Re: [Tutor] Python and rpy

2006-12-22 Thread Geoframer
Thanks Kent that helps some, at least i can do the basic stuff i can do in R now. But you kinda hit the nail on the head with your statement "This seems to work, it keeps a in the internal R representation instead of converting it to a list of lists" This all started with me trying to get R to do

[Tutor] how to permanently add a module path

2006-12-22 Thread shawn bright
lo there, i am working with python in ubuntu, my app has some modules that i would like to import from anywhere. i can sys.path.append(my_module_dir)but it only lasts as long as that python session. how can i add a directory to the import path permantly ? thanks

Re: [Tutor] how to permanently add a module path

2006-12-22 Thread Christopher Arndt
shawn bright schrieb: > lo there, > > i am working with python in ubuntu, my app has some modules that i would > like to import from anywhere. > i can sys.path.append(my_module_dir)but it only lasts as long as > that python session. > how can i add a directory to the import path permantly htt

[Tutor] Lists on the fly?

2006-12-22 Thread Carlos
Hello, I am wondering if it is possible to create lists on the fly. The script that I'm working on needs a number of parameters, one of those is population, and this corresponds to the number of solutions that a genetic algorithm generates on each generation (iteration). The thing is that I ne

Re: [Tutor] Lists on the fly?

2006-12-22 Thread Kent Johnson
Carlos wrote: > Hello, > > I am wondering if it is possible to create lists on the fly. The script > that I'm working on needs a number of parameters, one of those is > population, and this corresponds to the number of solutions that a > genetic algorithm generates on each generation (iteration

Re: [Tutor] how to permanently add a module path

2006-12-22 Thread Christopher Arndt
shawn bright schrieb: > ok, > i am on ubuntu and there is no /etc/profile.d directory > i put this in the /etc/environment file > > PYTHONPATH=/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/pivotrac > export PYTHONPATH > > but it doesn't seem to be working. > There is no master python config file somewhere whe

Re: [Tutor] Lists on the fly?

2006-12-22 Thread Carlos
Kent, Thanks a lot, that solves it... again Carlos ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor

Re: [Tutor] Lists on the fly?

2006-12-22 Thread Steve Oldner
Hi guys, I am reading and doing examples from Python Web Programming and Have a question about the dictionary: counter = {} file = open("d:\myfile.txt") # the time has come the walrus said while 1: line = file.readline() if line == "": break for w in line.split(): if

Re: [Tutor] Lists on the fly?

2006-12-22 Thread Bob Gailer
Carlos wrote: > Hello, > > I am wondering if it is possible to create lists on the fly. This is an FAQ. The more general question is "Can I create variables with dynamically generated names." The answers are: (1) Yes (2) This is rarely a good idea. The preferred solution is to use a dict or list,

Re: [Tutor] how to permanently add a module path

2006-12-22 Thread shawn bright
thanks, i usually intend to, getting used to gmail. thanks for all the help, all working now. shawn On 12/22/06, Christopher Arndt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: shawn bright schrieb: > ok, > i am on ubuntu and there is no /etc/profile.d directory > i put this in the /etc/environment file > > PYTHO

Re: [Tutor] Lists on the fly?

2006-12-22 Thread Bob Gailer
Steve Oldner wrote: > Hi guys, > > I am reading and doing examples from Python Web Programming and > Have a question about the dictionary: > > counter = {} > file = open("d:\myfile.txt") # the time has come the walrus said > while 1: > line = file.readline() > if line == "": > brea

Re: [Tutor] Lists on the fly?

2006-12-22 Thread Steve Oldner
Thank you! I makes sense now and shows me I need to research more on file methods. -Original Message- From: Bob Gailer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 22, 2006 11:46 AM To: Steve Oldner Cc: tutor@python.org Subject: Re: [Tutor] Lists on the fly? Steve Oldner wrote:

Re: [Tutor] Lists on the fly?

2006-12-22 Thread Bob Gailer
Steve Oldner wrote: > Thank you! I makes sense now and shows me I need to research more on > file methods. Good. One other advisory: don't use file as a variable name. file is a built-in function; reassigning it makes the function unavailable. -- Bob Gailer 510-978-4454 _

[Tutor] winreg question

2006-12-22 Thread Toon Pieton
Hey friendly users! I'm trying to connect to a certain key in my registery using winreg. However, I have run into some problems. 1) I'm trying to open HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Softwar\PartyGaming\PartyPoker. Is this (see below) the correct way to open that key? from winreg import * PartyPoker = Key(

Re: [Tutor] winreg question

2006-12-22 Thread Terry Carroll
On Fri, 22 Dec 2006, Toon Pieton wrote: > I'm trying to connect to a certain key in my registery using winreg. I don't know winreg, but I know of _winreg; Same thing? (I'm on Activestate Python 2.4). > from winreg import * "from foo import *" is generally a bad idea, because you'll get a lot o

Re: [Tutor] winreg question

2006-12-22 Thread Christopher Arndt
Toon Pieton schrieb: > I'm trying to connect to a certain key in my registery using winreg. > However, I have run into some problems. > > 1) I'm trying to open HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Softwar\PartyGaming\PartyPoker. > Is this (see below) the correct way to open that key? See here for some examples of u

Re: [Tutor] winreg question

2006-12-22 Thread Terry Carroll
On Fri, 22 Dec 2006, Terry Carroll wrote: > On Fri, 22 Dec 2006, Toon Pieton wrote: > > > I'm trying to connect to a certain key in my registery using winreg. > > I don't know winreg, but I know of _winreg; Same thing? (I'm on > Activestate Python 2.4). Ah, I see winreg is no doubt the third-p

Re: [Tutor] Lists on the fly?

2006-12-22 Thread Luke Paireepinart
Kent Johnson wrote: > Carlos wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I am wondering if it is possible to create lists on the fly. The script >> that I'm working on needs a number of parameters, one of those is >> population, and this corresponds to the number of solutions that a >> genetic algorithm generat