > > > > file main.py: > >

Re: Access to variable from external imported module

2006-11-24 Thread jim-on-linux
On Friday 24 November 2006 13:20, jim-on-linux wrote: > On Friday 24 November 2006 13:01, jim-on-linux > > wrote: > > On Friday 24 November 2006 03:30, John Machin > > > > wrote: > > > jim-on-linux wrote: > > > > GinTon, > > > > > > > > I think this is what you want. > > > > > > > > > > > > class

Re: How do I access a main frunction from an import module?

2006-11-24 Thread Steve
This is an interesting question. It almost looks like a case of event-driven programming, where main is the plug-in and abc is the framework. http://eventdrivenpgm.sourceforge.net/ So how about something like this: ## abc.py #

Re: Access to variable from external imported module

2006-11-24 Thread John Machin
jim-on-linux wrote: > On Friday 24 November 2006 03:30, John Machin > wrote: > > jim-on-linux wrote: > > > GinTon, > > > > > > I think this is what you want. > > > > > > > > > class Kdoi: > > > > Is that a typo? >No, it's a style. life seems to be easier > to me if one is consistent, all m

cron job times out

2006-11-24 Thread Nikola Skoric
Hello, I have a few lines of code retrieving a web page and saving some variables from it to a log. And everything works nice from command line. but, when I make a cron job, I get an error: Your "cron" job on fly cd $HOME/bin/ ; python newartlog.py ; cd produced the following output: Tracebac

Re: Trying to understand Python objects

2006-11-24 Thread Aahz
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Bruno Desthuilliers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Aahz a écrit : >> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, >> Ben Finney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>Typically, classes are created as a subclass of another class. The >>>top-level basic type in Python is 'object', so i

Re: How do I access a main frunction from an import module?

2006-11-24 Thread John Machin
Jim wrote: > John Machin wrote: > > Jim wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > I have created an import module. And would like to access a function > > > from the main script, e.g., > > > > > > file abc.py: > > > ### > > > def a(): > > > m() > > > return None > > > #

Re: SQLite3__Python2.3-SQLite__Problem

2006-11-24 Thread Cousin Stanley
> > SQLite3 data bases created via the command line > and those created using the python2.3-sqlite package > version 1.0.1-2 from within a Python program > are not compatible with each other > > If I create an SQLite3 data base from the command line > and populate it with

Re: Pydev configuration

2006-11-24 Thread tool69
Sébastien Boisgérault a écrit : > Hi, > > Did anyone managed to change the code font family/size > in Pydev (Python Editor Plugin for Eclipse) ? I found how > to change the color mapping (Windows/Preference/Pydev) > but did not found the font setting. > > Cheers, > > SB > Salut Sébastien, Pref

Re: SQLite3__Python2.3-SQLite__Problem

2006-11-24 Thread John Machin
Cousin Stanley wrote: > It's been almost 2 years since I've done anything > with Python and SQLite and I'm having some problems > that I don't recall from my last usage > > It seems that SQLite3 data bases created at the command line > and those created using the sqlite module from wit

Re: SQLite3__Python2.3-SQLite__Problem

2006-11-24 Thread Jonathan Ballet
Le Fri, 24 Nov 2006 13:18:14 -0600, Cousin Stanley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a écrit : > >This problem is occuring under Debian GNU/Linux Sarge >using Python 2.3 > Hi, if you look at http://packages.debian.org/stable/python/python2.3-sqlite, you will see that the python2.3-sqlite packag

Re: Active State and Komodo...

2006-11-24 Thread John Machin
Steve Thompson wrote: > Hello all, > > I was wondering the differnced there were betwee Active State's python and > the open source version of python. Would I have to unistall my opend souce > python? Additonally, how does Active State's Komodo IDE vs. the eric3 IDE > unler SuSE Linux v. 10.i? > >

Re: Pydev configuration

2006-11-24 Thread Sébastien Boisgérault
On Nov 24, 9:42 pm, tool69 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sébastien Boisgérault a écrit :> Hi, > > > Did anyone managed to change the code font family/size > > in Pydev (Python Editor Plugin for Eclipse) ? I found how > > to change the color mapping (Windows/Preference/Pydev) > > but did not found

Re: How good is CORBA?

2006-11-24 Thread Piet van Oostrum
> "Chris Mellon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (CM) wrote: >CM> FYI: Ice is available under the GPL, so if by "pay" you mean "pay >CM> money" that's not your only option. You can also get a commercial >CM> license, similiar to Qt. >CM> I like Ice a lot, it's got hardly any of the ramp up time and learn

Re: Active State and Komodo...

2006-11-24 Thread hg
John Machin wrote: > Steve Thompson wrote: >> Hello all, >> >> I was wondering the differnced there were betwee Active State's python and >> the open source version of python. Would I have to unistall my opend souce >> python? Additonally, how does Active State's Komodo IDE vs. the eric3 IDE >> unl

Re: Access to variable from external imported module

2006-11-24 Thread jim-on-linux
On Friday 24 November 2006 13:41, John Machin wrote: > jim-on-linux wrote: > > On Friday 24 November 2006 03:30, John Machin > > > > wrote: > > > jim-on-linux wrote: > > > > GinTon, > > > > > > > > I think this is what you want. > > > > > > > > > > > > class Kdoi: > > > > > > Is that a typo? > > >

Re: synching with os.walk()

2006-11-24 Thread Antoine De Groote
Andre Meyer wrote: > Hi all > > os.walk() is a nice generator for performing actions on all files in a > directory and subdirectories. However, how can one use os.walk() for > walking through two hierarchies at once? I want to synchronise two > directories (just backup for now), but cannot see

Installing CVXOPT

2006-11-24 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
hi, how can I install and start using CVXOPT. I have python 2.5 version installed. what else do i need to download and install for CVXOPT. thanks amit -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Python popenX() slowness on AIX?

2006-11-24 Thread Stefaan A Eeckels
On 24 Nov 2006 09:03:41 -0800 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Stefaan A Eeckels wrote: > > On 21 Nov 2006 13:02:14 -0800 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > The fact that it does this in Python code instead of C is the main > > > cause of the slowness. So, unless Python is changed to do this > > >

Re: Access to variable from external imported module

2006-11-24 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Fri, 24 Nov 2006 16:56:58 -0500, jim-on-linux wrote: > Correct but when writing one must be clear. [jaw drops] Given the number of typos your posts include, the mock accent, the nonsensical sentences, the annoying hard-to-read coding conventions, and the sheer number of grammatical errors in

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