Re: [Tutor] binary translator

2007-12-15 Thread Alan Gauld
"2face xzibit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > ...f you have any comments on the source code please let me know I'll add a few. > def ChooSe(): Its kind of conventional to have function names start lowercase and use uppercase for classes. Not a rule but it helps when code includes both to kn

Re: [Tutor] binary translator

2007-12-15 Thread Tiger12506
> > Hey i have created a program that turns a string into a binary one. But > when i began to test the program it turned out that it could not handle > some special characters (e.g ÆØÅ). Could someone please help me? These special characters have different values than those you have put into yo

[Tutor] binary translator

2007-12-15 Thread 2face xzibit
Hey i have created a program that turns a string into a binary one. But when i began to test the program it turned out that it could not handle some special characters (e.g ÆØÅ). Could someone please help me? p.s i am a newbie so if you have any comments on the source code please let me kn

Re: [Tutor] Python Versions

2007-12-15 Thread Thorsten Kampe
* Tiger12506 (Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:23:00 -0500) > > Despite what your english teacher might have tried to make you > > believe, they were wrong about the lack of a neutral in english. > > Just like ending sentences with prepositions has always been done > > and always will be done, the use of "they"

Re: [Tutor] upper and lower case input for file name

2007-12-15 Thread Tiger12506
> "earlylight publishing" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > >>I don't know if this'll help or not but I just learned about this: >> >> file = raw_input(info).lower > > file = raw_input(prompt).lower() # note the parens! > >> The .lower is supposed to convert any input to lower case. > > It will ind

Re: [Tutor] python logging module: two handlers writing to the samefile - okay?

2007-12-15 Thread Tiger12506
- Original Message - From: "Hans Fangohr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2007 1:43 AM Subject: [Tutor] python logging module: two handlers writing to the samefile - okay? > I have an example program (test.py) and the logging configuration file > (log.conf) attache

Re: [Tutor] Python Versions

2007-12-15 Thread Thorsten Kampe
* earlylight publishing (Sat, 15 Dec 2007 09:21:45 -0800 (PST)) > No prob about the gender confusion. :-) That's why people put Firstname Lastname in the From field of their newsreader or mail reader. And please do a line break after about 70 characters. Your reply was one(!) big line. Thorste

Re: [Tutor] windowsfiles permissions

2007-12-15 Thread Kirk Bailey
Found it. tested it. worked it. sgharinig it for otheers. # os.chmod(filename,stat.S_IREAD ) # print 'This page is now set to read only. Use WindowsExplorer to turn this off.' Let's me edit the terms and conditions page then set it to read only- thought others would also value a conveni

Re: [Tutor] upper and lower case input for file name

2007-12-15 Thread Alan Gauld
"earlylight publishing" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote >I don't know if this'll help or not but I just learned about this: > > file = raw_input(info).lower file = raw_input(prompt).lower() # note the parens! > The .lower is supposed to convert any input to lower case. It will indeed. Th

[Tutor] Python Versions

2007-12-15 Thread earlylight publishing
No prob about the gender confusion. :-) I'd be willing to bet most folks around here are male so it's not unreasonable to assume. I wasn't offended, just thought I'd share in the interest of accuracy. Thanks for the kind appology anyway. Hope I haven't set off a firestorm! Message: 1

Re: [Tutor] upper and lower case input for file name

2007-12-15 Thread earlylight publishing
I don't know if this'll help or not but I just learned about this: file = raw_input(info).lower The .lower is supposed to convert any input to lower case. -- Message: 4 Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:14:13 -0500 From: "Bryan Fodness" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> S

Re: [Tutor] user-given variable names for objects

2007-12-15 Thread Kent Johnson
Tiger12506 wrote: >> Mmm, to nit-pick a little, dictionaries are iterables, not iterators. They >> don't have a next() method. > > I'm a little fuzzy on the details of that, I will have to look over some > reference material again. An iterable is something that produces an iterator when you cal

Re: [Tutor] user-given variable names for objects

2007-12-15 Thread Tiger12506
> Mmm, to nit-pick a little, dictionaries are iterables, not iterators. They > don't have a next() method. I'm a little fuzzy on the details of that, I will have to look over some reference material again. >> [a for a in eventData if eventData[a] < time.time()] >> >> This is more efficient. The

Re: [Tutor] python logging module: two handlers writing to the same file - okay?

2007-12-15 Thread Kent Johnson
Ricardo Aráoz wrote: > Kent Johnson wrote: >> I don't know the answer, but it has nothing to do with the logging >> module. The question is, can the same file reliably be opened twice for >> writing in the same module. > > Well, the question would actually be if the logging module is smart > eno

Re: [Tutor] python logging module: two handlers writing to the same file - okay?

2007-12-15 Thread Ricardo Aráoz
Kent Johnson wrote: > Hans Fangohr wrote: > >> (i) is this (as in the log.conf file) the right use of the logging >> module to achieve what I need? > > I think you understand the module correctly. > >> (ii) in particular, it appears we have two filehandlers that write to >> the same file (in mod

[Tutor] windowsfiles permissions

2007-12-15 Thread Kirk Bailey
So, in windows, when my wiki's editor saves a file, i want to have the option to set it to read only. In windows, how do i get python to set a file's permissions? -- Salute! -Kirk Bailey Think +-+ | BOX | +-+ knihT Fnord. __

Re: [Tutor] python logging module: two handlers writing to the same file - okay?

2007-12-15 Thread Kent Johnson
Hans Fangohr wrote: > (i) is this (as in the log.conf file) the right use of the logging > module to achieve what I need? I think you understand the module correctly. > (ii) in particular, it appears we have two filehandlers that write to > the same file (in mode 'a+'). While this seems to work