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    Hello, I want to duplicate a list in python. The way I want is, I need two list with same content pointing to different memory Location. What I tried is …
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    I use my IPad for information, but don't consider it a real computer. It is just too awkward to write a scientific program with it, even though I found a …
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    I was told to eat crow!
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    Google Python class: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKTZoB2Vjuk Another youtube class: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp60Qp3GUBU
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    "Dive Into Python" Mark Pilgrim's Free online book, novice to pro, is updated constantly, and has been rewritten for Python3, see ... http://getpython3.com/diveintopython3/ (check appendix A for Py2-to-Py3 differences)
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    Mildly helpful hint for the loop ... for c in range(0, 21): print("Celsius = {}".format(c)) ''' result ... Celsius = 0 Celsius = 1 Celsius = 2 Celsius = 3 …
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    mylist1 = [1, 2, 3] mylist2 = mylist1[:] print(id(mylist1)) print(id(mylist2)) ''' result show 2 different memory locations ... 42368056 34857768 '''
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    You might want to explain what "Flask" is.
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    Replied To a Post in Converting celsius to fahrenheit using a loop to display the table

    Check out this very old snippet ... http://www.daniweb.com/software-development/python/code/216414/a-very-simple-python-program It shows you the basics of a function and to loop a table. You need to modifiy this to your case. Also …
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    Something like this ... fname_in = "names_nocaps.txt" # write a test data file data = '''\ frank heidi karl ''' with open(fname_in, 'w') as fout: for name in data: fout.write(name) …
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    Why are your indentations so odd?
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    A pie-eating competition would be a nice addition to the olympic zoo.
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    "Fugg the EU!" ... US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland
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    What you have in mind is very poor programming! Use a list or dictionary instead.
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    Q: "What's 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1?" A: "Bo Derek getting older."
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    "They invented hugs to let people know you love them without saying anything." ... Bill Keane
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    "All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt." ... Charles M. Schulz
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    At a recent computer software engineering course in the US, the participants were given an awkward question to answer: "If you had just boarded an airliner and discovered that your …
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    I take my wife everywhere, but she keeps finding her way back.
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    Willy-nilly
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    These two strings walk into a bar and sit down. The bartender says, "So what'll it be?" The first string says, "I think I'll have a beer quag fulk boorg …
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    1) Boynton Beach Club 2) Star Trek: the motion picture 3) The Family Stone 4) Twister 5) The Whole Nine Yards 6) Dan in Real Life 7) Crazy Stupid Love …
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    The wind will push the golfball right off the green. Now that is bad weather!
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    Hi, i'm a beginner to computer programming and I feel like I didn't learn anything in college. I got my associates in science and I don't know from where to …
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    Maybe this will help ... # a Tkinter menu example similar to: # http://effbot.org/tkinterbook/tkinter-application-windows.htm try: # Python2 import Tkinter as tk except ImportError: # Python3 import tkinter as tk def …
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    How can I capture a mouse click on a wx.Panel so that a circle is drawn wherever the mouse is clicked on the panel?
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    Interesting, I don't need line `wx.EVT_LEFT_DOWN(self.panel, self.OnLeftDown)` Could it be the version of wxPython? I used installer wxPython2.9-win32-2.9.1.1-py27.exe
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    wx.Slider(parent, id, value, minValue, maxValue, pos, size, style) Looks like you set minValue higher than maxValue.
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    Strictly speaking, C is a low level language and Python is a high level language. Each of those has a purpose.
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    The C compiler is written in what computer language? Python could have been written in Assembly language.
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    Generally ... # get the position of the mouse when clicked or moved # vega import wx class MyFrame(wx.Frame): """create a color frame, inherits from wx.Frame""" def __init__(self, parent): wx.Frame.__init__(self, …
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    Write a program that can read the students records from the file “scores.dat”. This program will find the maximum and the minimum student scores. The first line in the file …
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    Please don't highjack existing threads. Create your own with the proper title. Also show some coding effort.
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    The example at the Target stores shows that data security was criminally sloppy, allowing a 17 year old teenager from Russia to get in with a piece of homecoded malware …
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    Follow the advice of Anima Templi, and also check out ... http://www.daniweb.com/software-development/python/threads/32007/projects-for-the-beginner There are plenty of samll projects there.
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    MFS NCCCC please show us what you have done. Letting someone else write your homework for you will not allow you to learn much.
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    Comparing simple calculation using C or Python ... http://www.daniweb.com/software-development/python/threads/20774/starting-python/2#post147920
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    I used computer languages to solve science problems at work, starting with C then Pascal, followed by Python. Python was and is by far the most powerful tool and actually …
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    The recent security breach at Target stores that stole data from 110 million hapless customers was done with a malware program that copies and diverts data coming from the working …
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    You can use the Schwartzian transform algorithm ... ''' sort_Schwartzian.py example of the Schwartzian transform algorithm ''' def get_vowel_count(word, count=0): for c in word: if c in 'aeiou': count += …
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    When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
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    #Name: Calum Macleod #Date : November 6, 2012 #Purpose: A Python program with a loop that lets the user enter a series of whole numbers. #The user should enter the …
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    Using a base64 encoded GIF image string with Tkinter is very easy and usefull for smaller images. First you create the image string ... ''' Base64encGIF2.py create a base64 image …
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    This works ... ''' urllib2_info_getheaders.py tested with Python275 ''' import urllib2 import os def download(url, download_dir): file_name = url.split('/')[-1] u = urllib2.urlopen(url) f = open(os.path.join(download_dir, file_name), 'wb') meta = u.info() …
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    A Tkinter drawing example ... ''' tk_canvas_shapes101.py use the Tkinter GUI toolkit that comes with Python to draw some shapes for more shapes check canvas at ... http://infohost.nmt.edu/tcc/help/pubs/tkinter/web/index.html or http://effbot.org/tkinterbook/canvas.htm …
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    Maybe something simple like ... `sides = int(input("Dice has how many sides, 4, 6, or 12? "))`
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    You can apply an endless while loop (with an exit condition) like this ... import random # optional, make string input work with Python2 or Python3 try: input = raw_input …
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    You have quite a few mistakes. This will work, look at it closely ... import random # optional, make string input work with Python2 or Python3 try: input = raw_input …
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    Take a look at ... itertools.permutations(iterable, sample_size) in the Python manual.

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