[Tutor] no longer need this tutor

2014-11-26 Thread moemedi baboile
I want thank you guys for helping me out with python programming.I achieved the best out of this and now am on the next stage of programming, I now don't need this tutor any more...thank you once again. ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To un

Re: [Tutor] bubble sort function

2014-11-26 Thread Sunil Tech
Hi Danny, Curious to the use the need of using while True in the given example of ask_for_a_digit(). On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 9:57 AM, Danny Yoo wrote: > > def ask_for_a_digit(): > > while True: > > digit = raw_input("Give me a digit between 0 and 9.") > > if digit not in "0

Re: [Tutor] no longer need this tutor

2014-11-26 Thread Sunil Tech
Hi, If you don't need. You can anytime simply go to the link which is mentioned (as a footer in the email) and unsubscribe. rather posting this message to the tutor. On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 2:59 PM, moemedi baboile < moemedibabo...@yahoo.com.dmarc.invalid> wrote: > I want thank you guys for help

Re: [Tutor] bubble sort function

2014-11-26 Thread Alan Gauld
On 26/11/14 09:57, Sunil Tech wrote: Hi Danny, Curious to the use the need of using while True in the given example of ask_for_a_digit(). On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 9:57 AM, Danny Yoo mailto:d...@hashcollision.org>> wrote: > def ask_for_a_digit(): > while True: > digit =

Re: [Tutor] no longer need this tutor

2014-11-26 Thread Giles Coochey
On 26/11/2014 09:59, Sunil Tech wrote: Hi, If you don't need. You can anytime simply go to the link which is mentioned (as a footer in the email) and unsubscribe. rather posting this message to the tutor. I think he was just politely saying goodbye -- Regards, Giles Coochey, CCNP, CCNA, CC

Re: [Tutor] bubble sort function

2014-11-26 Thread Sunil Tech
Thank you Alan. But a question here, how would it understand that the given input is valid? The while loop makes it keep on asking until a valid input is received. Without the while loop it would only ask once and either return None or a digit. On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 3:46 PM, Alan Gauld wro

Re: [Tutor] bubble sort function

2014-11-26 Thread Dave Angel
Please don't top-post. Put your response under the quote you're responding to. And trim the parts that are no longer relevant. I've rearranged this message to try to pretend that you did that. > On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 3:46 PM, Alan Gauld > wrote: > >> On 26/11/14 09:57, Sunil Tech wrote: >

Re: [Tutor] bubble sort function

2014-11-26 Thread Sunil Tech
​Thank you Dave​ On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 5:23 PM, Dave Angel wrote: > > ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor

[Tutor] Memory management in Python

2014-11-26 Thread Mohamed Ben Mosbah
Hi I'm new to Python and I would like to know how he deals with memory space. I thought I had understood but I made a test and the results were uncoherenent with my understanding, here is the thing: >>> a=[1,2] >>> l=[a,a] >>> id(a); id(l[0]); id(l[1]); 61659528 61659528 61659528 >>> #All Have the

Re: [Tutor] bubble sort function

2014-11-26 Thread Sunil Tech
Thank you Alan for explanation That's what the bit inside the loop does. > It checks whether the input string is a digit (specifically a decimal > digit). > If it is a digit it returns the result as an integer > otherwise it spits out an error and goes round the loop again. > _

Re: [Tutor] bubble sort function

2014-11-26 Thread Alan Gauld
On 26/11/14 11:16, Sunil Tech wrote: Thank you Alan. But a question here, how would it understand that the given input is valid? That's what the bit inside the loop does. It checks whether the input string is a digit (specifically a decimal digit). If it is a digit it returns the result as

Re: [Tutor] Memory management in Python

2014-11-26 Thread Raúl Cumplido
Hi, This web is quite useful to visualize what is happening: http://www.pythontutor.com/visualize.html#mode=edit Step by Step: >>> a=[1,2] You create a list a which contains two objects, in this case two integers (1, 2) >>> l=[a,a] You create a list which contains two objects, which happen to be

[Tutor] Is there an easy way to center the root window (Tkinter) within the display?

2014-11-26 Thread boB Stepp
Python 2.4.4 Solaris 10 I can accomplish this by getting the screen height and width and calculating pixel coordinates. But so far I have not found something equivalent to anchor = 'CENTER' that can be applied to the root window. Does such an easy attribute, method, or whatever exist in Tkinter?

[Tutor] How to change the color of the title bar of the root window in Tkinter?

2014-11-26 Thread boB Stepp
Python 2.4.4 Solaris 10 -- boB ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor

Re: [Tutor] Memory management in Python

2014-11-26 Thread Alan Gauld
On 26/11/14 12:57, Mohamed Ben Mosbah wrote: Hi I'm new to Python and I would like to know how he deals with memory space. Don't even think about it, you will only mislead yourself. Seriously you shouldn't try to link Python objects to physical memory locations. And you should certainly never b

Re: [Tutor] Is there an easy way to center the root window (Tkinter) within the display?

2014-11-26 Thread Alan Gauld
On 26/11/14 16:46, boB Stepp wrote: I can accomplish this by getting the screen height and width and calculating pixel coordinates. But so far I have not found something equivalent to anchor = 'CENTER' that can be applied to the root window. Does such an easy attribute, method, or whatever exist

Re: [Tutor] How to change the color of the title bar of the root window in Tkinter?

2014-11-26 Thread Alan Gauld
On 26/11/14 16:48, boB Stepp wrote: Python 2.4.4 Solaris 10 I can't find anything on this and I suspect that's because title bar colour is generally part of the user's preferred colour scheme. Even in Windoze the title bar colour is part of the users preferences. Colour-blind users don't like a

Re: [Tutor] How to change the color of the title bar of the root window in Tkinter?

2014-11-26 Thread boB Stepp
On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 11:25 AM, Alan Gauld wrote: > On 26/11/14 16:48, boB Stepp wrote: >> >> Python 2.4.4 >> Solaris 10 > > > I can't find anything on this and I suspect that's because > title bar colour is generally part of the user's preferred > colour scheme. Even in Windoze the title bar co

Re: [Tutor] Is there an easy way to center the root window (Tkinter) within the display?

2014-11-26 Thread boB Stepp
On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 11:23 AM, Alan Gauld wrote: > On 26/11/14 16:46, boB Stepp wrote: > >> I can accomplish this by getting the screen height and width and >> calculating pixel coordinates. But so far I have not found something >> equivalent to anchor = 'CENTER' that can be applied to the root

Re: [Tutor] Is there an easy way to center the root window (Tkinter) within the display?

2014-11-26 Thread Alan Gauld
On 26/11/14 17:44, boB Stepp wrote: But forcing a window to be centre of the display is usually a bad idea - and very annoyying to the user, especially if they have In the current scenario, users of our planning system will initiate a planning system script (proprietary language) that will ca

Re: [Tutor] How to change the color of the title bar of the root window in Tkinter?

2014-11-26 Thread Alan Gauld
On 26/11/14 17:39, boB Stepp wrote: of the users preferences. Colour-blind users don't like apps that mess with what they can read. The application I am attempting to write will show up in the foreground of our planning software. This planning software has its own color scheme, which all of us

Re: [Tutor] Is there an easy way to center the root window (Tkinter) within the display?

2014-11-26 Thread boB Stepp
On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 11:50 AM, Alan Gauld wrote: > On 26/11/14 17:44, boB Stepp wrote: > [...] > So they can't read email, write reports, browse web sites? > And what if the OS or sysadmin is also trying to catch their eye - maybe > because the server is going down and they have 30 secs to save

Re: [Tutor] How to change the color of the title bar of the root window in Tkinter?

2014-11-26 Thread boB Stepp
On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 11:58 AM, Alan Gauld wrote: > On 26/11/14 17:39, boB Stepp wrote: > [...] >> The application I am attempting to write will show up in the >> foreground of our planning software. This planning software has its >> own color scheme, which all of us are quite used to. > > > Ser

Re: [Tutor] Is there an easy way to center the root window (Tkinter) within the display?

2014-11-26 Thread Alan Gauld
On 26/11/14 18:25, boB Stepp wrote: So they can't read email, write reports, browse web sites? Actually, they cannot do any of these things except save their work! In that case you get away with it. I'm still not sure messing with "user preferences" is a good thing but you can at least be re

[Tutor] Question about why a list variable is apparently global.

2014-11-26 Thread boB Stepp
Python 2.4.4 Solaris 10 #!/usr/bin/env python from Tkinter import * def printLabel(): print "Button number ", var.get(), " was pressed." print "You selected this option:", l[var.get() - 1][0] root = Tk() root.title("ROI List Creator") root.geometry(newGeometry='225x230+900+300') root.tk

Re: [Tutor] Question about why a list variable is apparently global.

2014-11-26 Thread Alan Gauld
On 26/11/14 23:23, boB Stepp wrote: def printLabel(): print "Button number ", var.get(), " was pressed." print "You selected this option:", l[var.get() - 1][0] ... buttonNumber = [] l = [("Brain_Partial", 1), ("Brain_Whole", 2), ("Head & Neck", 3), ("Chest",

Re: [Tutor] Question about why a list variable is apparently global.

2014-11-26 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 05:23:40PM -0600, boB Stepp wrote: > Python 2.4.4 > Solaris 10 > > #!/usr/bin/env python > > from Tkinter import * > > def printLabel(): > print "Button number ", var.get(), " was pressed." > print "You selected this option:", l[var.get() - 1][0] > > root = Tk()

Re: [Tutor] Memory management in Python

2014-11-26 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 01:57:52PM +0100, Mohamed Ben Mosbah wrote: > Hi I'm new to Python and I would like to know how he deals with memory > space. That will depend on *which* Python you are using. Jython uses the Java Virtual Machine, including the Java garbage collector. IronPython uses .Ne

[Tutor] Installing twisted

2014-11-26 Thread Gary
Hi all, I have been trying to install the zope interface as part of the twisted installation with no luck. Any suggestions ? Sent from my iPad ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.o

Re: [Tutor] Installing twisted

2014-11-26 Thread Alan Gauld
On 27/11/14 00:45, Gary wrote: Hi all, I have been trying to install the zope interface as part of the twisted installation with no luck. Any suggestions ? Nope. Sorry. But since this list is aimed at the core language and standard library, and neither Zope nor Twisted are part of that, you

Re: [Tutor] Installing twisted

2014-11-26 Thread bruce
Hey... When you get this resolved.. if you don't mind.. post the soln back here!! thanks ps. I know, not strictly a py language issue.. but might really help someone struggling to solve the same issue! On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 7:45 PM, Gary wrote: > Hi all, > I have been trying to install the

Re: [Tutor] Question about why a list variable is apparently global.

2014-11-26 Thread boB Stepp
On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 6:20 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 05:23:40PM -0600, boB Stepp wrote: [...] >> First question: How can the printLabel() function see the list >> variable, l, defined outside of this function? I thought that >> functions only had access to variables lo

[Tutor] A small project

2014-11-26 Thread Santosh Kumar
Hi All, I am planning to start a small project , so i need some suggestions on how to go about it. 1) It basically takes some inputs like (name,age,course,joining date,remarks) so on. 2) I want a light front end for it. 3) i should be able to query for a particular person on a particular date or