Re: Python vs Ruby

2005-10-21 Thread Robert Boyd
On 10/19/05, Jason Stitt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > How can we improve Python's competitiveness in this arena? "Pie"? Or > can we do even better than Lua? Ptooey! I'm sure I could really evangelize use of it at work were it called Ptooey ;) As if Plone, Zope, and (non-Python) Shibboleth were

Question: New editions of Python books?

2005-10-27 Thread Robert Boyd
Hi, Are any new editions in the works for either "Python Essential Reference" or "Python in a Nutshell"? I'm holding off buying one or the other existing editions, although my library overdue fines for them would have paid for them by now! Thanks, Rob -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/p

Re: Python's website does a great disservice to the language

2005-11-01 Thread Robert Boyd
On 11/1/05, CppNewB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ...First comment; "I hope the language is designed better than the site."  Thesite is readable, but is amateurish.  If I had an ounce of design skills inme, I would take a stab at it. Does boss have a problem with java.sun.com as well? The main visual

Re: Add attribute using pyxml

2005-11-01 Thread Robert Boyd
On 1 Nov 2005 11:09:10 -0800, PyPK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: How do I add a new attribute to the existing xml Document tree??? Add an attribute of an element, or add a new element? I hope I've understood your question correctly...this demonstrates both adding a brand new element (tag) and an att

Re: Object-Relational Mapping API for Python

2005-11-01 Thread Robert Boyd
On 1 Nov 2005 11:22:23 -0800, Aquarius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I explored Java's Hibernate a bit and I was intrigued by how you canmap entity objects to database tables, preserving all the relations andconstraits. I am interested if there is something like this for Python - I noticed some APIs i

Re: installing PygreSQL and psychopg2 modules (a newbie question)

2005-11-03 Thread Robert Boyd
On 11/2/05, Zlatko Matić <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I was trying to install PygreSQL and psychopg2 in order to use python as front-end for PostgreSQL, on WIndows XP. When I tried to install by calling setup.py from command prompt ("setup.py install"), in both cases I had the same error

Re: PYTHON LOOSING FOR JAVA???????

2005-11-07 Thread Robert Boyd
On 7 Nov 2005 14:04:53 -0800, Fcamattti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: So I have a doubt. I'd like to know what do you think about the jointof efforts of Sun Microsystems and the Google to create a office webbased. I sincerely enjoy the idea althoug I'd like to know what will bethe future of this wonde

Re: Any available SAML 2.0 tools in Python ?

2005-11-09 Thread Robert Boyd
On 11/9/05, Roland Hedberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi!The subject says it all.If there isn't anything already available, does anyone know aboutanyone working on something ? Have you talked to any developers of Lasso? (http://lasso.entrouvert.org) It has Python bindings, and the project also prod

Re: The Python cross? Was New Python.org website

2006-01-19 Thread Robert Boyd
On 1/18/06, Paul McGuire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Looks like a plus sign to me, evoking the idea of "incremental improvement". > A cross (as in Christian symbol) really has an elongated leg to the bottom. > But it most closely resembles two snakes (see the little eyes > at the top and bottom?)

Re: ActiveGrid and Python Frameworks.

2006-02-06 Thread Robert Boyd
On 5 Feb 2006 01:19:43 -0800, Ravi Teja <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Why is no one talking about ActiveGrid, which at least on the surface > seems to be the most polished way to build web applications in Python > so far. They have a sound financial backing, $10 million when I last > heard, made n

Re: Curios issues with Editors

2006-02-09 Thread Robert Boyd
On 9 Feb 2006 04:46:21 -0800, rodmc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As I said I am most likely to have made an error, being a newbie and > all that. Here is the offending function. I said i would not post > source code but there you go... > > As I said I plan to change this function, so it will no dou

Re: newbie needs serious help

2006-02-09 Thread Robert Boyd
On 2/9/06, Hunsberger, Joy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OK. Never used python. I need it to install the Google Sitemap program on > our WindowsServer2003(SE) server. > > I downloaded the Python 2.4.2 msi file, and installed it. > > All went well. Now, I have no idea what to do. > And I tried to

Re: new wooden door step - fixing and finishing

2006-02-22 Thread Robert Boyd
On 2/22/06, Magnus Lycka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > jkn wrote: > > Hi all > > Hi! > > > I'm considering having a go at replacing the wooden door step to > > our back door. The original is loose and rotting. > > Aha, like old perl scripts. > > > I'm sure some of this will be clearer when I rem

Re: editor for Python on Linux

2006-02-24 Thread Robert Boyd
On 2/19/06, Mladen Adamovic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi! > > I wonder which editor or IDE you can recommend me for writing Python > programs. I tried with jEdit but it isn't perfect. > I know you said in the thread that you had problems with jEdit for Python, and didn't care for Emacs or Vi(m)

Re: Is Python a Zen language?

2006-03-01 Thread Robert Boyd
On 25 Feb 2006 15:00:37 -0800, Paul Rubin <"http://phr.cx"@nospam.invalid> wrote: > "Kay Schluehr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I have at times the impression that many people who talk about Zen > > philosophy confuse it with some home brewn mixture of platonism with > > its transgressive move t

Re: "Python" is not a good name, should rename to "Athon"

2007-12-05 Thread Robert Boyd
On Dec 4, 2007 10:02 AM, George Sakkis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Dec 3, 12:50 pm, "Russ P." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I know this because I've been through it myself. When I tell people > > that I use Python, I often qualify it by pointing out that it is used > > extensively at Google.

Re: John Bokma harassment

2006-05-24 Thread Robert Boyd
On 24 May 2006 08:29:57 -0700, Rune Strand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I can just declare my support. Reading Mr. Bokmas comments below [*] > certainly makes my suport stronger. > I sent an email in support of Xah, which I wouldn't have bothered to do had I not read the rapid-fire posts from B

Re: New python.org website

2006-03-08 Thread Robert Boyd
On 8 Mar 2006 07:47:15 -0800, Michael Tobis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > No one > > of the complainers and negativists do claim that they could do it much > > better. > > Indeed, I do not have to be able to write a particular program to > notice it has bugs. > > On the other hand, (since I think

Re: Python Evangelism

2006-03-09 Thread Robert Boyd
On 3/9/06, rtilley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Paul Boddie wrote: > > I agree with you here, though. I want to be diplomatic here, but Cheese > > Shop - a name for a package repository, for those who are lost already > > - is really just a totally stupid name. Yes, I'm aware of the Monty > > Pytho

Re: Cheese Shop: some history for the new-comers

2006-03-14 Thread Robert Boyd
On 3/14/06, A.M. Kuchling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 10:25:19 +0100, > Fredrik Lundh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > and while you're at it, change "python-dev" to "developers" and > > "psf" to "foundation" (or use a title on that link). > > I've changed the PSF link, b

Re: Calling Web Services from Python

2006-04-10 Thread Robert Boyd
On 4/7/06, Ivan Zuzak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [snip] > I need a package/tool that generates web service proxies that will do > all the low-level HTTP work. (Someting like the WSDL.EXE tool in .NET > Framework) The ZSI and SOAPy packages [1] that i found (should) have > those functionalities but

Re: Help...TT Python 2.4 decompiler

2006-04-11 Thread Robert Boyd
On 4/9/06, 이광진 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello, > > I am a sofware engineer in Korea. > > Would you kindly give me the way to receive(take) python deccomplier as an > urgent business? > > Thanks for help..^^ > My wife translated your Korean explanation for me - now I have a question for the l