Re: [Tutor] running a .exe

2005-12-22 Thread Robin Buyer
Ahh. That helps a lot. Thanks. -Robin - Original Message - From: "Kent Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Python Tutor" Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 7:46 PM Subject: Re: [Tutor] running a .exe > Robin Buyer wrote: > > I created a small program to test os.system: > > > > impor

Re: [Tutor] running a .exe

2005-12-22 Thread Kent Johnson
Robin Buyer wrote: > I created a small program to test os.system: > > import os.path > os.system("C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE") > > when i run this from the command line I get an error message: > 'C:\Program' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable > pro

Re: [Tutor] running a .exe

2005-12-22 Thread Robin Buyer
The internet was just an example. I'm just looking at how to open .exe from python. - Original Message - From: "Liam Clarke-Hutchinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Robin Buyer'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 7:35 PM Subject: RE: [Tutor] running a .exe > Hi Robin, >

Re: [Tutor] Books

2005-12-22 Thread Nick Lunt
Web/Network programming here http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0596100329/qid=1135198935/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs _b_2_1/103-4720029-4050242?s=books&v=glance&n=283155 Not CGI specific, and I haven't bought it yet, but I bet it's a blinder :) > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailt

Re: [Tutor] running a .exe

2005-12-22 Thread Kent Johnson
Robin Buyer wrote: > How do you run a .exe from inside a python program. > random example: > print "What would you like to do today? " > print "E - email" > print "I - internet" > what = input("Choose: ") > if what == "E": > Heres where i would need to run IEXPLORE.exe Look

[Tutor] running a .exe

2005-12-22 Thread Robin Buyer
How do you run a .exe from inside a python program. random example: print "What would you like to do today? "    print "E - email"    print "I - internet"    what = input("Choose: ")    if what == "E":         Heres where i would need to run IEXPLORE.exe ___

Re: [Tutor] Differnce between java and python (fwd)

2005-12-22 Thread Danny Yoo
[Keeping tutor@python.org in CC. Ok, so now we know that Shivayogi already has Java experience. Shivayogi might also be a little annoyed that he has to learn a new language. We have to tread more carefully in making claims like "Python is easier than Java", because for anyone starting on another

Re: [Tutor] Performance of Python loops vs multiple MySQL queries

2005-12-22 Thread Alan Gauld
> Also there was a consideration of performance. I have one question on > the topic breaking code into small functions and performance. I have > read somewhere that *any* call whatoever, that is, methods, functions > and such, involve a performance cost. Is that right? Yes it is, but its not a hug

Re: [Tutor] Books

2005-12-22 Thread Alan Gauld
> While we are on the topic of books, what book would you recommend for > the experienced C++/C# programmer looking to pick up Python? > looking to use Python for general scripting tasks as I'm finding that > batch files just aren't flexible or powerful enough on WinXP... For your particular inte

Re: [Tutor] Performance of Python loops vs multiple MySQL queries

2005-12-22 Thread Bernard Lebel
Thanks for all the advice Kent. Bernard On 12/22/05, Kent Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bernard Lebel wrote: > > On 12/21/05, Kent Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>- Don't assume there is going to be a problem. > > > > > > [Bernard] Okay perhaps by "problem" I have not been very a

Re: [Tutor] Performance of Python loops vs multiple MySQL queries

2005-12-22 Thread Kent Johnson
Bernard Lebel wrote: > On 12/21/05, Kent Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>- Don't assume there is going to be a problem. > > > [Bernard] Okay perhaps by "problem" I have not been very accurate. I > meant "sync" problems. You see, when the script finds a job, it makes > updates in the database

Re: [Tutor] md5 message digest algorithm

2005-12-22 Thread Kent Johnson
Ales Zemene wrote: > hi, suprising for me is that making .py file: > import md5 > hash = md5.new() > and running it produces : > AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'new' By any chance is your program called md5.py? If so it is being imported instead of the md5 library module. > >

Re: [Tutor] Books

2005-12-22 Thread Brian van den Broek
[EMAIL PROTECTED] said unto the world upon 2005-12-22 05:00: > While we are on the topic of books, what book would you recommend for > the experienced C++/C# programmer looking to pick up Python? I've been > looking at 'Python in a Nutshell' and 'Programming Python' on > amazon.co.uk, as I've foun

Re: [Tutor] Numeric import error

2005-12-22 Thread Pujo Aji
Can you find numeric.py inside your numeric folder ?On 12/22/05, Pujo Aji <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Do you have other modules in your site-packages directory ?Such as spe, pyro, pyrobot etc. On 12/22/05, Johan Geldenhuys < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> import Numeric Traceback (most rec

Re: [Tutor] Numeric import error

2005-12-22 Thread Pujo Aji
Do you have other modules in your site-packages directory ?Such as spe, pyro, pyrobot etc.On 12/22/05, Johan Geldenhuys < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> import Numeric Traceback (most recent call last):   File "", line 1, in ? ImportError: No module named Numeric Pujo Aji wrote: Can you o

Re: [Tutor] Numeric import error

2005-12-22 Thread Johan Geldenhuys
>>> import Numeric Traceback (most recent call last):   File "", line 1, in ? ImportError: No module named Numeric Pujo Aji wrote: Can you open the python interpreter and write: import Numeric What kind of error message you have? Cheers, pujo On 12/22/05, Johan Geldenhuys <[EMAIL PR

Re: [Tutor] Numeric import error

2005-12-22 Thread Pujo Aji
Can you open the python interpreter and write:import NumericWhat kind of error message you have?Cheers,pujoOn 12/22/05, Johan Geldenhuys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Hi all, I have installed Numeric (Suse 10.0) and it is in my site-packagesfolder, but I can't import the module.Any idea how to fix thi

Re: [Tutor] Performance of Python loops vs multiple MySQL queries

2005-12-22 Thread Bernard Lebel
On 12/21/05, Kent Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bernard Lebel wrote: > > Hello, > > > > Finally, after a year and a half of learning and messing around with > > Python, I'm writing THE code that made learn Python in the first > > place: a render farm client management software. I may have se

[Tutor] md5 message digest algorithm

2005-12-22 Thread Ales Zemene
hi, suprising for me is that making .py file: import md5 hash = md5.new() and running it produces : AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'new' and similar : from Crypto.Hash import MD5 ImportError: cannot import name MD5 but in both cases it works on python command line intepretter.

Re: [Tutor] running as generic file type

2005-12-22 Thread Alan Gauld
Hi Eli, > I'm very new to python, I created my first program, saved it as .py. > I wanted to show it to my friends and I tested running it on another > computer, one without python, and it didn't work, That's because Python is an interpreted language so it needs an interpreter to be present. This

[Tutor] Numeric import error

2005-12-22 Thread Johan Geldenhuys
Hi all, I have installed Numeric (Suse 10.0) and it is in my site-packages folder, but I can't import the module. Any idea how to fix this/ TIA Johan ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor

Re: [Tutor] Books

2005-12-22 Thread daniel.brown
While we are on the topic of books, what book would you recommend for the experienced C++/C# programmer looking to pick up Python? I've been looking at 'Python in a Nutshell' and 'Programming Python' on amazon.co.uk, as I've found O'Reilly books good in the past. I'm mainly looking to use Python

Re: [Tutor] running as generic file type

2005-12-22 Thread Kent Johnson
Eli Zabielski wrote: > Hi > I'm very new to python, I created my first program, saved it as .py. I > wanted to show it to my friends and I tested running it on another > computer, one without python, and it didn't work, it gave me a list of > programs to try to run it on (ex. word, IE, Mozilla).

Re: [Tutor] Differnce between java and python

2005-12-22 Thread Alan Gauld
[Putting this back on the list so others get the context info] - Original Message - From: "shivayogi kumbar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Tutor] Differnce between java and python Sir I have completed my Msc(c.s).I have worked on java and also done my project on javaa using swings

Re: [Tutor] Differnce between java and python

2005-12-22 Thread Alan Gauld
>>Another example is that Python supports "Duck Typing", that is >>its type checking is protocol based. > > I see your point, but duck typing seems awfully implicit and > behind-the-scenes. When you first encounter it it is. I came from a C++ and Pascal background where strict typing was the rule

[Tutor] running as generic file type

2005-12-22 Thread Eli Zabielski
HiI'm very new to python, I created my first program, saved it as .py. I wanted to show it to my friends and I tested running it on another computer, one without python, and it didn't work, it gave me a list of programs to try to run it on (ex. word, IE, Mozilla). Is there any way to save it so any