Re: [Tutor] Help with python 2.7

2017-10-30 Thread Mike Miller
This is a mailing list, so the best way to get help is to send a request with code examples and most importantly what you have already tried. That being said, there are some smart people on here, much more experienced than I am on Python so I would say you can get help with any problem you may have

Re: [Tutor] Help with python 2.7

2017-10-30 Thread Alan Gauld via Tutor
On 30/10/17 21:02, Alchemy wrote: > I’m stuck on the homework ,butmore importantly stuck on the concepts behind > the homework. > > Can your orginazation help? Yes, we are happy to help with homework although we won't usually give you the full answer. We will make suggestions and are happy to r

[Tutor] Help with python 2.7

2017-10-30 Thread Alchemy
Hello, I am in the midst of a career change from renovations to computers. I’m used to working conceptually and understand coding is that. I am taking an online opencourseare classfrom MIT “Introduction to computer science and programming”. The class uses python 2.7, has video lectures and homewo

Re: [Tutor] Help With Python Tasks

2017-09-05 Thread Alan Gauld via Tutor
On 05/09/17 19:25, Ruth Hardy wrote: > I was wondering if you can help me please with these computer science tasks We can help, but we won;t do them for you. > First Task > > Write code do the following things involving strings. Wherever possible, > you should try to incorporate functions/pro

[Tutor] Help With Python Tasks

2017-09-05 Thread Ruth Hardy
Dear Sir or Madam I was wondering if you can help me please with these computer science tasks as I don’t know where to start: First Task Write code do the following things involving strings. Wherever possible, you should try to incorporate functions/procedures, although they are not appropr

Re: [Tutor] Help with Python Queue

2016-11-26 Thread Joaquin Alzola
>I have below code but it is giving this error: >AttributeError: Queue instance has no attribute 'taskdone' >import threading >from Queue import Queue >def worker(q): >while True: > dataset = q.get() > print("q is taken out") > q.taskdone() Per documentation it is task_done (

Re: [Tutor] Help with Python Queue

2016-11-26 Thread Anish Tambe
> AttributeError: Queue instance has no attribute 'taskdone' Method name is task_done (not taskdone) https://docs.python.org/2/library/queue.html#Queue.Queue.task_done ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options

Re: [Tutor] Help with Python Queue

2016-11-26 Thread Alan Gauld via Tutor
On 26/11/16 09:07, anish singh wrote: > I have below code but it is giving this error: > AttributeError: Queue instance has no attribute 'taskdone' Please post the full error not just a summary. Also please post the actual code... > import threading > from Queue import Queue I get an import er

[Tutor] Help with Python Queue

2016-11-26 Thread anish singh
I was just writing to read a file using popen and wanted to use queue along with it. I have below code but it is giving this error: AttributeError: Queue instance has no attribute 'taskdone' import threading from Queue import Queue def worker(q): while True: dataset = q.get() prin

Re: [Tutor] Help with python

2016-04-19 Thread Alan Gauld
On 19/04/16 10:13, Tim Golden wrote: > In any recent version of Windows (ie Vista & later) the most common way > to find a program is to press the "Start" button or the "Windows" key > and just start typing its name Interesting, I've been using Windows 10 since it came out and didn't know about

Re: [Tutor] Help with python

2016-04-19 Thread Tim Golden
On 19/04/2016 10:03, Alan Gauld wrote: However, for now, you probably want to use IDLE which should come with Python. (It is sometimes called Python GUI on Windows too.) You should find it under Python in your All Programs view. In any recent version of Windows (ie Vista & later) the most comm

Re: [Tutor] Help with python

2016-04-19 Thread Alan Gauld
On 19/04/16 02:20, Bereke via Tutor wrote: > Hello there: > > i am facing some problem with my python programming language which is > already installed in My laptop lenovo, 8.1 OS. I'm assuming that means Windows 8.1? > The existing language says "python 27 ". when i click on it, > it turns

[Tutor] Help with python

2016-04-19 Thread Bereke via Tutor
Hello there:   i am facing some problem with my python programming language which is already installed in My laptop lenovo, 8.1 OS. The existing language says "python 27 ". when i click on it, it turns to "python or pythonw". I can write on its dark surface, but it does not have tools like file

Re: [Tutor] Help with Python code

2016-02-29 Thread Alan Gauld
On 29/02/16 17:31, Donald Woolfolk wrote: > Hello, > > I am new to Python 3.5 and I am writing code to get data > from a session api call and load that data into a csv file > or a MySQL database. That's great, we can help with that, but... > I am able to make the session call and also to conne

[Tutor] Help with Python code

2016-02-29 Thread Donald Woolfolk
Hello, I am new to Python 3.5 and I am writing code to get data from a session api call and load that data into a csv file or a MySQL database. I am able to make the session call and also to connect to the MySQL db, but I am not able to convert the result (JSON) data. I would like assistance w

Re: [Tutor] Help with python in MAC OS 10.6

2015-02-27 Thread Cameron Simpson
On 27Feb2015 02:16, Barbara Heliodora G. Rodrigues wrote: I'd like to ask for help with an issue I have with python. My MAC is with OS 10-6.8, darwin kernel, 64 bits. For some reason I updated macports and it automatically updated python to 2.7 with a 32 bits library, and it is giving me lot

Re: [Tutor] Help with python in MAC OS 10.6

2015-02-27 Thread Alan Gauld
On 27/02/15 02:16, Barbara Heliodora G. Rodrigues wrote: Dear tutor, I'd like to ask for help with an issue I have with python. My MAC is with OS 10-6.8, I'm not a MacOs expert but I know MacOS uses Python in some of its tools so do not mess with the standard version, you might break somethin

[Tutor] Help with python in MAC OS 10.6

2015-02-26 Thread Barbara Heliodora G. Rodrigues
Dear tutor, I'd like to ask for help with an issue I have with python. My MAC is with OS 10-6.8, darwin kernel, 64 bits. For some reason I updated macports and it automatically updated python to 2.7 with a 32 bits library, and it is giving me lots of trouble. I can't install any new software tha

Re: [Tutor] Help with Python

2014-05-16 Thread Steven D'Aprano
Hi Glen, and welcome! My responses below. On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 09:58:07PM -0400, Glen Chan wrote: > Hello, I am student trying to fugure out why when I enter any number > it says error. It's only suppose to do that if it's out the 1-10 > range. Please help. Thank you. You've made an mistake

Re: [Tutor] Help with Python

2014-05-16 Thread Alan Gauld
On 16/05/14 02:58, Glen Chan wrote: Hello, I am student trying to fugure out why when I enter any number it says error. Because that's what you programmed it to do. Almost. If you enter 1 or 10 you won't get an error. Look at your logic: number = input('Enter a number between 1 and 10: ') wh

[Tutor] Help with Python

2014-05-16 Thread Glen Chan
Hello, I am student trying to fugure out why when I enter any number it says error. It's only suppose to do that if it's out the 1-10 range. Please help. Thank you. number = input('Enter a number between 1 and 10: ') while number < 1 or number > 10: print 'Please enter a number between 1

Re: [Tutor] Help with Python

2014-05-12 Thread jitendra gupta
Hi This will solve your purpose: Yes we can write in better way also : -- #The Dice Game #add libraries needed import random #the main function def main(): print #initialize variables playerOne = 'No Name' playerTwo = 'No Name' endProgram ="no"

Re: [Tutor] Help with Python

2014-05-11 Thread Dave Angel
On 05/10/2014 11:16 PM, Glen Chan wrote: Hello, I am a student trying to figure out Python. I am getting errors that I don't know how to fix. What do you do after you get the error message and something is highlighted? Does that have to be deleted? Anyway, here is what I mean... def main():

Re: [Tutor] Help with Python

2014-05-11 Thread Alan Gauld
On 11/05/14 04:16, Glen Chan wrote: Hello, I am a student trying to figure out Python. I am getting errors that I don't know how to fix. What do you do after you get the error message and something is highlighted? Does that have to be deleted? The error doesn't need to be deleted because it app

Re: [Tutor] Help with Python

2014-05-11 Thread C Smith
Hey Glen, include the error you are getting. It will make answering your question easier. How are you running this program, in an IDE? On Sat, May 10, 2014 at 11:16 PM, Glen Chan wrote: > Hello, I am a student trying to figure out Python. I am getting errors that > I don't know how to fix. What d

[Tutor] Help with Python

2014-05-11 Thread Glen Chan
Hello, I am a student trying to figure out Python. I am getting errors that I don't know how to fix. What do you do after you get the error message and something is highlighted? Does that have to be deleted? Anyway, here is what I mean... #>>> The Dice Game #add libraries needed import rando

Re: [Tutor] Help with python

2013-12-02 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Mon, Dec 02, 2013 at 04:33:27PM -0600, Blake wrote: > I'm writing a program to calculate totals and change for a menu, and > I'm having a few issues. If you could help me, it would be greatly > appreciated. Would you like us to guess what issues you are having? Let me look into my crystal

Re: [Tutor] Help with python

2013-12-02 Thread Mark Lawrence
On 02/12/2013 22:33, Blake wrote: I'm writing a program to calculate totals and change for a menu, and I'm having a few issues. If you could help me, it would be greatly appreciated. A little more data would help :) Some code, the OS and Python versions and the precise nature of the issues

[Tutor] Help with python

2013-12-02 Thread Blake
I'm writing a program to calculate totals and change for a menu, and I'm having a few issues. If you could help me, it would be greatly appreciated. ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.pyth

Re: [Tutor] Help with Python in ArcGIS 10.1!

2013-06-23 Thread bob gailer
On 6/17/2013 10:26 AM, Jacobs, Teri (CDC/NIOSH/DSHEFS) (CTR) wrote: Hi, Hi - welcome to the tutor list. Be aware that we are a few volunteers. Your question is one very long line. Please in future ensure it is wrapped so we don't have to scroll. I have wrapped it here. I have a command l

[Tutor] Help with Python in ArcGIS 10.1!

2013-06-23 Thread Jacobs, Teri (CDC/NIOSH/DSHEFS) (CTR)
Hi, I have a command line to spread geoprocessing operations across multiple processes to speed up performance. However, I do not know how to import the command line (or at least import it properly) in Python 2.7.2. Here's the script example given on ArcGIS 10.1 Help: import arcpy # Use ha

Re: [Tutor] Help with Python Program

2012-02-26 Thread Robert Sjoblom
> import random #import random number generator module > target = random.randint(1,100) #generates random number between 1 and 100 > guess = float(raw_input('pick a number between 1 and 100')) > while guess != target: >    if guess < target: print 'too low' >    elif guess > target: print 'too high

Re: [Tutor] Help with Python Program

2012-02-26 Thread Carolina Dianne LaCourse
First off I want to really thank you for all of the help! I am in my first semester as I started as a non traditional student in January. Even though I am in an intro class I think that many of my class mates had more of a c/s foundation in high then I did. It took me a few tries but I did finally

Re: [Tutor] Help with Python Program

2012-02-24 Thread Steven D'Aprano
Carolina Dianne LaCourse wrote: [...] I understand that I need to ask for raw input from the user and that I need to be able to use the if elif else to tell the user whether their number matches or id too high or to low but am just not sure what to do first. Any advice would be greatly appreciat

Re: [Tutor] Help with Python Program

2012-02-24 Thread bob gailer
On 2/24/2012 10:18 PM, Carolina Dianne LaCourse wrote: Hi, I have never programed before and am brand new to python also. I am trying to create a Hi-Lo game and am not really sure where to start. These are the instructions that I have. I know that I will need to import the random number generator

[Tutor] Help with Python Program

2012-02-24 Thread Carolina Dianne LaCourse
Hi, I have never programed before and am brand new to python also. I am trying to create a Hi-Lo game and am not really sure where to start. These are the instructions that I have. I know that I will need to import the random number generator and have looked up how to do that. I understand that I n

Re: [Tutor] Help with python-gnupg

2011-03-12 Thread Becky Mcquilling
Thanks, everyone: Your suggestions worked. I will make sure to include full information next time. Becky On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 12:14 AM, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > Becky Mcquilling wrote: > >> If anyone is familiar with python-gnupg, I am having some difficulty with >> the syntax. I've tried

Re: [Tutor] Help with python-gnupg

2011-03-12 Thread Steven D'Aprano
Becky Mcquilling wrote: If anyone is familiar with python-gnupg, I am having some difficulty with the syntax. I've tried the following: When dealing with third party packages, unless it is an extremely well-known package like numpy or nltk, it is usually a good idea to link to the project's

Re: [Tutor] Help with python-gnupg

2011-03-11 Thread David Hutto
On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 2:07 AM, David Hutto wrote: > As a matter of fact, looking at them with know *no* knowledge of the > module, it says it's a typeerror, and that it expects string or > buffer, but gets file. If this is the same error in both instances, > then it's that output needs to be a

Re: [Tutor] Help with python-gnupg

2011-03-11 Thread David Hutto
As a matter of fact, looking at them with know knowledge of the module, it says it's a typeerror, and that it expects string or buffer, but gets file. If this is the same error in both instances, then it's that output needs to be a string or buffer, so just string either the datae variable, or the

Re: [Tutor] Help with python-gnupg

2011-03-11 Thread David Hutto
On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 1:39 AM, Becky Mcquilling wrote: > If anyone is familiar with python-gnupg, I am having some difficulty with > the syntax.  I've tried the following: > f = open('c:/test/filename.txt', 'r') > datae = gpg.encrypt_file(f.read(), 'ladym...@gmail.com', > output=open('c:/gpg_tes

Re: [Tutor] Help with python-gnupg

2011-03-11 Thread David Hutto
Show the entire code, and error for both usages. The usages and a single error message for them both may be enough for someone not to try them out, and who can help you, if they knew more about the problem. Not everyone here will be an expert, but we do read direct code vs direct error, if we've b

[Tutor] Help with python-gnupg

2011-03-11 Thread Becky Mcquilling
If anyone is familiar with python-gnupg, I am having some difficulty with the syntax. I've tried the following: f = open('c:/test/filename.txt', 'r') datae = gpg.encrypt_file(f.read(), 'ladym...@gmail.com', output=open('c:/gpg_test/data.gpg2', 'w')) or file_to_encrypt = open('c:/gpg_test/data.gp

[Tutor] help with python 3.1

2010-09-28 Thread Ralph Pat Hall
Dear Tutor: I would like to install a program that was written with python 3.1, the computer that I would like to put in on has Win 98SE. I tried Python 3.1.2 MSI and 2.61 but got a message that a DLL was not there and would not install. I then tried them on a Win 7 computer and got to the 5 fi