Hi John, Read the Python gotchas page at:
http://www.ferg.org/projects/python_gotchas.html This problem is explained there. Also, why are you using those forward slashes in your Windows paths???? Meaning: d:/program files/winzip/wzzip.exe Hugo Gooch, John wrote: > I am having problems with using the Winzip command line tools and Python. > > Here is an example of the several dozen different ways I have tried to > execute the Wzzip.exe utility with arguments using > popen2 - > > This works (just runs the utility with not arguments ): > cmd = "\"d:/program files/winzip/wzzip.exe\"" > results = popen2.popen4( cmd ) > > However this fails miserably: > testpath = "D:/Program Files/WebTrends/SmartSource Data > Collector/weblog/*.log" > cmd = "\"d:/program files/winzip/wzzip.exe\" -ma test.zip \"" + testpath > + "\"" > results = popen2.popen4( cmd ) > > If I set the script to print out the value stored in the variable "cmd" it > says this: > "d:/program files/winzip/wzzip.exe\" -ma test.zip "D:/Program > Files/WebTrends/SmartSource Data Collector/weblog/*.log" > > Which if I paste it onto the command line, does exactly what I intend it to > do. But for some reason, popen2.popen4(cmd) gives this as output ( from > stderr ): > 'd:/program' is not a file or command > > My only guess is that popen2.popen4 is parsing the string differently than > the "print" command does, because print recognizes that the backslash is > escaping the double quotes ( e.g. "\"" ) in the string, and popen does not. > On the other hand, it appears to be recognizing it in my first example, so > that is what is really confusing me. It isn't consistent at all. > > Any ideas? > > > > John A. Gooch > "May the Python-force be with you...always." > Systems Administrator > EchoStar Satellite L.L.C. > Desk: 720-514-5708 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Danny Yoo > Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 4:21 PM > To: Pujo Aji > Cc: Tutor > Subject: Re: [Tutor] can't see emacs timer in action > > > > > On Tue, 14 Jun 2005, Pujo Aji wrote: > > >>I tried this code in emacs. >>for i in range(3): >> time.sleep(1) >> print i >> >>It shows the result but total result not second per second. > > > Hi Pujo, > > > In Emacs, you may want to first start up a Python subprocess by using the > keystroke: > > C-c ! > > and then run Python buffers with: > > C-c C-c > > Best of wishes! > > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
