Hi - I'm running Python 2.4.2 (#67, Sep 28 2005, 12:41:11) [MSC v.1310
32 bit (Intel)] on win32, and have a script that makes numerous checks
on text files, (configuration files), so discrepancies can be reported.
The script works fine but it appears that I may have hit a wall with
'if' statements
I don't consider myself to be a seasoned programmer so if you mean
redesigning the script to make the checks and therefore reduce the
number of 'if' statements, I'm not sure if that can be done. The
script needs to make numerous checks for the existence of particular
strings within the configurati
Ah! I see what you are saying snoe, (and most likely what bruno at
modulix was recommending). That technique should provide a workaround
to the direct 'if' approach currently used and also offer some
modularity to the logic as well.
Thank you for pointing me in the right direction - I'll give it
Hmmm - good responses all around. Thank you all for your valued
feedback.
Perhaps it's too may 'if' statements under the for XXX in range(x,x,x)
statement as most of the 'if' statements appear there. It could be
something entirely else. I'm afraid its a bug with Python, (if I try
and run it sev
Terry Reedy wrote:
> The OP did not specify whether all of his if-tests were sequential as in
> your test or if some were nested. I vaguely remember there being an indent
> limit (40??).
Most of the if statements are nested. Almost all of them fall under a
central 'for xxx in range(x,x,x)', (th
It appears it may not be a 'if' statment limitation at all. This is
because I added another 800 element array in which to store the various
error messages generated when a configuration file error is deteceted
based on their severity level. The simple addition of the array caused
the same symptom
bruno at modulix wrote:
> Looks like a memory problem then...
The system I am using has 2GB of memory, (unless you are syaing the
memory is faulty).
> Why storing error messages ? Why don't you just write'em out (be it to
> stdout or to a file) ?
I guess I could do that, (write them to a file a
Magnus Lycka wrote:
> What happens if you run it from the command line instead
> of IDLE? After all, it might be some problem in IDLE involved
> here. Even if it doesn't work correctly outside IDLE, I was
> thinking that IDLE might swallow some kind of error message.
Excellent suggestion, (behold
Now that I know the root cause of the problem, I can write around it as
suggested by Steve Holden and Terry Reedy, (and others). In fact, it
has helped me in a way as I am thinking not in terms of the easiest
solution, (read; the first one that comes to mind), but more effcient
and cleaner ways t
I know, I know - flame away but its not clear to me if Python will run
on a system running Microsoft Vista. Is anyone successfully running
Python on Vista? If so, is it what version of Python are you
running? I'm ordering a new system and if Python won't work on Vista
then it will definately inf
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