Patty,
I didn't read through your code, but to call an external program see
the 'subprocess' module in the standard library:
http://docs.python.org/library/subprocess.html
-Modulok-
On 12/9/10, pa...@cruzio.com <pa...@cruzio.com> wrote:
>
> Hello:
>
> I would like to know how to call a program from within a program and what
> directory I should place one small program file in. I am running Python
> 2.6.6 and Windows 7.
>
> I have a directory called C:\Users\StarShip\PyProgs and it has the files
> BreakersCafe.txt and BreakersCafe.py. This is my primary program running
> fine.
>
> I have a subdirectory called C:\Users\StarShip\PyProg \PicturesForTesting
> and another subdirectory C:\Users\StarShip\PyProgs\CustomFunctions with
> various program files, functions defined in them, etc. which I import in
> my primary program. For example:
>
> def Newbanner():
> print "\n Alternate Selections\n"
>
> Now I have the small program below which is fully self-contained and I
> want to execute it from within BreakersCafe.txt. I would like to use
> raw_input and if statement for simple yes/no asking if they would like to
> see this BeveragesMenu.txt and have it as the last 3-4 lines of the
> main().
>
> The only directory of these three that has __init__ is
> C:\Users\StarShip\PyProgs\CustomFunctions
> and as you can see, the program below is not a function, it has no 'def'
> anything. I get 'NameError: global name 'BeveragesMenu' is not defined'
> when I run this in IDLE. I suppose I _could_ make this a function :} but
> it is likely doable to call a program as a program, right? I am also
> compiling to a .pyw file where applicable.
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> Patty
>
> """
> This is C:\Users\StarShip\PyProgs\BeveragesMenu.txt and BeveragesMenu.py.
> Program file for displaying an image using Tkinter built-in GUI functions.
> open root window, open file descriptor for image, open new window file
> descriptor to manipulate with Tkinter Label library function.
>
> Pic needs to be displayed as a banner. Uses the compound="top" argument to
> do this.
>
> --> take out the pack()function didn't work, pack()is required
>
> Uses import Tkinter
>
> Program using new breaker's jpg picture; bar choices are not selectable
> """
>
>
> import Tkinter
> import ImageTk
>
> rootwindow = Tkinter.Tk()
>
> fhdl=
> ImageTk.Image.open("C:\Users\StarShip\PyProgs\PicturesForTesting\houseimage.jpg")
> image_var = ImageTk.PhotoImage(fhdl)
>
> whdl = Tkinter.Label(rootwindow, compound="top", image=image_var,
> text="\n\n!!!WELCOME TO BREAKER'S BREAKFAST BAR!!!\n\n\nBeverage Choices:
> Sparkling Water; Milk; Orange Juice; Apple Juice *OR*\n\n **From Our
> Bar** Smoothie; Breakers Sun Tea; Chai; Cafe Mocha; Latte;
> Mimosa")
>
> whdl.pack()
> rootwindow.mainloop()
>
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