Posts by bumsfeld

The best way to pick random integers between 1 and 15 is this way:

import random

# selects one random integer from 1 to 15
pick = random.randint(1, 15)

Then you set up one 'endless while loop' asking the user to enter the guess. Use series of if/elif statements comparing the guess with the pick. If the guess is higher or lower let the user know and stay in the loop. If the guess is correct break out of the loop and then tell the user that the guess is correct.

"Military action (in Iraq) will not last more than a week."
-- Bill O'Reilly (Fox News), January 23, 2003

A toasted Bagel with cream cheese and a mug of Rio coffee.

Bagel are good things, aren't they? I like mine with Philadelphia cheese or nicely ripened baked Camembert cheese.

good catch. Thought it was an Alize at first, but there were too many things wrong with it.

The plane looks like something out of comic strip. :)

Wow Zoe, very nice write about John McCain.

Watching McCain on TV, is this man lacking from coherence? He seems to mix up his Iraq and Iran items and needs to be corrected by invided people around him.

Only 3 athletes have ever won medals at both the Winter and Summer Olympics:

Eddie Eagan of the USA
Jacob Thams of Norway
Christa Luding-Rothenburger of Germany.

...
Oh? Can you be specific about the lack of innovation? There's a lot of people who give Microsoft a lot of credit for being innovative about how their products work, more than coming up with new off-the-wall technologies...

The investor wants to hear about innovations that make money down the road. Maybe Microsoft does not communicate well with the financial community?

... let's not fool ourselves into thinking that they (MS) sit on their considerably giant ass and steal ideas from the likes of Apple.

My thoughts too!

If you really want to do something, you will find a way. If you don't, you will find an excuse.
-- Tibetan Proverb

Why did Japanese kamikaze pilots wear helmets?

Just starting Python?
http://learnpython.pbwiki.com/HowToStart

When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life in such a manner that when you die the world cries and you rejoice.
-- an Indian Proverb

In ancient Egypt people used pillows made of stone.

In politics, if you want anything said, ask a man; if you want anything done, ask a woman.
-- the iron Lady Margaret Thatcher

Scrambled eggs with cheese, and café au lait.

Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.
The Last Lion

I love my Saturn Sky Roadster!
Sunburst Yellow of course!

Yeah, that is one nice looking car. Makes the Ford Mustang look like certified nerdmobile.

Something like that?

def foo():
    return foo.bar

foo.bar = "foobar"

print foo()  # foobar

Have you looked at:
http://www.daniweb.com/code/snippet594.html

Looks to me like you have to study the module audio somewhat closer.

... Java can be compiled into bytecode and run onto of a virtual machine, But since python is interprated, it cannot.
...

Utter bull! Python is also compiled to bytecode and then run onto virtual machine. Please educate yourself a little before you say ignorant things.

Have you actually read this post in this thread?
http://www.daniweb.com/forums/post575389-40.html

Let your fingers do the talking!

If you're playing a poker game and you look around the table and can't tell who the sucker is, it's you.
-- Paul Newman

Q: "Where do you get virgin wool from?"
A: "Ugly sheep."

A new British survey has revealed that 9 out of 10 people like Chocolate. The tenth lies.

People shouldn't be treated like objects. They aren't that valuable.

P. J. O'Rourke

Rice, vegetable, some shrimp and one glass of red table wine from friend's vineyard. C'est la vie!

Each of us wages battles each day between the grand dreams we have and what actually happens.

The Dude:
Like him a lot! We match tastes when it comes to web sites, the ones that make me smile.

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Henry Kissinger are fourth cousins once removed.

More info:
Henry Kissinger was born in Bavaria, and Arnold was born just across the border in Austria.

So the US candidate not only has to go to church, but the right church too!

I understand going to church in the US is one good tax deduction possibility.

Lardmeister:
One real rebel, too smart for his age, almost scary. The 'meister' of debating with little tolerance for ignorant folks, will cut the lard out! I really enjoy his wit.

#37, one of my old favorites. Dad worked on those when I was kid, when he was stationed in France.

F-84F Thunderstreak

Wow, that was quick, you are of course correct!

Quickly, let's put in plane #38, not quite so old but still very good:

I wonder if any candidate that admits to avoiding church visits would have any chance in hell (sorry!) to get elected?

Volkswagen Beetle -- cute little bug puddling down the road :)

Old or new type? My GF has the new type in yellow, real sharp (GF and car)!

Citroën C3 would do very nicely! Very good milage, sharp look and reliable.

Actually, I would love to drive this 1924 Citroën CV, real party car!

I am sure plane #36 is Typhoon. Saudi Arabia just ordered huge amount of them.

Here is plane #37, an oldy but goody:

Compared to Java, Python has simplified a lot of the syntax. It will spoil you, and you may actually have fun.

Python makes it easy to compare two files and check if they are equal or differ:

# compare two files and check if they are equal
# files can be binary or text based

import filecmp

# pick two files you want to compare ...
file1 = "Boing1.wav"
file2 = "Boing2.wav"
if filecmp.cmp(file1, file2):
    print "Files %s and %s are identical" % (file1, file2)
else:
    print "Files %s and %s differ!" % (file1, file2)

You might want to play with the Python builtin module filecmp:

# compare two files and check if they are equal
# files can be binary or text based

import filecmp

# pick two files you want to compare ...
file1 = "Boing1.wav"
file2 = "Boing2.wav"

if filecmp.cmp(file1, file2):
    print "Files %s and %s are identical" % (file1, file2)
else:
    print "Files %s and %s differ!" % (file1, file2)

You need to study up on argument passing to and from functions. I put some comments into your code to help you:

def ask_hours():
    hours = float(raw_input ("How many hours did you work? "))
    rate = float(input ("What is your rate of pay? "))
    # return the two arguments as tuple
    return hours, rate

def findrate(hours, rate):
    if hours <= 40:
        pay = hours * rate
        overtime = 0.0
    if hours > 40:
        pay = 40 * rate
        overtime = (hours - 40) * (rate * 1.5)
    totalpay = pay + overtime
    print "You earned", pay, "regular pay and", overtime, \
        "overtime pay which is a total of", totalpay

def main() :
    # note that the function returns two arguments
    hours, rate = ask_hours()
    # pass the two arguments to this function
    findrate(hours, rate)

main()

L'anglais seulement, svp!

Try to generalize this approach:

matrix3x3 = [range(1, 4), range(4, 7), range(7, 10)]
print matrix3x3  # [[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6], [7, 8, 9]]

I have gone to Area 52, and that is even more secret. Just to mention that you were there puts your life in danger. Hey, I love to live dangerously!

Wonder how Americans will react to all the price increases and lost jobs come election time? Who would they favor, McCain or Hillobama?

In typical office high-rise, the elevators consume nearly half of the electricity used by the total building.

Congrats to the many folks who were correct, plane #25 is Indian made Tejas.

I have flown in hot air balloon - was awesome too. Very quiet, could hear all the sound from the ground, people talking, dogs barking, and deer running in the woods.

On the low fly surprise, did the Germans pay for all the soiled underwear?

May I present plane #28 to you:

Love hurts, too much...............

$50 million worth of hurt in the case of Paul McCartney!

Argentina used to have 1200% annual inflation rate. It wouldn't take long to create trillionairs.

I read that McCain hates the UN, and loves to bomb other countries into submission.