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I am writing a small Python program for the use in our departments stockroom. This is what I have come up with (just starting): [php]# table of chemicals in stockroom # order --> stock number, chemical name, quantity (grams) # short version of the table table = [ ['ud-99137', 'm-chlorobenzoic …

Is there a way to make a Tkinter GUI window that the user can not change the size of?

I have a directory with many subdirectories. Each subdirectory contains a small number of image files (.jpg). I would like to accumulate all these image files in a Tkinter listbox, sort them and be able to select blocks of files and send them to another listbox. Ultimately I would like …

I have a data file with chemical names (one name per line) and want to load that into a Tkinter GUI listbox and then be able to select it by clicking on the line. Need some help.

I am experimenting (playing around) with the Python Tkinter Gui, and wondered if there is a way to play a sound like from a .wav or .au file?

I know that Pyhon compiles source code to a Byte Code before the interpreter works on it. What does this Byte Code look/behave like?

I keep reading about endless loops, is that something you want or do you always have to control an endless loop situation?

Which Graphics User Interface (GUI) would you recommend for a beginner? I have seen some examples of Tkinter, wxPython and GTK.

I have a color data file that gives the color name and its RGB values, for instance like this: [CODE] red RGB(255,0,0) green RGB(0,128,0) blue RGB(0,0,255) brown RGB(165,42,42) gold RGB(255,215,0) maroon RGB(128,0,0) [/CODE]I like to create a color dictionary from this file that looks like this: [CODE] {'red': (255,0,0), 'green': …

When do you use a for loop and when to use a while loop. Are there other loop types in Python? Some of the slicing examples almost look like loops.

I have a file of sentences similar to this: [CODE] Tom ate his Apple. Frank shoveled Snow. Henry drove a Truck. [/CODE]I would like to prosess each sentence so it only retains the capital letter in the first word, every other word in the senetnce should be lower case. The …

I like to create a structure in Python, something like: [code]solvent_name boiling_point melting_point flash_point [/code]I need to search and sort this structure. How can I best do that?

Now I am looking for the best way to reverse the digits in an integer. For instance x = 12345 should become y = 54321.

What is the most efficient way to spell a string in reverse, for instance s = "banana".

If I have an integer like x = 12345, how do I separate that into individual integers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5?

With the ease of argument passing to and from functions in Python, why would anyone want to use global variables. Isn't that an open invitation for mistakes to happen? Yet, I see code in threads here that abound with globals. I am a little confused here.

How to I best pass multiple arguments to and from a function?

I have played with Python code just a little and like it so far. I am using a Windows XP machine and have downloaded Python 2.5. As recommended in the "Starting Python" thread, I am saving my test files in the directory C:\Python25\Atest\. When I bring up the IDLE editor, …

I thought function xrange would give me a list of integers, but I got a string instead: [code]x = "xrange(1, 5)" print x # xrange(1, 5) x = xrange(1, 5) print x # xrange(1, 5) same result as string above!? [/code]