Re: [Tutor] Set changing order of items?

2007-01-21 Thread Adam Cripps
On 1/20/07, Kent Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Adam Cripps wrote: > > Many thanks all - I've got there in the end, using a tuple inside a > > set, ditching the question number and then rendering the sum for > > output in my main gui module. > > > >

Re: [Tutor] Set changing order of items?

2007-01-20 Thread Adam Cripps
On 1/20/07, Kent Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Adam Cripps wrote: > > On 1/19/07, Simon Brunning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> On 1/19/07, Adam Cripps <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> I'm adding strings to a Set to prevent duplicat

Re: [Tutor] Set changing order of items?

2007-01-19 Thread Adam Cripps
On 1/19/07, Simon Brunning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 1/19/07, Adam Cripps <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm adding strings to a Set to prevent duplicates. However, the > > strings are meant to be in the correct order. When I add the string to > > the

[Tutor] Set changing order of items?

2007-01-19 Thread Adam Cripps
I'm adding strings to a Set to prevent duplicates. However, the strings are meant to be in the correct order. When I add the string to the Set, the order seems to change (and I don't seem to be able to predict what order they are in). The string is a simple addition question which should look like

Re: [Tutor] Removing duplicates in a list with a fixed length of items in the list.

2007-01-11 Thread Adam Cripps
On 1/11/07, Adam Cripps <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 1/11/07, Kent Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Adam Cripps wrote: > > > I have a list which comprises of simple random arithmetic problems for > > > teachers to give to their pupils. This list mus

[Tutor] Removing duplicates in a list with a fixed length of items in the list.

2007-01-11 Thread Adam Cripps
I have a list which comprises of simple random arithmetic problems for teachers to give to their pupils. This list must be a set length (if the teacher asks for 10 questions, they should get 10 questions), but should not have any duplicates. I've seen the use of sets, but this reduces the size of

[Tutor] Lists of lists - different sized lists

2006-05-19 Thread Adam Cripps
I'm trying to sort [1] a list of people randomly into groups. My guess is that a list of lists will do the trick here. However, the randrange fails with an empty range. How can I check for this? I thought that my pupils list wouldn't reach zero with the while len(pupils)>0: would keep it above 0.

[Tutor] Cleaning up input before inserting into MySQL.

2006-03-25 Thread Adam Cripps
I have a textarea which collects text and other characters. I'm attempting to put this into a MySQL database. See code at [1]. However, if I use any type of quotes (either single or double) then it prematurely closes the SQL statement, and I get an errror: ProgrammingError: (1064, "You have an er

Re: [Tutor] Mysql BLOB strangeness?

2006-03-25 Thread Adam Cripps
On 3/19/06, Brian Gustin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OK so I guess you know what you need to do now :) something like this > perhaaps : > > (modified your original code) > > reportlist = query(reportquery) > mystring = '' > for row in reportlist: > id = row[0] > title = row[1] >

Re: [Tutor] html and mod_python

2006-03-22 Thread Adam Cripps
On 3/23/06, Patty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi! > > I created a form in a python file that takes values selected from 6 different > drop down boxes: > > for target in all_targets: >s = s + "" >s = s + "" % target >s = s + "" >for host in hosts: >if tar

Re: [Tutor] Mysql BLOB strangeness?

2006-03-19 Thread Adam Cripps
On 3/18/06, Brian Gustin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Oh. just found the original question.. :) > > OK perhaps this would be more helpful if you were to manually query > mysql on command line and paste the results it outputs here. > > what I am betting is your method to get the data out of teh quer

Re: [Tutor] Mysql BLOB strangeness?

2006-03-18 Thread Adam Cripps
On 3/17/06, Brian Gustin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > if the data is not binary, you can use TEXT type - accepts all readable > characters and data, BLOB type is more for binary data storage, and > MYSQL's Varchar type only stores up to 255 characters. (65,536 bits, or > 64Kbits) > > If you are sto

Re: [Tutor] Mysql BLOB strangeness?

2006-03-17 Thread Adam Cripps
On 3/17/06, Kent Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Adam Cripps wrote: > > On 3/17/06, Kent Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>Why are you using a BLOB when the content is text? > > > > I'm using BLOB because I want them to be able to write con

Re: [Tutor] Mysql BLOB strangeness?

2006-03-17 Thread Adam Cripps
On 3/17/06, Kent Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Adam Cripps wrote: > > I'm trying to build a mini-CMS for my class to manage a single > > webpage, using CGI and mysql. The children will be storing their main > > content in a BLOB within a Mysql database.

[Tutor] Mysql BLOB strangeness?

2006-03-17 Thread Adam Cripps
I'm trying to build a mini-CMS for my class to manage a single webpage, using CGI and mysql. The children will be storing their main content in a BLOB within a Mysql database. When I query the content column, I get a strange return like this: array('c', 'This is a test ') - when the only text I

Re: [Tutor] Design suggestion - is a cookie the answer?

2006-01-17 Thread Adam Cripps
On 1/17/06, Alan Gauld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > you are using GET instead of POST? GET is the default > > > submission method but POST is nearly always better and > > > should avoid the problem here. (I think, I haven't tried it!) > > > > I believe the python CGI module is submission-method

Re: [Tutor] Design suggestion - is a cookie the answer?

2006-01-15 Thread Adam Cripps
On 1/15/06, Simon Gerber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'd recommend using client side JavaScript for this. > > Create a submit function in JavaScript that will only > > actually submit the form if all the questions have been > > completed. > > I'm sure this is implied in Alan's post, but I'm goin

[Tutor] Design suggestion - is a cookie the answer?

2006-01-14 Thread Adam Cripps
I've developed a nice but simple cgi script [1] which produces multiplication questions for children in my class. It randomly presents a list of questions and then checks the answers once they push submit. The form builds up a fairly long list of vars which are passed to a method which checks the q

Re: [Tutor] Python equiv to PHP "include" ?

2005-09-29 Thread Adam Cripps
On 9/29/05, Jay Loden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've not been able to find an answer to this conundrum anywhere: > > My current website is done in PHP with a setup something like this: > > ::PHP TEMPLATE CODE:: > > include('file.htm') > > ::PHP TEMPLATE CODE:: > > This way, I can have PHP embedd

Re: [Tutor] cgi.FieldStorage to int

2005-09-21 Thread Adam Cripps
On 9/21/05, Kent Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Adam Cripps wrote: > > On 9/21/05, Kent Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>Adam Cripps wrote: > >> > >>>I'm trying to get a cgi.FieldStorage into an int. > >>>

Re: [Tutor] cgi.FieldStorage to int

2005-09-21 Thread Adam Cripps
On 9/21/05, Kent Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Adam Cripps wrote: > > I'm trying to get a cgi.FieldStorage into an int. > > > > The input is in numeric form, as it is provided by an > > drop-down box. However, when I try > > > > timestabl

[Tutor] cgi.FieldStorage to int

2005-09-21 Thread Adam Cripps
I'm trying to get a cgi.FieldStorage into an int. The input is in numeric form, as it is provided by an drop-down box. However, when I try timestable = int(form.getvalue('timestable')) I get an error that the type is None - I guess this is because FieldStorage is a class. However, I've trawled

Re: [Tutor] Timer on CGI

2005-09-19 Thread Adam Cripps
On 9/19/05, Alan Gauld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 1. I want to store the results in a mySQL database - I've done > > this > > kind of thing before using PHP - are there any good tutorial > > resources > > for using mysql with python? > > There is a generic DB API howto document and I have a da

[Tutor] Timer on CGI

2005-09-19 Thread Adam Cripps
Some of my pupils at school are working through simple mathematic problems (multiplication tables) through my website. I basically show some tables, they enter the results and then get feedback on how they did. I have two questions - and my guess is that one will be easier than the other. 1. I w

Re: [Tutor] Confused about embedding python in Html

2005-08-20 Thread Adam Cripps
On 8/21/05, Tony Cappellini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I want to use embedded python in an html page. > However, I dont want to force the user to have python installed for the > page to work. > Is there any way to make the embedded python code be executed by the server? > > I'm hoping ti u

Re: [Tutor] Python hosting again

2005-08-15 Thread Adam Cripps
On 8/11/05, Jorge Louis De Castro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hello, > > I'm interested in writing with my own Python implementation of a Jabber IM > server and client. > Anyone knows where I could host my Python Jabber IM server for a reasonable > monlthy fee? It doesn't need to be

Re: [Tutor] wxPython shaped window

2005-06-26 Thread Adam Cripps
On 6/25/05, Adam Bark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for the info Adam I just seem to be having a problem with the panel > size it greys out nearly all the image. Ideally I would like to make the > panel transparent but I can't work out how to do that. > > > On

Re: [Tutor] wxPython shaped window

2005-06-25 Thread Adam Cripps
On 6/25/05, Adam Bark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is it possible to put controls into a shaped window in wxPython. I have > tried putting a button on the demo and it becomes the exact size and shape > of the window. Also when I tried to bind it to an action it wouldn't even > start. > > Adam >

Re: [Tutor] MineSweeper

2005-06-25 Thread Adam Cripps
On 6/25/05, Alberto Troiano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey Tutors > I have a question > I want to make a minesweeper (just for practice) but I don't what can I use > to make the GUI > I was thinking about buttons (click event you know) and change the > background image on change > Maybe there's a

Re: [Tutor] Help with Tkinter teachers' report program?

2005-06-25 Thread Adam Cripps
On 6/25/05, Michael P. Reilly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 6/24/05, Adam Cripps <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 6/24/05, Michael P. Reilly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On 6/24/05, Adam Cripps <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I hadn&#

Re: [Tutor] Help with Tkinter teachers' report program?

2005-06-24 Thread Adam Cripps
On 6/24/05, Michael P. Reilly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 6/24/05, Adam Cripps <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I hadn't thought about a scrollbar - that would be very useful, > > although doesn't add to the management side of the statement (i.e. >

Re: [Tutor] Help with Tkinter teachers' report program?

2005-06-24 Thread Adam Cripps
On 6/24/05, Michael P. Reilly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 6/24/05, Adam Cripps <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am a teacher and have written this little Python/Tkinter application > > to help me with my report writing: > > > > http://cvs.sourceforg

[Tutor] Help with Tkinter teachers' report program?

2005-06-24 Thread Adam Cripps
I am a teacher and have written this little Python/Tkinter application to help me with my report writing: http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/squawk/ It's released under GPL and was quite fun to write. However, currently the application only allows for 15 statements to be managed. Increasing

Re: [Tutor] Python Books

2005-06-12 Thread Adam Cripps
On 6/12/05, Kristiano Ang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey guys, > On and off, I've been looking through the Python tutorials and I've > been following the Josh Cogliati tutorial. While good for the basics, > I find them to be a little incomplete (i.e: Lack of answers/followups > for the excercis

[Tutor] New pet project - stripping down html content.

2005-06-10 Thread Adam Cripps
I've been working through some of the early python challenges [1] and feel enthused to scratch a current itch. However, I want to sound out my idea for the itch before I start coding to get a perspective on the direction I should take. I've recently bought a media player that also displays .txt fi

Re: [Tutor] (no subject)

2005-03-05 Thread Adam Cripps
On Sun, 6 Mar 2005 07:38:54 +, Adam Cripps <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 12:14:28 -0500, Brian van den Broek > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Kevin said unto the world upon 2005-03-04 10:43: > > Hello all. I have just completed my very first pytho

Re: [Tutor] Saving Entry fields in Tkinter

2005-03-01 Thread Adam Cripps
On Tue, 1 Mar 2005 15:31:10 +, Adam Cripps <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 1 Mar 2005 15:30:02 +0000, Adam Cripps <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tue, 1 Mar 2005 12:52:57 +0100, Ewald Ertl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi! >

Re: [Tutor] Saving Entry fields in Tkinter

2005-03-01 Thread Adam Cripps
On Tue, 1 Mar 2005 15:30:02 +, Adam Cripps <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 1 Mar 2005 12:52:57 +0100, Ewald Ertl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi! > > > > Perhaps this could help you: > > > > fileContent=open( "my/file/to/read&

[Tutor] Saving Entry fields in Tkinter

2005-03-01 Thread Adam Cripps
I'm writing an application which has rows of Entry fields (created in a loop - see previous thread; and thanks guys!). All the content of the Entry fields are accessed through self.contentlist[i].get() Now I'm trying to save the content of those fields in a friendly format. I've used pickle in the

Re: [Tutor] Recursive Tkinter buttons

2005-02-27 Thread Adam Cripps
On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 16:06:32 -, Alan Gauld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > - however, when I click the button, I want self.showButton to know > > which one of them was pressed. I've seen in other gui programming > the > > idea of an id or identifier - I can't see that here. Ideally, I > would >

Re: [Tutor] Recursive Tkinter buttons

2005-02-26 Thread Adam Cripps
On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 12:21:18 +0100, Michael Lange > > You see, in my example above I called the list "buttonlist" instead of > "button"; maybe this naming > helps avoid confusion . > > Best regards > > Michael Many thanks for the help here. I got all my buttons displayed and stored in the

Re: [Tutor] Recursive Tkinter buttons

2005-02-24 Thread Adam Cripps
On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 21:26:29 -0500, Kent Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Adam Cripps wrote: > > I'm trying to create recursive Tkinter buttons with: > > > > for i in range(0,10): > > print i > >

[Tutor] Recursive Tkinter buttons

2005-02-24 Thread Adam Cripps
I'm trying to create recursive Tkinter buttons with: for i in range(0,10): print i buttonlabel = "field " +str(i) button[i] = Button (text=buttonlabel) button[i].grid(column=3, row = i+3

Re: [Tutor] Trying out Tkinter with problems

2005-02-19 Thread Adam Cripps
On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 10:43:07 +0100, Gregor Lingl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Adam! > > I'm not a Tkinter expert, so I probably cannot provide > the best solution for your problem. > Nevertheless I tried two corrections, which adress your > problem seeminly

[Tutor] Trying out Tkinter with problems

2005-02-19 Thread Adam Cripps
I'm trying out Tkinter as one of my first forays into GUI programming. However, I'm having a couple of problems. My intitial efforts can be seen at: http://www.monkeez.org/code/python/tkinter/min.txt or here [1]. Firstly, I'm trying to grab the contents of Entry widget entry1 with a StringVar and

Re: [Tutor] Address book sort of (fwd)

2004-12-05 Thread Adam Cripps
On Sun, 5 Dec 2004 09:22:25 +0300 (Arab Standard Time), Eri Mendz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > -- > Regards, > Eri Mendz > > -- Forwarded message -- > Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2004 15:53:36 +0300 (Arab Standard Time) > Subject: Address book sort of > > Dear Tutor, > > I like to kno