Re: [Tutor] droplet like behaviour in Python
"pedro" wrote Well I made a script called droplet.py which looks like this: #!/usr/bin/env python # encoding: utf-8 import sys theFilePath = sys.argv[1] print theFilePath But when I try to drop something on it nothing happens. Sorry I guess there is something fundamental that I am missing. Sorry, obviously I was wrong. FWIW in XP I get python to start up but there is no filename in argv. I'll go and have a hunt in my MacOS books but sadly I don't have my iBook available just now to try anything. Alan G. ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
Re: [Tutor] droplet like behaviour in Python
On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 2:52 AM, Alan Gauld wrote: > "pedro" wrote > >> Well I made a script called droplet.py which looks like this: >> >> #!/usr/bin/env python >> # encoding: utf-8 >> import sys >> theFilePath = sys.argv[1] >> print theFilePath >> >> >> But when I try to drop something on it nothing happens. Sorry I guess >> there is something fundamental that I am missing. >> > > Sorry, obviously I was wrong. FWIW in XP I get python to start up but there > is no filename in argv. > I'll go and have a hunt in my MacOS books but sadly I don't have my iBook > available just now to try anything. I'm not sure if this will be of any help: http://docs.python.org/library/carbon.html http://sourceforge.net/projects/appscript/ But that's all I could come up with, without a mac or a whole lot of experience with a mac. HTH, Wayne ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
Re: [Tutor] droplet like behaviour in Python
Alan Gauld wrote:
"pedro" wrote
Well I made a script called droplet.py which looks like this:
#!/usr/bin/env python
# encoding: utf-8
import sys
theFilePath = sys.argv[1]
print theFilePath
But when I try to drop something on it nothing happens. Sorry I guess
there is something fundamental that I am missing.
Sorry, obviously I was wrong. FWIW in XP I get python to start up but
there is no filename in argv.
That depends on the file association settings for .py.
Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Folder Options -> File Types
Find py extension.
Click Advanced
Choose open
Click Edit
in my system I see "H:\Python30\python.exe" "%1" %*
which means fire up python.exe, pass the dropped file name as the first
argument.
BTW a nice 1 python line version independent droplet:
#!/usr/bin/env python
# encoding: utf-8
input(__import__('sys').argv)
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[Tutor] MySQLdb field type
After executing a query that returns values, cursor.description contains a list of tuples, one tuple for each field. Each tuple has seven values consisting of (name,type_code,display_size,internal_size,precision,scale,null_ok). Where can I find a listing of what the various type_codes are? Do I need to experiment and make my own list? -- "As empty vessels make the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest blabbers." -- Plato Rick Pasottor...@niof.nethttp://www.niof.net ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
Re: [Tutor] MySQLdb field type
On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 1:08 PM, Rick Pasotto wrote: > After executing a query that returns values, cursor.description contains > a list of tuples, one tuple for each field. Each tuple has seven values > consisting of > (name,type_code,display_size,internal_size,precision,scale,null_ok). > > Where can I find a listing of what the various type_codes are? Do I need > to experiment and make my own list? See the section "Type Objects and Constructors" in the DB-API spec: http://dinsdale.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0249/ Kent ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
Re: [Tutor] MySQLdb field type
On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 02:50:01PM -0400, Kent Johnson wrote: > On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 1:08 PM, Rick Pasotto wrote: > > After executing a query that returns values, cursor.description contains > > a list of tuples, one tuple for each field. Each tuple has seven values > > consisting of > > (name,type_code,display_size,internal_size,precision,scale,null_ok). > > > > Where can I find a listing of what the various type_codes are? Do I need > > to experiment and make my own list? > > See the section "Type Objects and Constructors" in the DB-API spec: > http://dinsdale.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0249/ Not exactly what I'm looking for. The type_code in the tuple is a number. For one of my tables I see the following numbers: 1, 2, 10, 252, 253, 254. What I wanted was a listing telling me which number was which type_code. -- "The dichotomy between personal liberties and property rights is a false one. Property does not have rights. People have rights. ... In fact, a fundamental interdependence exists between the personal right to liberty and the personal right to property." -- Potter Stewart, U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Lynch v. Household Finance Corp., 1972 Rick Pasottor...@niof.nethttp://www.niof.net ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
[Tutor] Tutorial update
Just a note to say that the v3.1 version of my tutor has reached another milestone. I just uploaded the last topic in the Basics section which means the tutorial is now sufficiently complete that it could be used by a beginner to learn V3 Python. It hasn't had enough traffic to call it good quality yet - I'm sure there are lots of mistakes to find - but its definitely useable. The remaining two sections will progress and my usual snails pace :-( Then I might get started on finishing the remaining topics in the Applications section - andmaybe even add a few more new ones!. Enjoy, Alan G. ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
Re: [Tutor] Tutorial update
"Alan Gauld" wrote I just uploaded the last topic in the Basics section which means the tutorial is now sufficiently complete that it could be used by a beginner to learn V3 Python. And the v3 url is, of course: -- Alan G Author of the Learn to Program web site http://www.alan-g.me.uk/l2p/ ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
[Tutor] Fixing "nearly ASCII" data file?
Hello, I have some CSV data from Office / OpenOffice in "nearly ASCII" format. This is just basic text but it it stored as UTF-8, and has curly quotes, etc. Is there a way to easily read the file as ASCII by forcing these to the standard ASCII equivalents? Thank you ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
Re: [Tutor] Fixing "nearly ASCII" data file?
On Mon, 2009-08-10 at 15:34 -0700, Allen Fowler wrote: > Hello, > > I have some CSV data from Office / OpenOffice in "nearly ASCII" format. This > is just basic text but it it stored as UTF-8, and has curly quotes, etc. > > Is there a way to easily read the file as ASCII by forcing these to the > standard ASCII equivalents? > > Thank you I found this library "ASCII, Dammit", from the author of Beautiful Soup, to be a good starting point when I had to write my own force to ASCII conversion routine, maybe it'll work for you too: http://www.crummy.com/cgi-bin/msm/map.cgi/ASCII%2C+Dammit -- John Krukoff Land Title Guarantee Company ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
Re: [Tutor] Fixing "nearly ASCII" data file?
"Allen Fowler" wrote
I have some CSV data from Office / OpenOffice in "nearly ASCII" format.
This is just basic text but it it stored as UTF-8, and has curly quotes,
etc.
Is there a way to easily read the file as ASCII by forcing these to the
standard ASCII equivalents?
You should be able to process it using the string translation methods with
a one to one conversion.
try help(''.translate)
HTH,
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Re: [Tutor] MySQLdb field type
On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 3:52 PM, Rick Pasotto wrote: > Not exactly what I'm looking for. > > The type_code in the tuple is a number. For one of my tables I see the > following numbers: 1, 2, 10, 252, 253, 254. What I wanted was a listing > telling me which number was which type_code. Ah, right. I guess this will vary for different db modules. Which one are you using? Kent ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
Re: [Tutor] monitor number of files in a folder
On Aug 7, 2009, at 9:29 AM, pedro wrote: On my machine (a Mac), os.listdir does include files that begin with "." Having the while loop timeout after 10 or 20 times through as was suggested a couple posts back will work fine for my particular situation. Thanks Yes, it does include files that begin with '.', but it does not include the entries '.' and '..'. -jeff ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
Re: [Tutor] droplet like behaviour in Python
bob gailer wrote:
Alan
Gauld wrote:
"pedro" wrote
Well I made a script called droplet.py which looks like this:
#!/usr/bin/env python
# encoding: utf-8
import sys
theFilePath = sys.argv[1]
print theFilePath
But when I try to drop something on it nothing happens. Sorry I
guess there is something fundamental that I am missing.
Sorry, obviously I was wrong. FWIW in XP I get python to start up but
there is no filename in argv.
That depends on the file association settings for .py.
Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Folder Options -> File Types
Find py extension.
Click Advanced
Choose open
Click Edit
in my system I see "H:\Python30\python.exe" "%1" %*
which means fire up python.exe, pass the dropped file name as the
first argument.
BTW a nice 1 python line version independent droplet:
#!/usr/bin/env python
# encoding: utf-8
input(__import__('sys').argv)
Unfortunately, you're not describing a droplet, but only the usual
Windows file association scheme. (Incidentally, the OP was asking about
the Mac)
The filename that goes into the %1 of the shortcut is the name of the
script. So that will show up in sys.argv[0]. The OP wanted to drop a
data file, and have its name show up as sys.argv[1].
I don't know the Mac, so I stayed out of this thread. But I haven't
found any way to do real Python droplets on Windows. Closest I found
was adding my python app to the right-click menu, so one can right-click
on a data file to get the Python code to run on it.
What a droplet needs is for the user to be able to drag a data file to a
python script, and have the script start, with sys.argv[1] pointing to
the data file. I'd love to know how to do it in Windows, and the OP
would love to know how to do it on the Mac.
DaveA
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Re: [Tutor] droplet like behaviour in Python
On 2009-08-10 22:40:14 -0400, Dave Angel said:
bob gailer wrote:
Alan
Gauld wrote:
"pedro" wrote
Well I made a script called droplet.py which looks like this:
#!/usr/bin/env python
# encoding: utf-8
import sys
theFilePath = sys.argv[1]
print theFilePath
But when I try to drop something on it nothing happens. Sorry I
guess there is something fundamental that I am missing.
Sorry, obviously I was wrong. FWIW in XP I get python to start up but
there is no filename in argv.
That depends on the file association settings for .py.
Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Folder Options -> File Types
Find py extension.
Click Advanced
Choose open
Click Edit
in my system I see "H:\Python30\python.exe" "%1" %*
which means fire up python.exe, pass the dropped file name as the
first argument.
BTW a nice 1 python line version independent droplet:
#!/usr/bin/env python
# encoding: utf-8
input(__import__('sys').argv)
Unfortunately, you're not describing a droplet, but only the usual
Windows file association scheme. (Incidentally, the OP was asking about
the Mac)
The filename that goes into the %1 of the shortcut is the name of the
script. So that will show up in sys.argv[0]. The OP wanted to drop a
data file, and have its name show up as sys.argv[1].
I don't know the Mac, so I stayed out of this thread. But I haven't
found any way to do real Python droplets on Windows. Closest I found
was adding my python app to the right-click menu, so one can right-click
on a data file to get the Python code to run on it.
What a droplet needs is for the user to be able to drag a data file to a
python script, and have the script start, with sys.argv[1] pointing to
the data file. I'd love to know how to do it in Windows, and the OP
would love to know how to do it on the Mac.
DaveA
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Exactly, thanks for clarifying Dave.
Pete
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[Tutor] run python script on another computer's terminal (LAN)
Hi, does anyone know how to send a command that is within a python
script to another computer's terminal. This is what it looks like in
Applescript.
tell application "Terminal" of machine
"eppc://USERNAME:passw...@computer2.local"
do script "ls"
end tell
I basically want os.system('ls') to be run on another computer in my LAN.
Merci
Pete
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