[Tutor] learning python from scratch

2019-02-06 Thread Michael Munn
dear fellow programmeers, this is michael. I have a question for Python. I'm a beginner Pythonist. I havee been learning the history and it's use for past years. My main focus this year is to learn it's code and begin coding. Where can I find resource for this? All comment are gre

Re: [Tutor] graphics library for teaching Python

2018-12-21 Thread Michael Mossey
On Fri, Dec 21, 2018 at 9:15 AM Mike Barnett wrote: > >There are two sub-topics I'm interested in - (1) graphics, as in drawing > interesting pictures or art, or using diagrams for data visualization. (2) > Simple games, with the use of sprites. > > Can you post some images of similar programs /

[Tutor] graphics library for teaching Python

2018-12-21 Thread Michael Mossey
I'm a computer science tutor and I'm asking advice about a graphics or game library that can be used with Python effectively for teaching purposes. I've found that having my student pick a long-term project is a good way for them to learn coding, and graphics or games make great projects that both

[Tutor] help please

2018-10-10 Thread Michael Schmitt
the following error for rivers in rivers.values(): AttributeError: 'str' object has no attribute 'values' Thanks for the help. Sincerely, Michael S. Schmitt [https://ipmcdn.avast.com/images/icons/icon-envelope-tick-round-orange-animated-no-repeat-v1.gif]<https://www.a

[Tutor] Hi This is Michael Munn and I’m interested of the Python programming language.

2018-08-26 Thread Michael Munn
Hi All, This is Michael and I have a question about resources on starting to code python. I’m using Python 3.6 and I heard a friend of mine told me that He write his code using a word processer called Note pad plus some thing like that to code. Any idea where to get this word Processer? Please

Re: [Tutor] Python C extension - which method?

2018-05-07 Thread Michael C
Sorry I don't understand your suggestion. Use "ctypes.CDLL" and "ctypes.WinDLL" this works, mydll = cdll.LoadLibrary('test.dll') print(mydll.sum(3,2)) and this doens't mydll = cdll('test.dll') print(mydll.sum(3,2)) What's the syntax of what you suggested? Thanks On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 3:15 AM

[Tutor] I'm attempting to code the barbershop problem in OS except with 3 barbers instead of one. Can anyone help rewrite my Barber1 and Barber2 classes so it just uses the functions already defined i

2018-04-25 Thread Michael Solan
class Barber: barberWorkingEvent = Event() def sleep(self): self.barberWorkingEvent.wait() def wakeUp(self): self.barberWorkingEvent.set() def cutHair(self, customer): #Set barber as busy self.barberWorkingEvent.clear() print '{0} is having a haircut from barber\n'.format(customer.name) HairCutting

[Tutor] Counting iterations of a function

2017-11-30 Thread Michael Dowell
x27;1' for each question, for each question asked. Is there a way to count how many times a give line of code is executed? For instance, every time the oracle() function is run, a counter goes up. Thanks for any help. Program: #Michael Dowell #11-26-27 #Capstone: Magic 8-ball #import modules

Re: [Tutor] Windows Memory Basics

2017-10-21 Thread Michael C
ff > 08 [0xf4f5fc01] = ff > 09 [0xf4f5fc02] = ff > 10 [0xf4f5fc03] = ff > 11 [0xf4f5fc04] = ff > 12 [0xf4f5fc05] = ff > 13 [0xf4f5fc06] = cc > 14 [0xf4f5fc07] = cc > 15 [0xf4f5fc08] = cc > > > In other words, even if you have the source code for the program you w

Re: [Tutor] Windows Memory Basics

2017-10-21 Thread Michael C
cool stuff! On Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 2:17 AM, Alan Gauld via Tutor wrote: > On 17/10/17 01:02, Michael C wrote: > > > that is, one number, can be truncated and exist in multiple locations > like > > this > > > > double = 12345678 > > > > 123 is

[Tutor] I found something nice!

2017-10-20 Thread Michael C
Hi all! My project needs to use MEMORY_BASIC_INFORMATION() and SYSTEM_INFO() structures, and previously I thought there wasn't a way (thanks to ErykSun, who wrote it for me, which I have been using) Now I found out someone actually wrote a long time ago, so all I have to do is to download and ins

Re: [Tutor] Windows Memory Basics

2017-10-17 Thread Michael C
ncrement by one' approach, actually luck out and get that value in it's actual position? On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 4:53 PM, Michael C wrote: > ah, i am bummed completely haha. > > Is there a way to tell which parts a variables so I can scan it? > Maybe you could point me

Re: [Tutor] Windows Memory Basics

2017-10-17 Thread Michael C
ah, i am bummed completely haha. Is there a way to tell which parts a variables so I can scan it? Maybe you could point me to some reading materials? thanks :) On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 4:48 PM, Alan Gauld via Tutor wrote: > On 16/10/17 21:04, Michael C wrote: > > > I don't und

[Tutor] Windows Memory Basics

2017-10-16 Thread Michael C
Hi all: I don't understand this part about the memory: if I used VirtualQueryEx to find out if a region of memory is ok to scan, and it says it's ok, are the values in the region arranged like this: short,int,double,long,char, double, short in as in, random? I am asking this because, if it's

Re: [Tutor] using while loop for read process memory

2017-10-13 Thread Michael C
to use increment by 1. Now, from what I have been reading, it seems there is a better way to do it, for instance, a for loop. for(start,finish, 8) why 8? because double begins at exact 0 or multiple of 8 bytes, right? On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 6:54 PM, Michael C wrote: > Here is my question ab

Re: [Tutor] using while loop for read process memory

2017-10-13 Thread Michael C
ause I ran this in a while loop with start += 1 so in the last 7 bytes, I'd be reading past the end of this memory chunk. Is this right? On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 6:54 PM, Michael C wrote: > Here is my question about the memory: > > So I have a base address of a chunk o

Re: [Tutor] using while loop for read process memory

2017-10-13 Thread Michael C
there is a better way to do it, for instance, a for loop. for(start,finish, 8) why 8? because double begins at exact 0 or multiple of 8 bytes, right? On Sun, Oct 8, 2017 at 4:46 PM, Alan Gauld via Tutor wrote: > On 08/10/17 20:18, Michael C wrote: > > This is the red part > >

Re: [Tutor] using while loop for read process memory

2017-10-09 Thread Michael C
thank for replying, but I am toast, so I'll reply tomorrow, thanks! On Sun, Oct 8, 2017 at 4:46 PM, Alan Gauld via Tutor wrote: > On 08/10/17 20:18, Michael C wrote: > > This is the red part > > index = current_address > > end = current_address + mbi.Region

Re: [Tutor] using while loop for read process memory

2017-10-08 Thread Michael C
I'll explain better when I get on a pc. On Oct 8, 2017 12:18 PM, "Michael C" wrote: > This is the red part > index = current_address > end = current_address + mbi.RegionSize > > while index < end: > if ReadProcessMemory

Re: [Tutor] using while loop for read process memory

2017-10-08 Thread Michael C
lue comparison to be implemented. pass else: raise ctypes.WinError(ctypes.get_last_error()) index += 1 On Oct 8, 2017 12:16 PM, "Mats Wichmann" wrote: > On 10/08/2017 11:20 AM, Michael C wrote: > > Hi all: > >

[Tutor] using while loop for read process memory

2017-10-08 Thread Michael C
Hi all: I have the following code, and somehow I must have fed the read process Memory incorrectly. what the code does is to check a region of memory to see whether or not it can be scanned. mbi.Protect == PAGE_READWRITE and mbi.State == MEM_COMMIT If this is true,then it proceeds to scan the me

Re: [Tutor] How do I scan memory for singles, doubles and so on?

2017-10-08 Thread Michael C
update: I should have put down buffer = ctypes.c_double() instead of buffer = ctypes.c_double. Sorry all On Sat, Oct 7, 2017 at 8:18 PM, Michael C wrote: > I am following some examples online such as this one: > https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/vstudio/en-US/ > ce0cc398-2b96-

Re: [Tutor] How do I scan memory for singles, doubles and so on?

2017-10-08 Thread Michael C
you to look at: DWORD read = 0; LPVOID buffer = 0 (ReadProcessMemory(hackProcess, (void*)start, &buffer, sizeof(int), &read) So, what's the Python equivalent statements for sizeof(int) ? On Sat, Oct 7, 2017 at 7:38 PM, Michael C wrote: > Oh I am trying to write my ow

Re: [Tutor] How do I scan memory for singles, doubles and so on?

2017-10-08 Thread Michael C
t 7, 2017 at 6:58 PM, Mats Wichmann wrote: > it might help if you mention what you are trying to do. if it is > forensics, there a bunch of python tools in that area. your problem may > already have solutions you could use. > > On October 7, 2017 3:00:25 PM MDT, Michael C com> wrot

Re: [Tutor] How do I scan memory for singles, doubles and so on?

2017-10-07 Thread Michael C
Or to put it better, I think, it's How do I set up ReadProcessMemory, so that it returns a double instead of 129819721. On Sat, Oct 7, 2017 at 2:00 PM, Michael C wrote: > Hi all: > > I am working on a memory scanner, and the source code and output is as > following: >

[Tutor] How do I scan memory for singles, doubles and so on?

2017-10-07 Thread Michael C
Hi all: I am working on a memory scanner, and the source code and output is as following: Now, I know why my buffer from read process memory looks like values such as "67108864" ; it's because I read into the buffer entire chunk of memory at a time, because I fed read process memory this: "mbi.R

Re: [Tutor] ctypes wintypes

2017-10-07 Thread Michael C
thing? # Don't do read memory yet. # make it traverse through all memory and print out when protect and state # are both true. ## ##MEM_COMMIT = 0x1000; ##PAGE_READWRITE = 0x04; ## ##current_address = sysinfo.lpMinimumApplicationAddress ##end_address = sysinfo.lpMaximumApplicationAddress ## ##wh

Re: [Tutor] ctypes wintypes

2017-10-07 Thread Michael C
(mbi.BaseAddress) TypeError: byref() argument must be a ctypes instance, not 'int' On Fri, Oct 6, 2017 at 2:53 PM, eryk sun wrote: > On Fri, Oct 6, 2017 at 10:26 PM, Michael C > wrote: > > > > base = mbi.BaseAddress > > buffer = ctypes.c_int32() > &

Re: [Tutor] ctypes wintypes

2017-10-07 Thread Michael C
like this? buffer = ctypes.byref(ctypes.create_string_buffer(4)) On Fri, Oct 6, 2017 at 1:55 PM, eryk sun wrote: > On Fri, Oct 6, 2017 at 9:12 PM, Michael C > wrote: > > > > How do I create a buffer, or rather, is a buffer just a variable? > > A buffer is a bl

Re: [Tutor] ctypes wintypes

2017-10-07 Thread Michael C
;buffer is: ',buffer) else: raise ctypes.WinError(ctypes.get_last_error()) On Fri, Oct 6, 2017 at 2:06 PM, Michael C wrote: > like this? > > buffer = ctypes.byref(ctypes.create_string_buffer(4)) > > On Fri, Oct 6, 2017 at 1:55 PM, eryk sun wrote: > >> On Fri, Oct

Re: [Tutor] ctypes wintypes

2017-10-06 Thread Michael C
Size, None): print('buffer is: ',buffer) else: print('something is wrong') On Fri, Oct 6, 2017 at 12:03 PM, eryk sun wrote: > On Fri, Oct 6, 2017 at 7:43 PM, Michael C > wrote: > > Sorry but I dont understand this line: > > > > m

Re: [Tutor] ctypes wintypes

2017-10-06 Thread Michael C
FO.lpMinimumApplicationAddress) >code ends and then it says Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:/Users/AwesomeGuy/Google Drive/My life of hacking/SWTOR/mah scanner/with_eryk_sun_s_help_peace by peace.py", line 55, in Kernel32.GetSystemInfo(LPSYSTEM_INFO) ctypes.ArgumentError: arg

Re: [Tutor] ctypes wintypes

2017-10-06 Thread Michael C
= (LPVOID, PMEMORY_BASIC_INFORMATION, SIZE_T) thanks ! On Thu, Oct 5, 2017 at 1:13 PM, eryk sun wrote: > On Thu, Oct 5, 2017 at 8:27 PM, Michael C > wrote: > > > > How do I see the values of each field? This doesn't work. > > > > print(PMEMORY_BASIC_I

Re: [Tutor] ctypes wintypes

2017-10-05 Thread Michael C
First of all, thanks for the reply. How do I see the values of each field? This doesn't work. print(PMEMORY_BASIC_INFORMATION.Protect) thanks! On Thu, Oct 5, 2017 at 11:34 AM, eryk sun wrote: > On Tue, Oct 3, 2017 at 10:30 PM, Michael C > wrote: > > > > I am tryin

Re: [Tutor] ctypes wintypes

2017-10-05 Thread Michael C
Sorry about asking these super obvious little things, I am actually a 1st student, but I acing my programming 101 at the moment lol On Thu, Oct 5, 2017 at 12:27 PM, Michael C wrote: > First of all, thanks for the reply. > > > How do I see the values of each field? This doesn'

Re: [Tutor] ctypes wintypes

2017-10-04 Thread Michael C
Is there a module that does this for me? If it exists, how do I find it? thanks On Tue, Oct 3, 2017 at 5:04 PM, Michael C wrote: > i see i see. > > On Tue, Oct 3, 2017 at 4:50 PM, Alan Gauld via Tutor > wrote: > >> On 03/10/17 22:30, Michael C wrote: >> >> &g

Re: [Tutor] ctypes wintypes

2017-10-03 Thread Michael C
i see i see. On Tue, Oct 3, 2017 at 4:50 PM, Alan Gauld via Tutor wrote: > On 03/10/17 22:30, Michael C wrote: > > > I am trying to create SYSTEM_INFO structure and MEMORY_BASIC_INFORMATION > > structure > > > > I think there are modules for this purp

[Tutor] ctypes wintypes

2017-10-03 Thread Michael C
Hi all: I am trying to create SYSTEM_INFO structure and MEMORY_BASIC_INFORMATION structure I think there are modules for this purpose? Is it the ctypes.wintypes? if so, please point me to a documentation for it. Thanks! ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@p

[Tutor] I want to learn how memory works!

2017-09-29 Thread Michael C
Hi all, after 1 week of on and off hacking, I realized I simply don't know enough about how memory works fundamentally! Could you point me to a source of information about all the things someone should know before he starts writing a memory scanner? Attached is my current code, which doesn't work

[Tutor] windows specific: read process memory

2017-09-25 Thread Michael C
Hi all, I have a few questions about memory scanning! The following code attempts to print out all addresses whose value is int(-143)! 1. I am using a for loop to go through all the addresses! Is this the right thing to do? 2. I feed the read process memory function with hex(i), correct? 3. I am

Re: [Tutor] "Path tree"

2017-08-17 Thread Michael C
r, > Mauritius > abdurrahmaanjanhangeer.wordpress.com > > On 14 Aug 2017 02:28, "Michael C" wrote: > > Hi all: > > I am trying to formulate a "path-finding" function, and I am stuck on this > problem: > > Please look at the picture atta

Re: [Tutor] Fwd: Re: "Path tree"

2017-08-14 Thread Michael C
; > > pic > > http://imgur.com/a/CwA2G > > > > On Mon, Aug 14, 2017 at 8:55 AM, Alan Gauld via Tutor > <mailto:tutor@python.org>> wrote: > > > > On 13/08/17 21:07, Michael C wrote: > > > > > Please look at the picture attached: &g

Re: [Tutor] "Path tree"

2017-08-14 Thread Michael C
http://imgur.com/a/CwA2G I don't know to do this with math :( On Sun, Aug 13, 2017 at 1:07 PM, Michael C wrote: > Hi all: > > I am trying to formulate a "path-finding" function, and I am stuck on this > problem: > > Please look at the picture attached: T

[Tutor] "Path tree"

2017-08-13 Thread Michael C
Hi all: I am trying to formulate a "path-finding" function, and I am stuck on this problem: Please look at the picture attached: Those dots are coordinates of (x,y), and this tree can be thought of as a list of tuples, with each tuple consisting of (x,y). Now I am trying to make a function go th

Re: [Tutor] class newbie

2017-07-23 Thread Michael C
thanks! On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 5:35 PM, Danny Yoo wrote: > On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 1:24 PM, Michael C > wrote: > > class mahschool: > > def print(): > > print('Say something') > > > By the way, you've chosen a name for your method th

Re: [Tutor] class newbie

2017-07-23 Thread Michael C
never mind, I forgot to put 'self' in the method definition! class mahschool: def print(self): print('Say something') a = mahschool() a.print() On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 1:24 PM, Michael C wrote: > class mahschool: > def print(): > p

[Tutor] class newbie

2017-07-23 Thread Michael C
class mahschool: def print(): print('Say something') a = mahschool() a.print() With this, I get this error: Traceback (most recent call last): File "test.py", line 8, in a.print() TypeError: print() takes 0 positional arguments but 1 was given What did I do wrong? Thank

[Tutor] tkinter actively maintained?

2017-06-12 Thread Michael C
Hi all: is tkinter still being actively maintained? I only had to ask about this because I have never looked stuff like this up before. Is it ok to develop using it, is it going to be dropped in the near future? thanks! ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@pyt

Re: [Tutor] threading tutorial

2017-06-02 Thread Michael C
ihave to look at this tomorrow, thanks for the reply! On Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 6:18 PM Alan Gauld via Tutor wrote: > On 01/06/17 16:30, Michael C wrote: > > Oh i get it alright, however in my code I have to push the W button like > > this: > > > > impor

Re: [Tutor] threading tutorial

2017-06-01 Thread Michael C
let me try that! thanks! On Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 10:52 AM, Jerry Hill wrote: > On Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 11:30 AM, Michael C > wrote: > > Oh i get it alright, however in my code I have to push the W button like > > this: > > > > import pyautogui > > impo

Re: [Tutor] threading tutorial

2017-06-01 Thread Michael C
nds i need it. and so it's not responsive enough for this reason. Is there a way to pause/kill the thread? thanks! On Thu, May 25, 2017 at 7:47 PM, Michael C wrote: > message received, i ll take a look tomorrow asap. > > thanks for replying!!! > > On Thu, May 25, 2017 at 3:03 P

Re: [Tutor] threading tutorial

2017-05-26 Thread Michael C
message received, i ll take a look tomorrow asap. thanks for replying!!! On Thu, May 25, 2017 at 3:03 PM, Cameron Simpson wrote: > On 25May2017 11:52, Michael C wrote: > >> Right now all i need is to grab 3 values from 3 variables before killing a >> thread, like thi

Re: [Tutor] threading tutorial

2017-05-25 Thread Michael C
to get the values from the thread, say x,y,d in order to restart the thread. loop. Therefore, how do I get a few values from a few variables from the thread and then close it? Threading is very new to me, so I have to be very diligent. Thanks! On Thu, May 25, 2017 at 11:06 AM Michael C wrote:

[Tutor] threading tutorial

2017-05-25 Thread Michael C
Hi all: I tried to google for tutorials of threading, but they are all equally confusing. Does someone know of a good page or a book that talk about threading? thanks! ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subsc

[Tutor] real time response

2017-05-23 Thread Michael C
hi all: I have a code that takes about 20 seconds to complete, but I also need to response to events (the appearance of red dots on a canvas) so I could place a few lines to check for this condition like this def do_stuff: blah blah check() blah blah blah chec

Re: [Tutor] recursion

2017-05-23 Thread Michael C
no i don't have a way, it just hasn't happened yet LOL On Mon, May 22, 2017 at 10:18 PM, Peter Otten <__pete...@web.de> wrote: > Michael C wrote: > > > oh ya, my function does in fact take no input and doesn't change > anything, > > and all i wanted t

Re: [Tutor] recursion

2017-05-22 Thread Michael C
via Tutor wrote: > On 22/05/17 17:11, Michael C wrote: > > > I have a function to return (x,y) value, but sometimes it would naturally > > unable to return those 2 values properly. I know what recursion is, and I > > think all I got to do is to call this function a 2nd time

[Tutor] recursion

2017-05-22 Thread Michael C
hi all: I have a function to return (x,y) value, but sometimes it would naturally unable to return those 2 values properly. I know what recursion is, and I think all I got to do is to call this function a 2nd time and the problem would go away. How do I do recursion? The function basically look l

[Tutor] always on top

2017-05-19 Thread Michael C
nvm, the problem went away on its own :) ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor

[Tutor] always on top

2017-05-19 Thread Michael C
Hi all: I am running a code to examine another window's activities, while I use that window to do stuff. However, the python shell keeps grabbing the Topmost position so what I do on the other window, the one that has to stay on top the whole time, keeps getting into the shell window. Is making m

Re: [Tutor] deleting elements of a dictionary

2017-05-19 Thread Michael C
list(read_dictionary) converts the dictionary into a list right? How can you save the list as a dictionary? Thanks! ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor

Re: [Tutor] deleting elements of a dictionary

2017-05-19 Thread Michael C
Thu, May 18, 2017 at 3:05 PM, Peter Otten <__pete...@web.de> wrote: > Michael C wrote: > > > I am trying to remove incorrect entries of my dictionary. > > I have multiple keys for the same value, > > > > ex, > > [111]:[5] > > [222]:[5] > > [333

Re: [Tutor] Python Image Library

2017-05-18 Thread Michael C
I'll use it when I get to it! Thanks! For now, I use this, as suggested by eryk sun: os.startfile('1.bmp') it doesn't pop the window. Thanks Alan! On Thu, May 18, 2017 at 10:06 AM, Alan Gauld via Tutor wrote: > On 18/05/17 16:43, Michael C wrote: > > os.sta

[Tutor] deleting elements of a dictionary

2017-05-18 Thread Michael C
I am trying to remove incorrect entries of my dictionary. I have multiple keys for the same value, ex, [111]:[5] [222]:[5] [333]:[5} and I have found out that some key:value pairs are incorrect, and the best thing to do is to delete all entries who value is 5. So this is what I am doing: import

Re: [Tutor] Python Image Library

2017-05-18 Thread Michael C
os.startfile('1.bmp') works like a charm! Now I need to figure out how to close this window once I finish with it! On Thu, May 18, 2017 at 8:14 AM, Michael C wrote: > Oh I have been using Pillow 4.0 the whole time alright, sorry I forgot to > mention it. > > On Thu, M

Re: [Tutor] Python Image Library

2017-05-18 Thread Michael C
Did you go into the source code of PIL/Pillow? Awesome!!! On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 7:52 PM, eryk sun wrote: > On Thu, May 18, 2017 at 1:58 AM, Michael C > wrote: > > when I run this, while it's called test.pyw, this pops up > > > > from PIL import Image &

Re: [Tutor] Python Image Library

2017-05-18 Thread Michael C
Oh I have been using Pillow 4.0 the whole time alright, sorry I forgot to mention it. On Thu, May 18, 2017 at 1:55 AM, Alan Gauld via Tutor wrote: > On 18/05/17 02:58, Michael C wrote: > > when I run this, while it's called test.pyw, this pops up > > > > from P

Re: [Tutor] Python Image Library

2017-05-18 Thread Michael C
when I run this, while it's called test.pyw, this pops up from PIL import Image im = Image.open('1.bmp') im.show() [image: Inline image 1] On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 6:51 PM, eryk sun wrote: > On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 10:33 PM, Michael C > wrote: > > On Wed, May 17

Re: [Tutor] How do I display a picture?

2017-05-18 Thread Michael C
via Tutor wrote: > On 18/05/17 00:24, Michael C wrote: > > > or to find another way to display the picture without using python image > > library. > > > There are lots of ways it depends on what you actually want > to do with the image. For example you can run your fa

Re: [Tutor] How do I display a picture?

2017-05-17 Thread Michael C
es my script useless. so i am trying find either a way to prevent that from poping up or to close it automatically somehow or to find another way to display the picture without using python image library. On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 4:13 PM, Alan Gauld via Tutor wrote: > On 17/05/17 21:33, Mic

Re: [Tutor] copy/paste/move files

2017-05-17 Thread Michael C
Ok! On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 4:11 PM, Alan Gauld via Tutor wrote: > On 17/05/17 20:09, Michael C wrote: > > > How do I move files to a designated folder or copy/paste? > > copy/paste is a UI specific thing, you don't do that in Python code. > What you do is eit

Re: [Tutor] Python Image Library

2017-05-17 Thread Michael C
Actually, that is the whole script! I didn't get used to have the cmd.exe window pop up at all, could it be something I did? Or, is there a way to suppress that from showing up? thanks! On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 3:30 PM, eryk sun wrote: > On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 8:24 PM, Michael C

[Tutor] How do I display a picture?

2017-05-17 Thread Michael C
Hi all, How do I display a picture? ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor

[Tutor] Python Image Library

2017-05-17 Thread Michael C
from PIL import Image im = Image.open('pic.bmp') im.show() I ran this code and it not only opened the picture in paint, which is what I want, but it also opens a CMD.exe console window! how do I prevent that from happening? thanks! ___ Tutor maillist

Re: [Tutor] Python Image Library

2017-05-17 Thread Michael C
in fact, when I ran this: import os os.system("mspaint 1.bmp") It also opened a cmd.exe window and the script wouldn't continue until I closed the cmd window! On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 1:24 PM, Michael C wrote: > from PIL import Image > > > im = Image.open('p

[Tutor] copy/paste/move files

2017-05-17 Thread Michael C
Hi all, How do I move files to a designated folder or copy/paste? thanks! ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor

Re: [Tutor] how do i open picture files without knowing the file name?

2017-05-16 Thread Michael C
i ll look into it! thx for now! On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 12:51 PM, Alan Gauld via Tutor wrote: > On 16/05/17 19:49, Michael C wrote: > > I am running this code so I can do some image manipulation with them. > > The thing is, I have a lot of pictures to go through, so I can'

[Tutor] how do i open picture files without knowing the file name?

2017-05-16 Thread Michael C
I am running this code so I can do some image manipulation with them. The thing is, I have a lot of pictures to go through, so I can't type the file names one by one in the code. However, the order of the files to be processed doesn't matter, so getting them in a random fashion is alright! How do

[Tutor] Hi all: How do I save a file in a designated folder?

2017-05-02 Thread Michael C
from PIL import Image from PIL import ImageGrab # takes the screenshot screenshot = ImageGrab.grab() # display the screenshot screenshot.show() # save the screenshot screenshot.save("\test\missed.png") This is my current code, using Python Image Library! What I would like to get help with is:

Re: [Tutor] [ctypes-users] Press ESC to exit()

2017-05-02 Thread Michael C
holy cow On Mon, May 1, 2017 at 8:02 PM eryk sun wrote: > On Mon, May 1, 2017 at 6:28 PM, Michael C > wrote: > > Hi all, I found out that one way to press ESC to kill the script was to > use > > my previous > > script language, AutoHotKey and this is how it wor

[Tutor] Press ESC to exit()

2017-05-01 Thread Michael C
Hi all, I found out that one way to press ESC to kill the script was to use my previous script language, AutoHotKey and this is how it works: AutoHotKey code ## function that kills the window with title '*Python 3.6.1 Shell*' kill() { WinKill, *Python 3.6.1 Shell* } ## When ESC is pressed, run

[Tutor] Press ESC to exit()

2017-05-01 Thread Michael C
Hi all, I am trying to write a script to exit itself when ESC is pressed. I have found several answers regarding it such as this: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/43709710/push-esc- to-terminate-python-script?noredirect=1#comment74464169_43709710 But those only work when the program goes to tha

Re: [Tutor] need help

2016-08-11 Thread Michael Selik
On Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 1:15 PM Pallab Amway wrote: > expected an indented block > if-statements must have an indented block of code. For example: ``` if age < 12: print('You are a child') ``` ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe

Re: [Tutor] Problem with graphics.py

2016-08-09 Thread Michael Selik
On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 12:51 PM Cyrus Parvereshi wrote: > Hi! I'm starting out with programming by self-studying python with a > textbook used at my university. I came to a chapter that introduced object > oriented programming with graphics tools like GraphWin and Point. However, > even though I

Re: [Tutor] IDLE Subprocess Startup Error

2016-07-30 Thread Michael Selik
On Fri, Jul 29, 2016, 2:11 AM Darah via Tutor wrote: > "IDLE's subprocess didn't make connection. Either IDLE can't start a > subprocess or personal firewall software is blocking the connection.” > In the last few days, have you installed any other software? Perhaps something has changed your f

Re: [Tutor] Counting and grouping dictionary values in Python 2.7

2016-07-14 Thread Michael Selik
On Fri, Jul 8, 2016 at 10:15 AM Bruce Dykes wrote: > I'm compiling application logs from a bunch of servers, reading the log > entries, parsing each log entry into a dictionary, and compiling all the > log entries into a single list of dictionaries. > Seems reasonable. Perhaps instead of having

Re: [Tutor] help with exercise 15 of zed shaw's LPTHW

2016-07-06 Thread Michael Selik
On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 10:59 AM wrote: > why do I have to create a variable txt_again to assign it to the open > function and them print the file? > why is it that I can't only write something like open(file_again).read()? > Good insight. In fact you don't need to create the variable. The code `

Re: [Tutor] dont understand part of a code

2016-07-06 Thread Michael Selik
On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 5:36 PM Michael Selik wrote: > On Sat, Jul 2, 2016 at 8:29 AM Alan Gauld via Tutor > wrote: > >> There are arguably easier ways of doing this >> > > I think you'll find that for-loops are preferable to while-loops. Here's >

Re: [Tutor] help with exercise 15 of zed shaw's LPTHW

2016-07-06 Thread Michael Selik
On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 8:24 PM wrote: > I'm having trouble with most of the lines here. > It looks like you tried to attach a file. This mailing list does not allow attachments. Instead, could you paste the code into your email? > things that I don't understand: > 1. the need to put script int

Re: [Tutor] dont understand part of a code

2016-07-05 Thread Michael Selik
On Sat, Jul 2, 2016 at 8:29 AM Alan Gauld via Tutor wrote: > There are arguably easier ways of doing this > I think you'll find that for-loops are preferable to while-loops. Here's an alternative implementation. https://gist.github.com/selik/d8e0a7622ceff0fe8984a7d19d44bfca import random

Re: [Tutor] For-else... Any other handy constructs hiding in Python?

2016-06-25 Thread Michael Selik
On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 11:58 AM Alex Hall wrote: > I know loops, comprehensions, ifs, and the like, > but I never knew for-else was available. Are there other constructs that I > may have missed? > Are you familiar with context managers? https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0343/ ___

Re: [Tutor] help with comparing list of tuples in python 2

2016-06-18 Thread Michael Selik
On Fri, Jun 17, 2016, 6:12 PM Lulu J wrote: > Hi there, > > My apologies if this is a trivial question but I am sort of new to python. > Here is my problem: > I have a list of dictionaries. Each dictionary has a word and its position > in the text the positions are in the form of a tuple. > Here

Re: [Tutor] Best way to do FTP login?

2016-06-17 Thread Michael Selik
On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 12:46 PM boB Stepp wrote: > ftp = FTP('ip_address', 'username', 'password') > > Or > > ftp = FTP('ip_address') > ftp.login('username', 'password') > > Most of the examples I am seeing online use the second approach. Is > there some reason why this is to be preferred? No

Re: [Tutor] Py 2.4.4: Inheriting from ftplib.FTP()

2016-06-17 Thread Michael Selik
On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 11:42 AM boB Stepp wrote: > On Thu, Jun 16, 2016 at 11:40 AM, Alan Gauld via Tutor > wrote: > > On 16/06/16 16:38, boB Stepp wrote: > > > >> class FTPFiles(FTP, object): > >> """FTP files to Windows server location(s).""" > > I was struggling to come up with a good na

Re: [Tutor] Loop in pre-defined blocks

2016-06-13 Thread Michael Selik
On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 6:28 PM Alan Gauld via Tutor wrote: > On 13/06/16 08:46, Ek Esawi wrote: > > Here is a beginner code that might work for you. Best of luck. EK > > > > b=[12, 20, 35] > > > > for i in range(len(b)): > > if i==0: > > c=0 > > else: > > c=b[i-1]

Re: [Tutor] Loop in pre-defined blocks

2016-06-13 Thread Michael Selik
On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 1:33 PM Ek Esawi wrote: > Here is a beginner code that might work for you. Best of luck. EK > > b=[12, 20, 35] > > for i in range(len(b)): > if i==0: > c=0 > else: > c=b[i-1] > for j in range(c, b[i]): > print(i+1,j+1) > If

Re: [Tutor] Urgent: unicode problems writing CSV file

2016-06-08 Thread Michael Selik
On Wed, Jun 8, 2016 at 12:53 PM Alex Hall wrote: > All, > I'm working on a project that writes CSV files, and I have to get it done > very soon. I've done this before, but I'm suddenly hitting a problem with > unicode conversions. I'm trying to write data, but getting the standard > cannot encode

Re: [Tutor] Python OLS help

2016-06-01 Thread Michael Selik
ue, May 31, 2016 at 8:03 PM, Michael Selik > wrote: > >> On Tue, May 31, 2016 at 5:45 PM Vadim Katsemba >> wrote: >> >>> I typed in lm = smf.ols(formula='LATITUDE~DIAMETER',data=dataf).fit(), >>> and I ended up getting this error: ValueError: For n

Re: [Tutor] Python OLS help

2016-06-01 Thread Michael Selik
On Tue, May 31, 2016 at 5:45 PM Vadim Katsemba wrote: > I typed in lm = smf.ols(formula='LATITUDE~DIAMETER',data=dataf).fit(), and > I ended up getting this error: ValueError: For numerical factors, > num_columns must be an int. > You may be using an old version of Patsy, the module that allows

Re: [Tutor] R: Re: Create a pivot table (Peter Otten)

2016-05-20 Thread Michael Selik
On Fri, May 20, 2016 at 7:16 AM jarod_v6--- via Tutor wrote: > Thanks s much for the help. I want to obtain table like this: > > > >csv.writer(sys.stdout, delimiter="\t").writerows(table) > >A100D33 D34 D35 D36 D37 D38 D39 > >A 5 0 ... > >B

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