[Tutor] extracting informations (images and text) from a PDF and creating a database from it

2009-12-28 Thread Shashwat Anand
I need to make a database from some PDFs. I need to extract logos as well as the information (i.e. name,address) beneath the logo and fill it up in database. The logo can be text as well as picture as shown in two of the screenshots of one of the sample PDF file: http://imagebin.org/77378 http://im

[Tutor] computer basics

2009-12-28 Thread Richard Hultgren
I am learning Python slowly.  I would like to begin learning all about how computers work from the bottom up.  I have an understanding of binary code.  Where should I go from here; can you suggest continued reading, on line or off to continue my education?                                        

Re: [Tutor] Python and Computational Geometry

2009-12-28 Thread Kent Johnson
Googling "python computational geometry" points to http://www.cgal.org/ and http://cgal-python.gforge.inria.fr/ Kent On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 6:13 PM, Abdulhafid Igor Ryabchuk wrote: > Dear Pythonistas, > > I am starting a small project that centres around implementation of > computational geomet

[Tutor] Python and Computational Geometry

2009-12-28 Thread Abdulhafid Igor Ryabchuk
Dear Pythonistas, I am starting a small project that centres around implementation of computational geometry algorithms. I was wondering if there are any particular Python modules I should have a look at. Regards, AH ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python

Re: [Tutor] using mechanize to authenticate and pull data out of site

2009-12-28 Thread Norman Khine
hello, thank you all for the replies. On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 10:21 AM, Rich Lovely wrote: > 2009/12/26 Norman Khine : >> Hello, >> >> I am trying to authenticate on http://commerce.sage.com/Solidarmonde/ >> using urllib but have a problem in that there are some hidden fields >> that use javascri

Re: [Tutor] using mechanize to authenticate and pull data out of site

2009-12-28 Thread Rich Lovely
2009/12/26 Norman Khine : > Hello, > > I am trying to authenticate on http://commerce.sage.com/Solidarmonde/ > using urllib but have a problem in that there are some hidden fields > that use javascript to create a security token which then is passed to > the submit button and to the header. > > Her