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    Unfortunately, movies and TV have co-opted the term to mean anyone who is capable of gaining unauthorized access to a system in under two minutes, even a completely unfamiliar system. …
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    Have you considered it might be because your key has a space? Look at the following: >>> data_2012 = {} >>> data_2012['DeathRate '] = "some data" >>> data_2012['DeathRate '] 'some …
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    Edited Further Adventures in Learning Python

    As I continue my conversion from vbScript to Python I am finding the gotchas. For example... A lot of my utility scripts take a file name or a file pattern …
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    Replied To a Post in Running commands within runas in admin

    You don'y need to enable the admin account. You can create a shkrtcut to an elevated task via the task scheduler. See [here](https://winaero.com/blog/create-elevated-shortcut-to-skip-uac-prompt-in-windows-10/) for details.
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    Edited Further Adventures in Learning Python

    As I continue my conversion from vbScript to Python I am finding the gotchas. For example... A lot of my utility scripts take a file name or a file pattern …
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    Edited Further Adventures in Learning Python

    As I continue my conversion from vbScript to Python I am finding the gotchas. For example... A lot of my utility scripts take a file name or a file pattern …
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    Edited Further Adventures in Learning Python

    As I continue my conversion from vbScript to Python I am finding the gotchas. For example... A lot of my utility scripts take a file name or a file pattern …
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    Edited Further Adventures in Learning Python

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    >I've only looked at a few pages Then you have read more of the report than most of the Republicans in either House.
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    Meanwhile... Joe Biden's said in his Iowa speech >I know government is sometimes a knife-fight, but it can’t be a permanent frame of mind. So – yes — I will …
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    Eisenhower visited Normandy in 1964 and spoke to Walter Cronkite. >These men came here - the British, and our other allies, Americans - to storm these beaches for one purpose …
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    Replied To a Post in Python Interpreter will not configure with PyCharm

    I installed pyCharm and found it difficult to get used to. I found the debugging capabilities of Visual Studio 2019 much more intuitive.
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    Replied To a Post in Python - problem with installed packages

    As a further note, there is a py.exe and a pyw.exe in the C:\Windows folder which are the executables for the 3.7 python. Nice of Microsoft to rename them so …
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    Marked Solved Status for Python - problem with installed packages

    I'm having a problem with my python installation. The packages that came with the installation work just fine but when I try to use other installed packages I run into …
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    Gave Reputation to rproffitt in Python - problem with installed packages

    Now I'm spitballing here but I've seen the command shell FORGET environment variables when you launch by association. I'm sure there is a longer discussion on that somewhere but it …
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    Replied To a Post in Python - problem with installed packages

    The second link did the trick. Before: D:\Utils>ftype Python.File Python.File="C:\Windows\py.exe" "%L" %* Note that the given file does not exist. I changed it so that it now shows: D:\Utils>ftype Python.File …
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    The first thing I thought of was environment but the only change I made was to add PYTHONPATH so that I could import from my include folder. I dummied that …
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    Replied To a Post in Python - problem with installed packages

    sample.py import pymsgbox pymsgbox.alert("some text") and... D:\Utils>sample Traceback (most recent call last): File "D:\Utils\sample.py", line 1, in <module> import pymsgbox ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pymsgbox' D:\Utils>python sample.py D:\Utils> (message box …
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    I'm having a problem with my python installation. The packages that came with the installation work just fine but when I try to use other installed packages I run into …
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    Replied To a Post in Create a program to read marks of 10 students for 2 different marks

    It's a combination of syntax and addressing. Try const int NUMSTUDENTS = 10; int main() { int marks[2][NUMSTUDENTS]; printf("Enter the marks of the %d students :\n",NUMSTUDENTS); for (int i = …
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    Marked Solved Status for How do I permanently add an entry to sys.path in Python

    Because Microsoft will be removing vbScript in the next version of Windows, I have been busy converting my utility vbScripts into Python. Part of this is a library of functions …
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    Replied To a Post in How do I permanently add an entry to sys.path in Python

    That may be cheating but it will give me what I want. It's not clean but it is clear.
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    Replied To a Post in How do I permanently add an entry to sys.path in Python

    I set PYTHONPATH to d:\include and I can do from include import getargs or import getargs but I'd have to refer to the function as `getargs.getargs(...)`. If I want to …
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    Replied To a Post in How do I permanently add an entry to sys.path in Python

    To be more specific - let's say I have a file D:\include\getargs.py which contains a function def getargs(options=[]): What I want is be able to code in other Python files …
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    Edited How do I permanently add an entry to sys.path in Python

    Because Microsoft will be removing vbScript in the next version of Windows, I have been busy converting my utility vbScripts into Python. Part of this is a library of functions …
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    Created How do I permanently add an entry to sys.path in Python

    Because Microsoft will be removing vbScript in the next version of Windows, I have been busy converting my utility vbScripts into Python. Part of this is a library of functions …
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    There is a lot of the same old mindless drivel about SEO, backlinks and such, and a lot of homework posting. There was one interesting discussion a while back in …
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    RE: Old posts - how about a scheduled job that runs once a day (or week or whatever) that automatically closes threads that have been inactive for more than a …
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    >infinite scrolling on articles I tend to stay on a site longer with this feature. I like to finish things and "end of page" is sort of like a finish …
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    Replied To a Post in A program to list a code listing (beginner stuff

    >it just told me no such command exists You'd either have to: 1. Run it from the folder containing the executable 1. Run it from another folder but fully qualify …
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    Replied To a Post in A program to list a code listing (beginner stuff

    You use it like it says. nlist_it filename.ext Run it with the name of a text file as a parameter and it will list that file to the console. I …
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    Yup, it looks like India to me too. "Address: 4th Floor, Mridul Tower Opp. Bata Showroom, Ashram Rd, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380015, India" Welcome but please don't fib here.
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    Hello guys, Recently my site was infected with malware, which caused me a lot of problems. In particular, many spam links have been created and indexed. I managed to get …
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    Edited Block malicious links via robots.txt

    Hello guys, Recently my site was infected with malware, which caused me a lot of problems. In particular, many spam links have been created and indexed. I managed to get …
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    Created vbScript going away?

    I posted a question last week on Microsoft Technet and during the resulting discussion the following was posted: >VBScript will be gone in the next version of Windows. Almost all …
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    Welcome to Daniweb.
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    Edited Windows 10 May 2019 Update

    In keeping with tradition, Microsoft has released the latest update before resolving a number of outstanding issues. But at least they now provide a more centralized location for getting update …
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    Created Windows 10 May 2019 Update

    In keeping with tradition, Microsoft has released the latest update before resolving a number of outstanding issues. But at least they now provide a more centralized location for getting update …
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    Edited Anyone know where bungle4 wireless profile comes from?

    Does anyone know the function and origin of the wireless profile, bungle4? I've been cleaning up my numerous vbScript files and when I tidied, then tested Metered.vbs, it produced the …
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    Replied To a Post in Most effective programming language ?

    Agreed. There are computing problems for which you want to carefully pick: 1. The most efficient algorithm 1. The most optimized programming language 1. The fastest hardware/OS platform But to …
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    Replied To a Post in How Should Voting Machines Work?

    Interesting, but has nothing to do with voting machines.
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    What kind of help are you looking for? If you need it ASAP then I suggest you provide the following ASAP 1. Proof that you have put some effort into …
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    Replied To a Post in NEED HELP IN PYTHON PLZ

    Generally, a control will have a `Visible` property. Just set it to `False`.
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    I know what you mean. And definitely not PC.
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    Soammy?
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    You ***can*** use [Virtual CloneDrive](https://www.elby.ch/en/products/vcd.html) by Elaborate Bytes. It is freeware. I used it for years on Windows 7. It allows you to mount an iso (actually several formats of …
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    Replied To a Post in Can anyone recommend a free Android emulator for Windows 10

    >Avoid I had pretty much come to the same conclusion.
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    Replied To a Post in Can anyone recommend a free Android emulator for Windows 10

    Their website states that BlueStacks is "free to download". I've been burned by this several times where the software is free to download but you have to pay if you …
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    Replied To a Post in How can I get more backlinks to my website?

    What I suggest you do **not** do is make a lot of posts on Daniweb that contain links to your web site.

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