[Tutor] Problem with os.access function. [semantic error, if check does not work]

Hello, I am writing a function in order to check if a directory exists. If exists the functions must do nothing, otherwise must check the users permissions and if it's possible create the dir. Looking at pydoc's httpd I found the module "os" and the function "access". From the http-doc: access(..

Re: [Tutor] Learning books

> Okay, so I have been reading some of the tutorials around the net on > Python. great stuff I might add but I am getting all confused with the > TCL, xwwidgets etc. I want to be able to program and I am just using the > standard IDE that comes with Python. Am I on the right track? Yes, when b

Re: [Tutor] Input checking [letters or numbers]

> Another newbe question! I use "while True: " to evaluate an > expression, I see that you used while 1: .. what's the diffrence if > any?! Python only provided boolean literal values (True, False) relatively recently. Long time Python programmers, especially those with a C background(*) are used

Re: [Tutor] Problem with os.access function. [semantic error, if check does not work]

At 05:20 AM 12/24/2005, Panagiotis Atmatzidis wrote: >Hello, > >I am writing a function in order to check if a directory exists. If >exists the functions must do nothing, otherwise must check the users >permissions and if it's possible create the dir. Looking at pydoc's >httpd I found the module "o

[Tutor] Printing

Hi + Season's Greetings! I have put together a program that queries and modifies a Gadfly database. I have captured my output. I now want to print it to paper. I have written the output to a text file. I have searched the tutor mailing list and used the mailing list advice to get my data into

Re: [Tutor] Printing

> I have downloaded win32, win32com, Preppy and PIL. I have had a go at > using them but can't get them to work. At the moment I can't even print > the text file. > > Is there a good helpguide/FAQ page which deals with printing text files > or is there simple code which prints a text file? Hi

Re: [Tutor] Printing

John Corry wrote: > > Hi + Season's Greetings! > > I have put together a program that queries and modifies a Gadfly database. > I have captured my output. I now want to print it to paper. > > I have written the output to a text file. I have searched the tutor mailing > list and used the mailin