[Tutor] python: can't open file 'ex1.py' : [Errno 2] No such file or directory

2010-08-24 Thread Carter Danforth
file ex1.py: C:\Users\Carter Danforth\python ex1.py python: can't open file 'ex1.py': [Errno 2] No such file or directory ex1.py is located in "pythonpractice" on my desktop and I've updated the modules, here's the output from sys.path: ['', 'C:\\Window

Re: [Tutor] python: can't open file 'ex1.py' : [Errno 2] No such file or directory

2010-08-25 Thread Carter Danforth
ot;; >reply-type=original > > > "Karim" wrote > > > Is there any equivalent to JAVACC in python (or lex yacc) to create > > grammary > > for config or format file? > > Thats kind of what ConfiogParser does - it gives you tools to > read/

[Tutor] how to create a persistent dictionary w/ cpickle?

2010-09-08 Thread Carter Danforth
Hi, I'm trying to a create a basic addressbook for practice. I'm using a dictionary with cpickle, though I'm not sure how to persistently store each instance in the dictionary. Below is the code I have so far. If I run it once and add a contact and the details, it's fine. p.load(f) shows the detai

Re: [Tutor] how to create a persistent dictionary w/ cpickle?

2010-09-22 Thread Carter Danforth
0:13 +1000 > From: Steven D'Aprano > To: tutor@python.org > Subject: Re: [Tutor] how to create a persistent dictionary w/ cpickle? > Message-ID: <201009090750.14230.st...@pearwood.info> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > On Thu, 9 Sep 2010 03:43:42 am

[Tutor] generating independent random numbers

2010-09-27 Thread Carter Danforth
Hi, I'm writing a program that's testing speed calculation of calendar dates from any date spanning 1600-3000. I want it to generate a random date and then prompt the user to indicate the correct day of the week using Zeller's formula. Included below is just some of the code to show what I'm havin

Re: [Tutor] generating independent random numbers

2010-09-28 Thread Carter Danforth
lse: x += 1 n += 1 t2m = time.localtime().tm_min t2s = time.localtime().tm_sec t2 = t2m + t2s/100.0 td = t2 - t1 print '\n',x,'out of 10 wrong\nAvg time/question:',td/10,'\nTotal time:',td On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 10:21 PM, Dave Angel wrote: > >

Re: [Tutor] generating independent random numbers

2010-09-29 Thread Carter Danforth
gel wrote: > On 9/28/2010 5:11 PM, Carter Danforth wrote: > >> Thanks for the replies, Dave and Joel. The reason I'm not just using the >> time or datetime modules for a random date is because it's restricted to >> 1970-2038; I'm pulling dates from 1600-3099

Re: [Tutor] generating independent random numbers

2010-09-29 Thread Carter Danforth
On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 1:53 PM, Dave Angel wrote: > On 9/28/2010 5:11 PM, Carter Danforth wrote: > >> Thanks for the replies, Dave and Joel. The reason I'm not just using the >> time or datetime modules for a random date is because it's restricted to >> 1970