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 | Programming Python 3rd Edition by Mark Lutz has example code (below) where a variable seems to be assigned with options ("or") but what the criteria for selecting the options is not clear. The explanation is almost non-existent but I think this is to do with feeding in a variable number … |
| | I previously used 32bit Python 2.7 on Windows Vista. My new PC is Windows8 and 64 bit. I would like Python to work with Microsoft Office Excel. Is the best / simplest way forward to stick with 32 bit Python and 32 bit Excel? Can you mix 32 bit Python …  |
| | This is a common problem and detailed advice is given on the XAMPP forum of what you need to reset  |
| | Does PySide do much the same as PyQt? The link for the PyQt windows executable at riverbankcomputing.com does not download and they are to date not interested in fixing it. I am looking for a windows 32 bit exe copy of PyQt at: http://www.riverbankcomputing.com/software/pyqt/download Any other sources or does PySide … |
| | This seems to be only for python2.6. You need to download the file, move it to and expand it on your python system path. You need to install it from a windows shell from the root directory of python26 |
| | The link below shows a hotel booking example with sample files that may help. [url]http://www.wellho.net/mouth/2746_Model-View-Controller-demo-Sqlite-Python-3-Qt4.html[/url] |
 | Authors do not make this clear but there are two shell prompts involved- the Windows prompt and the Python prompt. If you start with the Windows command shell prompt, then typing "python" will find the path to the python program and start it. Once it has started, then you are …  |
| | Not received any RSS updates from Python group since 22 September. RSS feeder reports an "error" will try again. Other Daniweb RSS feeds working fine. |
 | Pygame is another option. def load_sound(name): class NoneSound: def play(self): pass if not pygame.mixer: return NoneSound() fullname = os.path.join('data', name) try: sound = pygame.mixer.Sound(fullname) except pygame.error, message: print 'Cannot load sound:', wav raise SystemExit, message return sound Tutorial at: [url]http://pygame.org/docs/tut/chimp/ChimpLineByLine.html[/url]  |
| | You may find Head First: Python and Head First: Programming the type of books that really help beginners to get started in a more absorbing way. Getting started is the hardest part - learning then comes by doing. |
| | You may need to add the new path (something like c:\Python26) to Win XP's System Environment Variable's string. |
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