Re: 'new' module deprecation in python2.6

2008-11-29 Thread Michael Crute
On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 11:52 AM, David Pratt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can someone tell me why 'new' has been deprecated in python 2.6 and provide > direction for code that uses new for the future. > I find new is invaluable for some forms of automation. I don't see a > replacement for python 3

Importing Version Specific Modules

2008-12-04 Thread Michael Crute
Which method makes the most sense for importing a module in python that is version specific? My use case is that I'm writing code that will be deployed into a python 2.3 environment and in a few months be upgraded to python 2.5. This: if sys.version_info[:2] >= (2, 5): from string import Templ

Re: Importing Version Specific Modules

2008-12-04 Thread Michael Crute
On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 7:33 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Michael> try: >Michael> from string import Template >Michael> except ImportError: >Michael> from our.compat.string import Template > > This is "easier to ask forgiveness than permission" (EAFP). This tends to > be

Code in __init__.py, is it bad form?

2009-02-23 Thread Michael Crute
Is it bad form (i.e. non-pythonic) to have code in your __init__.py files? I know this is subjective so I'm just looking for the general consensus. I've heard both sides of the story and I personally feel its okay if the code pertains to the whole module but have an open mind about the matter. If y

Re: Code in __init__.py, is it bad form?

2009-02-23 Thread Michael Crute
On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 9:03 PM, Steve Holden wrote: > Michael Crute wrote: >> Is it bad form (i.e. non-pythonic) to have code in your __init__.py >> files? I know this is subjective so I'm just looking for the general >> consensus. I've heard both sides of the sto

Re: Code in __init__.py, is it bad form?

2009-02-23 Thread Michael Crute
On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 9:41 PM, Benjamin Peterson wrote: > Michael Crute gmail.com> writes: >> On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 9:03 PM, Steve Holden holdenweb.com> >> wrote: >> > No, it's absolutely fine. One common usage is to import symbols from >> > s

Re: check if file is MS Word or PDF file

2008-09-27 Thread Michael Crute
On Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 5:43 PM, A. Joseph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What should I look for in a file to determine whether or not it is a > MS Word file or an Excel file or a PDF file, etc., etc.? including Zip > files > > I don`t want to check for file extension. > os.path.splitext('Filename.jp

Re: check if file is MS Word or PDF file

2008-09-27 Thread Michael Crute
On Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 7:01 PM, Chris Rebert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Looking at the docs for the mimetypes module, it just guesses based on > the filename (and extension), not the actual contents of the file, so > it doesn't really help the OP, who wants to make sure their program > isn't mis

Re: Web programming in Python.

2008-09-28 Thread Michael Crute
On Sun, Sep 28, 2008 at 6:39 PM, Kurda Yon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am totaly newbie in the Python's web programming. So, I dont even > know the basic conceptions (but I have ideas about php-web- > programming). Does it work in a similar way? First, I have to install > a Python-server? There

Re: Two questions ( Oracle and modules )

2009-12-07 Thread Michael Crute
On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 6:57 AM, Gabor Urban wrote: > 1. I have choice to introduce Python to my new employee. We are to > write and application that uses databases stored partially in Oracle > 10 and partially in Oracle 11. We have to execute standard SQL > commands and stored procedures as well.

Re: pythonic ssh

2010-05-17 Thread Michael Crute
On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 9:37 AM, John Maclean wrote: > pyssh, pexpect, paramiko or creating your your own sockets. what do you use > to pythonically ssh to boxes? I think the answer to this depends on your goals. Paramiko is the best way to go if you want a pythonic API to ssh but you also will i

Re: Python OpenSSL library

2010-06-13 Thread Michael Crute
On Sun, Jun 13, 2010 at 4:29 PM, astral wrote: > I am looking for Python OpenSSL library, for Python version 2.5.4 (on > Windows) > Which does not require to install Cygwin package. Need just to decrypt file, > then uninstall library. You might want to take a look at m2crypto[0]. While I have not

Re: Python OpenSSL library

2010-06-13 Thread Michael Crute
On Sun, Jun 13, 2010 at 5:59 PM, astral wrote: >> You might want to take a look at m2crypto[0]. While I have not >> personally run it on Windows (runs great on OS X and Linux) they do >> provide pre-compiled Windows binaries. > > which one is for windows, for Python version 2.5.4 ? And how to unin

Standard Library SSL Module (was: Python OpenSSL library)

2010-06-14 Thread Michael Crute
On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 1:25 PM, Antoine Pitrou wrote: > That was not my question. My question was whether there was a reason to > rewrite a separate OpenSSL-accessing library rather than contributing to > improve the "hashlib" and "ssl" modules which are already part of the > Python stdlib. The

Re: What module to parse/generate ical files?

2010-06-21 Thread Michael Crute
On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 1:50 PM, Grant Edwards wrote: > What module is recommended for parsing/generating ical files? > > However, I'm not sure it's being maintained.  Despite the claim on the > above page that the current version is 2.1, The latest version I can > find is v1.2 from 2006. I've ha

Re: Should I Learn Python or Ruby next?

2010-06-22 Thread Michael Crute
On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 4:58 AM, Josef Tupag wrote: > I've been programming (when I do program) mainly in Perl for the last 10 > years or so. But I've been itching to learn a new language for a while now, > and the two near the top of the list are Ruby and Python. If you have the time give both a