Re: [Tutor] confusing installation

2013-03-02 Thread Lolo Lolo
> Like everything in my tutorial the intention is to get you to the point where > you can do the basics yourself but also read and understand > the in depth > tutorials when you need to go there.   i read through some of your tutorial last night and its definately what i need. so i will complete

Re: [Tutor] confusing installation

2013-03-01 Thread Alan Gauld
On 02/03/13 00:14, Lolo Lolo wrote: i didnt see this Alan. my interests is only SQL but the book indicates things like ORMs are very important?.. It depends. In some frameworks like TurboGears or Django ORMs are a big part of the story. In everyday programming I tend to just use straight SQL

Re: [Tutor] confusing installation

2013-03-01 Thread Jim Byrnes
On 03/01/2013 05:19 PM, Lolo Lolo wrote: He is showing you what to expect. Where ever you see a line starting with C:\ that is what he typed into the command line session, and > the lines that follow is the program you are installing informing you what it is doing. (Until you get to the next C:\

Re: [Tutor] confusing installation

2013-03-01 Thread Lolo Lolo
> problems else where. i will look for some easy install tutorials > If you just want to know about SQL databases you could try my tutorial topic > (only in the V2 version at the moment but it's nearly > > identical on V3) It > uses SQLite which is part of standard Python, although you can also

Re: [Tutor] confusing installation

2013-03-01 Thread Lolo Lolo
> He is showing you what to expect.  Where ever you see a line starting with > C:\ that is what he typed into the command line session, and > the lines that > follow is the program you are installing informing you what it is doing. > (Until you get to the next C:\ or the end)   i managed to inst

Re: [Tutor] confusing installation

2013-03-01 Thread Alan Gauld
On 01/03/13 11:50, Lolo Lolo wrote: i want to learn about how to use databases and this specific chapter is meant to introduce its readers to options available (not just SQLAlchemy). It's already at a beginner's level so i might run into the same problems else where. i will look for some easy in

Re: [Tutor] confusing installation

2013-03-01 Thread Alan Gauld
On 01/03/13 16:05, Lolo Lolo wrote: > This should be relevant: http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/articles/command_line.shtml in searching for command line tutorials i also came across Powershell and noticed commands that work in one don't work in the other. Would you recommend Powershell over C

Re: [Tutor] confusing installation

2013-03-01 Thread Prasad, Ramit
Lolo Lolo wrote: > >Welcome to the world of software development. GUIs like Windows are great > >for doing simple things but > they can't compete with >command line tools for doing powerful things > quickly. So pretty much every > programmer has to get used to using the command line >sooner or la

Re: [Tutor] confusing installation

2013-03-01 Thread Lolo Lolo
> Since you use python 3 you will need to download the file: > distribute_setup.py.  To do so you will need a web browser or the > command > line tool curl.  I use Firefox and when I click on the url you give below it > immediately offers to download the required file. thanks i tried it on fire

Re: [Tutor] confusing installation

2013-03-01 Thread Lolo Lolo
> This should be relevant:  > http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/articles/command_line.shtml in searching for command line tutorials i also came across Powershell and noticed commands that work in one don't work in the other. Would you recommend Powershell over CMD?_

Re: [Tutor] confusing installation

2013-03-01 Thread Jim Byrnes
On 02/28/2013 08:33 PM, Lolo Lolo wrote: Hi all. Im working through a database tutorial in a book called Core Python Applications. On page 290 it asks of me to install something though its not clear what it is. I think it has to do with SQLAlchemy. It says if you use Python 3 you'll need to get d

Re: [Tutor] confusing installation

2013-03-01 Thread Walter Prins
Hi, On 1 March 2013 10:58, Alan Gauld wrote: > On 01/03/13 02:33, Lolo Lolo wrote: > >> SQLAlchemy with easy install. Here is what this entire process might >> > look like on a Windows-based PC... then it proceeds to write a whole >> bunch of god know what. It looks similar to when you install

Re: [Tutor] confusing installation

2013-03-01 Thread Lolo Lolo
>Welcome to the world of software development. GUIs like Windows are great for >doing simple things but they can't compete with >command line tools for doing >powerful things quickly. So pretty much every programmer has to get used to >using the command line >sooner or later. >If you are not us

Re: [Tutor] confusing installation

2013-03-01 Thread Alan Gauld
On 01/03/13 02:33, Lolo Lolo wrote: Hi all. Im working through a database tutorial in a book called Core Python Applications. I'm not familiar with that book so can't offer specific help. SQLAlchemy with easy install. Here is what this entire process might look like on a Windows-based PC... t

[Tutor] confusing installation

2013-02-28 Thread Lolo Lolo
Hi all. Im working through a database tutorial in a book called Core Python Applications. On page 290 it asks of me to install something though its not clear what it is. I think it has to do with SQLAlchemy. It says if you use Python 3 you'll need to get distribute first. You'll need a web brows