[Tutor] using 'and ' and 'or' with integers

2013-01-08 Thread ken brockman
I was looking through some lab material from a computer course offered at UC Berkeley and came across some examples in the form of questions on a test about python. 1 and 2 and 3  answer 3 I've goggled it till i was red in the fingers, but to no avail.. Could someone be kind enuff to direct me t

Re: [Tutor] Newbie help with .pyc

2012-10-04 Thread ken brockman
I wonder if they might be a way for some on this forum to dispense advice and help others without the totally snide and obnoxious attitude? if it is so painfully annoying for you to deal with, why subject yourself to it? I suspect it is the sheer joy of showing others how bright you are and jus

Re: [Tutor] Opening a Qt .py file from within another python app

2012-03-22 Thread ken brockman
Alan, no need to respond to that last missive of mine. I no sooner had hit the send key and reopened the apps in question then the answer hit me like a small mallet in the back of my head.  Obviously, what makes the additional code at the bottom of the secon

Re: [Tutor] Opening a Qt .py file from within another python app

2012-03-22 Thread ken brockman
On 22/03/12 09:57, ken brockman wrote: >> PS Another odd bit, was on the python docs page. It had said that using >> import File_name, without the .py would import it, but not run it. Seems >> a glaring oversight not to have mentioned, wh

[Tutor] Opening a Qt .py file from within another python app

2012-03-22 Thread ken brockman
M On 22/03/12 03:47, ken brockman wrote: >> None of which had gotten the Qt window to open. >> Yet when I run it directly, on it's own, it open's >> and the Qt window is displayed. >My guess is that there is an if __name__... clause >at the bottom with some co

[Tutor] opening a Qt .py file from within another python app.

2012-03-21 Thread ken brockman
Evening all; I am trying to import a Python QT file, that had been generated from a ui file into another python app. I have imported it, without generating an error, but the Qt window isn't opening. I have spent the afternoon googling the issue, have found numerous articles, but none that have

Re: [Tutor] Pyhton editor

2012-02-21 Thread ken brockman
Pyscripter.. I played with it when I had Windows but it seemed to e tied to a specific version of Python. Has that changed?   *I have no clue which version you had ran it with, I am using it with Python 3.2.2 and it works great. > i love the simply way you

Re: [Tutor] Pyhton editor

2012-02-21 Thread ken brockman
From: "Prasad, Ramit" To: "tutor@python.org" Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 10:08 AM Subject: Re: [Tutor] Pyhton editor >>However I stumbled upon PyScripter and I find it really amazing. >Pity it is only for Windows. WINE? Ramit I concur. Pyscripter ,

[Tutor] general simply question

2012-02-09 Thread ken brockman
Without sight of code it's only a guess but are you creating the file with the 'wb' mode - ie. write binary? :- myPickleFile = open("somefilename.dat", "wb") oops. Not as in object orientated programming, just as in oops, i messed up. pasted wrong bit of code. Here is the relative bit. def Gen

[Tutor] general basic question

2012-02-08 Thread ken brockman
Really close to it Robert. No delete but an error msg. Something akin to file dosen't exist, not found , or words to that effect . Something "akin to"? I'm back on the list again, and if not too late, here is the asked for trace.  i've managed to replicate the original error msg, by removing t

[Tutor] (no subject)

2012-02-08 Thread ken brockman
 Really close to it Robert. No delete but an error msg. Something akin to file dosen't exist, not found , or words to that effect . Something "akin to"? How about if you copy and paste the actual error message, instead of asking us to guess? Have been all afternoon' That means the full tracebac

[Tutor] general basic question

2012-02-08 Thread ken brockman
Got it. I manage to get it to save to disk, but only by using the shell to create an empty dictionary then pickling it and saving it to a file. Priming the pump as it were. I had thought i had read that when you pickle and save a list or dictionary to file, if it didn't already exist, it would b

[Tutor] general basic question

2012-02-08 Thread ken brockman
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 12:33 PM, ken brockman wrote: >> Using pickling I have somehow managed to save two separate lists, but the >> dictionary is giving me much more of a struggle. Got it. I manage to get it to save to disk, but only by using the shell to create an empty dic

[Tutor] general basic question

2012-02-08 Thread ken brockman
> Using pickling I have somehow managed to save two separate lists, but the > dictionary is giving me much more of a struggle. Well do post back if you don't manage to solve your issues (with full error messages & stack traces as relevant please.)  Re dictionaries -- I actually forgot to mention,

[Tutor] general basic question

2012-02-08 Thread ken brockman
On 8 February 2012 13:40, ken brockman wrote: > Hello all: > I have a general and very basic question if I may. I am in the process > of attempting to write my first python app. I wanted to collect information > and save it to lists and dictionaries. My question is, is it possible to

[Tutor] general basic question

2012-02-08 Thread ken brockman
Hello all: I have a general and very basic question if I may. I am in the process of attempting to write my first python app. I wanted to collect information and save it to lists and dictionaries. My question is, is it possible to save said lists and dictionaries in the program proper, or do i n

Re: [Tutor] how to read and write to a file

2012-01-25 Thread ken brockman
st? I entered the reply at the window in the bottom of the email, like I had before.?Is that not the way? jeez.. I gotta get some 's, I'm almost afraid to hit the reply button , I don't want to screw up once again.. Ken From: Joel Goldstick T

Re: [Tutor] how to read and write to a file

2012-01-25 Thread ken brockman
r no? Thanks one and all, for the help. Ken From: Joel Goldstick To: ken brockman Cc: tutor@python.org Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 11:04 AM Subject: Re: [Tutor] how to read and write to a file On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 10:50 AM, ken brockman wrote: &g

[Tutor] how to read and write to a file

2012-01-25 Thread ken brockman
I would like to write to and read from a file from python. I wanted to use the file to save input to the program in a list. I have been looking around and there seems to be several ways to go about it. I tried pickling, but am having an issue with it. What would be the correct way to accomplish