Re: [Tutor] exit message

2013-05-05 Thread Zachary Ware
On Sun, May 5, 2013 at 11:24 PM, Jim Mooney wrote: > > I've noticed that if you exit() a program you always get a traceback message: > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "", line 1, in > exit('what now?') > File "C:\Python33\lib\site.py", line 380, in __call__ > raise SystemExi

Re: [Tutor] exit message

2013-05-05 Thread Amit Saha
On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 2:56 PM, Jim Mooney wrote: >> Something like this? >> import sys > while 1: >> ... sys.exit('Exiting from Infinite Loop') >> ... >> Exiting from Infinite Loop > > I still get a traceback message from the console. I just want a clean > exit without that. I have a

Re: [Tutor] exit message

2013-05-05 Thread Jim Mooney
> Something like this? > >>> import sys while 1: > ... sys.exit('Exiting from Infinite Loop') > ... > Exiting from Infinite Loop I still get a traceback message from the console. I just want a clean exit without that. I have a feeling I'm thinking about something the wrong way ;') Traceb

Re: [Tutor] exit message

2013-05-05 Thread Amit Saha
On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 2:24 PM, Jim Mooney wrote: > I've noticed that if you exit() a program you always get a traceback message: > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "", line 1, in > exit('what now?') > File "C:\Python33\lib\site.py", line 380, in __call__ > raise SystemExit(c

[Tutor] exit message

2013-05-05 Thread Jim Mooney
I've noticed that if you exit() a program you always get a traceback message: Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 1, in exit('what now?') File "C:\Python33\lib\site.py", line 380, in __call__ raise SystemExit(code) What if you just want to exit for some normal reason and

Re: [Tutor] Clear screen questions

2013-05-05 Thread Brian van den Broek
On 5 May 2013 23:12, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > > On 06/05/13 12:37, Brian van den Broek wrote: >> Try: >> >> def pragmatic_as_if_clear(): >> print '\n' * 100 >> >> which isn't too far off of what clear does in bash. > > Not in the version of bash I am using in an xterm window. (To be precis

Re: [Tutor] Clear screen questions

2013-05-05 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On 06/05/13 12:37, Brian van den Broek wrote: On 5 May 2013 22:10, boB Stepp wrote: On Sun, May 5, 2013 at 7:54 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote: So my main question is there a truly clean, cross-platform solution to the clear screen dilemma? If my online searching is accurate, then the ans

Re: [Tutor] Clear screen questions

2013-05-05 Thread Brian van den Broek
On 5 May 2013 22:10, boB Stepp wrote: > On Sun, May 5, 2013 at 7:54 PM, Steven D'Aprano > wrote: > > > > >> So my main question is there a truly clean, cross-platform solution to > >> the clear screen dilemma? If my online searching is accurate, then the > >> answer appears to be no, unless

Re: [Tutor] Clear screen questions

2013-05-05 Thread boB Stepp
On Sun, May 5, 2013 at 7:54 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > On 06/05/13 10:17, boB Stepp wrote: >> [...] > > But even on Windows that will not work, if you are running under IDLE. And > unfortunately there is no official way to tell if you are running under > IDLE, or any other IDE for that matter. >

Re: [Tutor] Using graphics

2013-05-05 Thread Dave Angel
Please reply to the list, not to an individual, unless the response is personal, or something like a thank-you. Also, please put your response *after* whatever you're quoting, and use the feature in your mail that uses the carets to mark quoted portions. On 05/05/2013 09:17 AM, Stafford Baine

Re: [Tutor] Clear screen questions

2013-05-05 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On 06/05/13 10:17, boB Stepp wrote: I have been playing around with my own version of a guess the number game that I wrote before looking at how the kids' book (which I am reviewing for my kids) did it. For some reason my children are fascinated by this game and keep asking me for improvements. T

[Tutor] Clear screen questions

2013-05-05 Thread boB Stepp
I have been playing around with my own version of a guess the number game that I wrote before looking at how the kids' book (which I am reviewing for my kids) did it. For some reason my children are fascinated by this game and keep asking me for improvements. The latest one was to implement an auto

Re: [Tutor] Using graphics

2013-05-05 Thread boB Stepp
On Sun, May 5, 2013 at 6:49 AM, Stafford Baines wrote: > I have just finished Python Programming by Michael Dawson. A wonderful book > with downloadable examples. However, after many hours of frustrating attempts > I can't get the graphics to work. > I own this book, too, but I am not actively

Re: [Tutor] stumped by what looks like recursive list comprehension

2013-05-05 Thread Zachary Ware
On Sun, May 5, 2013 at 11:56 AM, Jim Mooney wrote: > I looked up "list comprehension" after the last explanation and it's > really cool. But the example below stumps me. I understand the second > part, "primes =" but the first part, "noprimes =" baffles me since it > swaps i and j back and forth i

Re: [Tutor] stumped by what looks like recursive list comprehension

2013-05-05 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On 06/05/13 02:56, Jim Mooney wrote: I looked up "list comprehension" after the last explanation and it's really cool. But the example below stumps me. I understand the second part, "primes =" but the first part, "noprimes =" baffles me since it swaps i and j back and forth in what looks like a c

[Tutor] stumped by what looks like recursive list comprehension

2013-05-05 Thread Jim Mooney
I looked up "list comprehension" after the last explanation and it's really cool. But the example below stumps me. I understand the second part, "primes =" but the first part, "noprimes =" baffles me since it swaps i and j back and forth in what looks like a circle ;') Also, the other examples I l

Re: [Tutor] Using graphics

2013-05-05 Thread Dave Angel
On 05/05/2013 07:49 AM, Stafford Baines wrote: I have just finished Python Programming by Michael Dawson. A wonderful book with downloadable examples. However, after many hours of frustrating attempts I can't get the graphics to work. I get error messages such as 'no module called python.image

[Tutor] Using graphics

2013-05-05 Thread Stafford Baines
I have just finished Python Programming by Michael Dawson. A wonderful book with downloadable examples. However, after many hours of frustrating attempts I can't get the graphics to work. I get error messages such as 'no module called python.image' I have made sure that the folder Livewires i

Re: [Tutor] Raw string form variable

2013-05-05 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On 05/05/13 18:00, Ajin Abraham wrote: Please refer this paste: http://bpaste.net/show/vsTXLEjwTLrWjjnfmmKn/ and suggest me the possible solutions. There is no need for a paste bin for this. In six months time, when other people are searching the mail archives looking for answers, the paste bi

Re: [Tutor] Raw string form variable

2013-05-05 Thread Peter Otten
Ajin Abraham wrote: > Please refer this paste: http://bpaste.net/show/vsTXLEjwTLrWjjnfmmKn/ > and suggest me the possible solutions. > Regards, Quoting the paste: > i am executing these in Python 2.7 interpreter > >>>import os > >>> os.path.join(r'C:\win\apple.exe') > #will returns me = 'C:\\win

[Tutor] Raw string form variable

2013-05-05 Thread Ajin Abraham
Please refer this paste: http://bpaste.net/show/vsTXLEjwTLrWjjnfmmKn/ and suggest me the possible solutions. Regards, Ajin Abraham ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listin