> Comes from wanting to minimize how much stuff I have loaded into
> memory, and my impression is, a dictionary of 2 elements (name:value
> pairs)
> takes up more space in memory than two single variables (name points
> to value in memory),
Dangerous assumption since Python ultimately uses dict
>
> The other alternative is to provide a tool for editing the file in which
> case the format is less important sionce hiumans "never" need to
> touch it.
>
Heh. good analysis.. now I feel a little dumb- I should have thought of
this *LONG* ago. yeah I knew about the xml parser , and how to do
Dear Brian,
The best parser is python itself :)
let's make ports.py with your original content:
http = 80
https = 443
http1 = 81
smtp = 25
smtp2 = 587
In this case, you can import ports.py with simple
>>> import ports
>>> ports.http
80
>>>
You don't need to define a new file format, just use
>>
>> ### machine_config.py
>> machines = { 'apache': ('http', 80),
>> ## fill me in with the config of other machines
>> }
>>
>>
>> could be used as your configuration file format. The value portion
>> of a
>
OK .. so far so good.. :)
> ultimately want is not meshing well together.
>
> Let's clarify the requirement: you want to have a mapping from services
> to their configurations. Ignoring the format of the configuration file
> for the moment, it sounds like you ultimately want to parse the
> con
> Now, if I want to iterate over a list of machines , and check each
> machine for whatever it was set for (in the config file)
> So the config file requires http to be the first part of the string ,
> followed by something to make it unique (I.E. http1, http2, http3)
Hi Brian,
Have you consi
Danny Yoo wrote:
>> I tried it by opening a file , but could find no way to do variable
>> variables
>
>
>
> Hi Brian,
>
> Look for the concept of dictionaries in Python. "Variable variables" in
> languages like PHP and Perl are doable in Python, but a dictionary
> usually handles such si
> I tried it by opening a file , but could find no way to do variable
> variables
Hi Brian,
Look for the concept of dictionaries in Python. "Variable variables" in
languages like PHP and Perl are doable in Python, but a dictionary usually
handles such situations in a safer way.
> and then
OK see, what I was doing originally (and I found time to finally get it
partially working)
I have a configuration file that may be edited by webmaster thus
[Ports]
http = 80
https = 443
http1 = 81
smtp = 25
smtp2 = 587
(the above is a small example, it could be *anything* )
Now I have a funct
> reference docs, they do not replace tutorial books like "Learning
> Python" or "Learn to Program Using Python" (by Alan Gauld, who
Thanks for the plug, but I'd be first to admit my tutor is way too
basic to go near the ConfigParser modules etc. I had actually
hoped that Mertz' "Text Processing i
On Sat, Jun 17, 2006 at 07:37:40PM -0400, Brian Gustin wrote:
[snip]
>
> OK.. maybe another project to tackle.. I guess I just need to start
> building the python documentation the way I think it outta be done...
> and see how it goes over..
At the top of the table of contents of the library
On 18/06/06, Brian Gustin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The one amazing thing I found ridiculously funny:Python "official" forums- and they actually run phpBB forums? You meanto tell me no one has written a solid, stable forum software in Python?
OK.. maybe another project to tackle.. I guess I just
Brian Gustin wrote:
> I'll just go write it in Perl. Maybe some day when Python actually has
> well structured documentation with *actual working code examples*
>
Indeed. I have always thought that the docs lacked working examples. I
usually do a google search, hoping to find some script sho
Brian Gustin wrote:
> I am thinking very seriously about building a new set of python
> documentation with capability for user contributions and notes, etc, and
> putting it online (with searchability to boot) .. maybe a project for
> another day..
Maybe something like this:
http://pyref.infoga
Thanks- I had to sit back and with the perl script running nicely, I
took another shot at this to see if I could get it right.. so far so
good, at least no more exceptions being raised..
The perl script runs on a cron, I am thinking I will write this in
python and then wrap it up into a main f
On Sat, 2006-06-17 at 16:44 -0400, Brian Gustin wrote:
> Now can someone explan how exactly (preferrably with an actual real
> world example) that I can read a configuration file in , say
> /etc/local-config/myconfig.cfg into my python script running in
> /usr/bin/localscripts , and able to act
On Sat, 2006-06-17 at 16:44 -0400, Brian Gustin wrote:
> I have had it. I give up.
>
> Python's documentation sucks beyond belief.
A lot of it is excellent. The ConfigParser, that you are complaining
about is woefully short on examples and does not make clear that you
*must read* the other sectio
I have had it. I give up.
Python's documentation sucks beyond belief.
all I want to do is parse a *SIMPLE* config file of name = value pairs
and have python objects named by the name holding the value signified by
value , and I want it to be able to work *WITHOUT* someone having to
download an
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