Re: os.rename copies when old is in-use - is this deliberate?

On Sat, 03 Dec 2005 22:32:22 +1300, Tony Meyer wrote: os.rename(sys.executable, "d:\\python24.exe") What happens if you specify a destination file on the same drive as the source file ? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Still Loving Python

On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 17:35:40 +0100, Ivan Voras wrote: > Maybe the OP really wants a GUI builder. > More than 5 years ago, i programmed in Visual Basic and Delphi and I > still miss the wonderful ease of graphically creating the user interface > in WYSIWYG mode. If you haven't tried it, you don'

Re: Still Loving Python

On Wed, 14 Dec 2005 08:21:30 -0800, Daniel Crespo wrote: >> So wxPython doesn't need a runtime? I don't think so. wxPython for me >> sucks under Linux (built on gtk2) and I don't like its API at all. It >> seems a bit awkward to me. Anyway... what do you mean with "much better" ? > > It's much b

Re: Still Loving Python

On Wed, 14 Dec 2005 08:35:56 -0800, Paul Boddie wrote: > I imagine that Jérôme was referring to code generated by pyuic. Of > course, there are various extensions for PyQt which let you build the > user interface directly from the XML-based descriptions. Indeed, that's what I meant. I should have

Re: Still Loving Python

On Wed, 14 Dec 2005 12:35:56 -0600, Brian van den Broek wrote: > It seems to me that long tradition has it that "evil" in a context > such as this really is not that strong a term. See > . Thanks. Next time I'll spell it 'vil', in the hope that i

Re: Still Loving Python

On Wed, 14 Dec 2005 08:53:26 +, Steve Holden wrote: > It isn't often done, but I quite like the idea of giving users the GUI > builder so that they can specify their preferred task interface, at > least to a first approximation. That would be a valid use for these things, prototyping the UI

Re: Python on GP2X (Linux Based Handheld Console)

On Thu, 15 Dec 2005 08:43:34 +, Michael Sparks wrote: > I hadn't seen any announcements regarding this, but there's a little > device recently released called a GP2X which is a small dual CPU > (2x200Mhz) device which runs Linux. > > Anyway, I thought there might be someone in here interested

Re: Python on GP2X (Linux Based Handheld Console)

On Sat, 17 Dec 2005 02:50:29 +, Michael wrote: > I must admit personally I wouldn't be interested in python on a PSP because > you never know when homebrew code on a PSP is going to be locked out... Yes, but it only concerns new buyers and people who upgrade their firmware. Upgrading the firm

Re: Have a very Pythonic Christmasolstihanukwanzaa

On Fri, 23 Dec 2005 07:52:54 -0800, infidel wrote: > Happy holidays to my fellow Pythonistas. This will never get old. Reminds me of something on Slashdot: "Happy random day in december!" Maybe it's next year's version. Merry Christmas :) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-lis