Re: [Tutor] some web and python version questions

2013-03-04 Thread Lolo Lolo
>Installing 3.3 associated .py files with %windir%\py.exe, but it seems >the icon cache wasn't refreshed. You can trigger a refresh by setting >any default in the "Default Programs" control panel applet. If that >fails, you can manually delete the cache from the cmd shell: >    del /a %localappd

Re: [Tutor] some web and python version questions

2013-03-04 Thread eryksun
On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 12:14 AM, Dave Angel wrote: > > #!c:\python3.3\python.exe (or wherever the installation directory > actually is) > > or what Eryksun suggested: > > #!/usr/bin/env python3.0 > > I can't tell which would be right, since I don't run Windows. Any more. Both forms work. The

Re: [Tutor] some web and python version questions

2013-03-04 Thread Dave Angel
On 03/04/2013 11:57 PM, eryksun wrote: On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 10:54 PM, Lolo Lolo wrote: no if i double click the .py file, Python 3.3 opens all of my python 3 files. A lot of 3.0 files won't run but that's okay. Now on my command line if i enter the correct version's directory, and use: python

Re: [Tutor] some web and python version questions

2013-03-04 Thread eryksun
On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 10:54 PM, Lolo Lolo wrote: > no if i double click the .py file, Python 3.3 opens all of my python 3 > files. A lot of 3.0 files won't run but that's okay. Now on my command line > if i enter the correct version's directory, and use: python myfile.py then > the correct versio

Re: [Tutor] some web and python version questions

2013-03-04 Thread Lolo Lolo
> (Please get the quoting right in your messages.  Either you've got a > brain-dead mail program, or you're trying to bypass it's methods.  > On your last message you attributed Eryksun's comments as though they were > your own.)   sorry this is yahoo's fault, i have to manually insert the ">"

Re: [Tutor] some web and python version questions

2013-03-04 Thread Dave Angel
(Please get the quoting right in your messages. Either you've got a brain-dead mail program, or you're trying to bypass it's methods. On your last message you attributed Eryksun's comments as though they were your own.) On 03/04/2013 09:49 PM, Lolo Lolo wrote: no sorry i made a mistake it

Re: [Tutor] some web and python version questions

2013-03-04 Thread Lolo Lolo
I don't know how that's working. There are no executables or batch files with those names in the default installations. It's always "python.exe". Plus the default install options don't muck with the PATH environment variable. Did you rename (or NTFS symlink) the executables and add the install dire

Re: [Tutor] Fwd: findall() returns tuples or string?

2013-03-04 Thread Alan Gauld
On 05/03/13 01:22, Charles Leviton wrote: I have some confusion regarding when findall returns a list of strings and when it returns a list of tuples. Would appreciate an explanation. re is not my strongest suite but I'll have a go. My understanding of how findall works is that it returns a l

Re: [Tutor] Fwd: findall() returns tuples or string?

2013-03-04 Thread Devin Jeanpierre
On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 8:22 PM, Charles Leviton wrote: > I have some confusion regarding when findall returns a list of strings and > when it returns a list of tuples. > Would appreciate an explanation. If there are no groups, it returns a list of strings, where the strings are the whole match.

[Tutor] Fwd: findall() returns tuples or string?

2013-03-04 Thread Charles Leviton
I have some confusion regarding when findall returns a list of strings and when it returns a list of tuples. Would appreciate an explanation. I thought if I "grouped" my match string using parentheses I'd get a list of tuples but this example below belies my expectation. s1 = '1MichaelJessica' >>

Re: [Tutor] print label error

2013-03-04 Thread Dave Angel
On 03/04/2013 07:28 PM, Pravya Reddy wrote: Hi I am having a builtin intendation error for print Addem(3,2).Does it vary for different versions of python? How to clear the error? def Addem(this, that): return this + that print Addem(3, 2) The print statement doesn't line up with t

[Tutor] print label error

2013-03-04 Thread Pravya Reddy
Hi I am having a builtin intendation error for print Addem(3,2).Does it vary for different versions of python? How to clear the error? def Addem(this, that): return this + that print Addem(3, 2) print Addem("book", "worm") print Addem(3.2, 1) try: print Addem("caution",1) exce

Re: [Tutor] some web and python version questions

2013-03-04 Thread eryksun
On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 2:58 PM, Lolo Lolo wrote: >>then you should be able to say >> python3.3 myscript.py >>or python3.0 myscript.py > > thanks it installed independently like you said. and those python3.3 or > python3.0 in the command line seems to do the trick! I don't know how that's wo

Re: [Tutor] some web and python version questions

2013-03-04 Thread Lolo Lolo
thanks for the recommendations. I think i will try a smaller framework first (haven't decided which) to learn how it all works without the additional features. Then probably will go for Django after i get comfortable working with the web    ___ Tuto

Re: [Tutor] some web and python version questions

2013-03-04 Thread Lolo Lolo
>Python 3.3 will definitely install independently of 3.0 on Windows. It's only >the minor versions that happen in place, like going from 3.3 >to 3.3.1 >If you're running your scripts explicitly, by something like: >   python  myscript.py >then you should be able to say >   python3.3  myscript.p

Re: [Tutor] some web and python version questions

2013-03-04 Thread Russel Winder
On Mon, 2013-03-04 at 17:58 +, Alan Gauld wrote: […] > There are so many web frameworks for Python that asking which is bet is > rather pointless. They are all fairly good, some are very good for > specific tasks, others are more general. The main thing to start with is > pick one and learn

Re: [Tutor] some web and python version questions

2013-03-04 Thread Alan Gauld
On 04/03/13 16:30, Lolo Lolo wrote: Also i want to learn web development ... ask which is a better bet, Bottle or Cherrypy? ... Also is Pyramid a lightweight framework as its description suggests or is it big/complex like Django? There are so many web frameworks for Python that asking which is

Re: [Tutor] some web and python version questions

2013-03-04 Thread Dave Angel
On 03/04/2013 11:30 AM, Lolo Lolo wrote: Hey all, i am running python 3.0 but i realized a lot of modules that support version 3 do not support 3.0. now i want to install Python 3.3 but im worried the two versions (3.0 and 3.3) might confuse my machine. i don't want to lose my work in 3.0 and

[Tutor] some web and python version questions

2013-03-04 Thread Lolo Lolo
Hey all, i am running python 3.0 but i realized a lot of modules that support version 3 do not support 3.0. now i want to install Python 3.3 but im worried the two versions (3.0 and 3.3) might confuse my machine. i don't want to lose my work in 3.0 and i installed some modules and saved some wor

Re: [Tutor] A CSV field is a list of integers - how to read it as such?

2013-03-04 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On 05/03/13 00:24, Dave Angel wrote: import array myarray = array.array('b', mylist) An array is somewhat slower than a list, I think that it's true that using a list *can* be faster, but that's only because we're comparing apples with oranges. Arrays do more work than lists. For example, u

Re: [Tutor] A CSV field is a list of integers - how to read it as such?

2013-03-04 Thread Dave Angel
On 03/04/2013 01:48 AM, DoanVietTrungAtGmail wrote: Don, Dave - Thanks for your help! Don: Thanks! I've just browsed the AST documentation, much of it goes over my head, but the ast.literal_eval helper function works beautifully for me. Dave: Again, thanks! Also, you asked "More space efficient

Re: [Tutor] Problem with os.system

2013-03-04 Thread Brad Hudson
> I have given the admin privileges for my drive but still os.system won't > work :( > Are you saying you applied "Administrator" privileges to the drive/folder? If so, are you executing your script as a normal user or as "Administrator"? Example: In order to run something from the command prompt a