[Tutor] Running scripts at login

2012-04-04 Thread Michael Lewis
Hi everyone, I am researching how to automatically run some of my scripts after I log into my Windows machine. I don't want to have to manually run the script or setup a windows task. I'd like to have a piece of code that I can insert into my script that will allow it to run after I login. I fou

Re: [Tutor] group txt files by month

2012-04-04 Thread questions anon
I have been able to write up what I want to do (using glob) but I am not sure how to loop it or simplify it to make the script more efficient. I am currently: -grouping the same months in a year using glob -opening the files in a group and combining the data using a list -finding max, min etc for t

Re: [Tutor] __class__.__name__ for literal integer causes SyntaxError

2012-04-04 Thread Emile van Sebille
On 4/4/2012 6:27 PM Tim Johnson said... See the following console session: 4.6.__class__.__name__ The first decimal is considered to be part of the float literal here... 'float' 6.__class__.__name__ ... _and_ here... File "", line 1 6.__class__.__name__ ^ SyntaxE

[Tutor] __class__.__name__ for literal integer causes SyntaxError

2012-04-04 Thread Tim Johnson
See the following console session: >>> 4.6.__class__.__name__ 'float' >>> 6.__class__.__name__ File "", line 1 6.__class__.__name__ ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax >>> x = 6 >>> x.__class__.__name__ 'int' >>> "me".__class__.__name__ 'str' I note that the reference to '__class__.__

Re: [Tutor] group txt files by month

2012-04-04 Thread questions anon
thanks for responding. Glob and os.walk will work but I would need to type up a separate command for each month of each year and that doesn't seem very efficient. Is there a way to make it go through and group txt files with similar filenames e.g something like: if fname.endswith('.txt')and fname[0

Re: [Tutor] cPickle/pickle help

2012-04-04 Thread b. nyec
--- On Wed, 4/4/12, Mark Lawrence wrote: > From: Mark Lawrence > Subject: Re: [Tutor] cPickle/pickle help > To: tutor@python.org > Date: Wednesday, April 4, 2012, 1:16 PM > On 04/04/2012 18:25, b. nyec wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I'm not sure if this is the correct list to post this > on, but i

[Tutor] How to reply - best practice.

2012-04-04 Thread bob gailer
On 4/4/2012 12:35 PM, Walter Luna wrote: Dear Python friends: Thank you for the rapid response, I researched the information you sent me and it has a lot of resources that I can use. I will use some of those resources and continue with my learning journey, I am sure that I will have a lot of

Re: [Tutor] cPickle/pickle help

2012-04-04 Thread Mark Lawrence
On 04/04/2012 18:25, b. nyec wrote: Hello, I'm not sure if this is the correct list to post this on, but i was wondering i someone could help me. I'm wondering if there exists a pickler example written in C ? I understand the cPickle module was written in C, but looking at it seems daunting t

Re: [Tutor] cPickle/pickle help

2012-04-04 Thread Alan Gauld
On 04/04/12 18:25, b. nyec wrote: I'm not sure if this is the correct list to post this on, No its not, this list is for folks learning Python the language. but i was wondering i someone could help me. You might get lucky here but are more likely to find responses on the main Python mailin

Re: [Tutor] Tutor Digest, Vol 98, Issue 7

2012-04-04 Thread Alan Gauld
On 04/04/12 17:35, Walter Luna wrote: Dear Python friends: Thank you for the rapid response, I researched the information you sent me and it has a lot of resources that I can use. You are welcome however, when posting to the list in future, please do not reply to a digest message without: -

[Tutor] cPickle/pickle help

2012-04-04 Thread b. nyec
Hello, I'm not sure if this is the correct list to post this on, but i was wondering i someone could help me. I'm wondering if there exists a pickler example written in C ? I understand the cPickle module was written in C, but looking at it seems daunting to create sample code from it. I found

Re: [Tutor] Tutor Digest, Vol 98, Issue 7

2012-04-04 Thread Walter Luna
Dear Python friends: Thank you for the rapid response, I researched the information you sent me and it has a lot of resources that I can use. I will use some of those resources and continue with my learning journey, I am sure that I will have a lot of questions but I feel confident that I have you

Re: [Tutor] generators

2012-04-04 Thread bob gailer
To Joel's and Wesley's valuable comments I add: Calling a generator function returns a /generator object/. >>> def x(n): ... for i in range(n): yield i ... >>> y = x(3) >>> print y A generator object can be used instead of some other "iterable" (e.g.) in for statements. >>> for i in y:print