[Tutor] Using a list

2009-05-30 Thread Doug Reid
The tutorial I'm using is discussing list, tuples, and dictionaries.  An exercise at the end wants me to do this:   Write a Character Creator program for a role-playing game. The player should be given a pool of 30 points to spend on four attributes: Strength,Stamina, Wisdom, and Dexterity. The

Re: [Tutor] Tinkering with Tkinter

2009-05-26 Thread Doug Reid
--- On Tue, 5/26/09, W W wrote: From: W W Subject: Re: [Tutor] Tinkering with Tkinter To: "Doug Reid" Cc: Tutor@python.org Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2009, 11:42 AM On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 7:45 PM, Doug Reid wrote: The following code and it's explanation doesn'

[Tutor] Tinkering with Tkinter

2009-05-25 Thread Doug Reid
The following code and it's explanation doesn't seem to work:   1. >>> from Tkinter import * 2. >>> tk = Tk() 3. >>> btn = Button(tk, text="click me") 4. >>> btn.pack()   In line 1, we import the contents of the Tk module, so we can use them—the most useful of these is Tk, which creates a basic win

Re: [Tutor] Can't print a string, gives me syntax error

2009-05-25 Thread Doug Reid
--- On Mon, 5/25/09, xbmuncher wrote: From: xbmuncher Subject: [Tutor] Can't print a string, gives me syntax error To: "tutor@python.org" Date: Monday, May 25, 2009, 5:48 PM I ran this in IDLE: >>> t = 'hi' >>> print t SyntaxError: invalid syntax (, line 1) I've also tried this as sample.

Re: [Tutor] Hi everyone....thanks for the help

2009-05-21 Thread Doug Reid
Thank you all for the help.  I believe I understand now, and think this will be a great group to learn from.   Doug ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor

[Tutor] Hi everyone

2009-05-20 Thread Doug Reid
Hi,   I'm teaching myself Python mainly for to use as a hobby.  I'd like to do graphical programs eventually and maybe some simple graphic games.  I feel I'm doing well with the tutorial I'm using but it would be nice to have some real people to ask questions and opinions, so on that note, I'm h