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I am interested in learning if it is indeed possible to sort a Python dict. What I have researched tonight points to that it is [B]not[/B] possible, although snippets were posted inferring that you can sort a dict; I tried some of this code and it did not seem to …

I would post this in my other thread, but I marked that as solved so I think less people would look at it. I want to say this: [code]if list1 is empty: do this elif list1 has any value in it: do this[/code] How do I word that in python?

hi guys, I have an assignment that is due on december first and i cant seem to get a wrap around it and was wondering if someone could help. I have been given a Robot module with 17 testboards and some predefined functions such as sensor, move, currentPosition, boardSize and …

Hi, I tried to run following script of drawing a sin/cos curve using python 2.4 , there is error: [B][COLOR=red]Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 6, in ? File "C:\Python24\Lib\lib-tk\Tkinter.py", line 1564, in __init__ baseName = os.path.basename(sys.argv[0]) AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'argv'[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=blue]Can anybody tell me …

My task is this, and I'm having trouble finishing up the code: [LIST=1] [*][QUOTE] Write a function named deleteS that accepts one character pointer as a parameter and returns no value. The parameter is a C string. This function must remove all of the upper and lower case 's' letters …

I am having problems trying to create arrays from text files. The text files created from the program I am working on is like this: Name Test1 Test2 Test3 Avg Grade =================================== Student 999 999 999 999 X The first two lines in this are headings that are added into …

Hey whoever was good enough to take a look at this thread I have to stress I am a complete noob! I picked up "Java programming for the complete beginner" five days ago and here I am with 50% less hair and stuck on a challenge at the end of …

I have recently began programming in the windows api rather than the command prompt\ms-dos environment. I am still using windows 98 and bloodshed dev-cpp 4.9.9.2. I need to know how to disable the START MENU, TASK BAR, and the little boxes in the top right hand corner of the application …

I've did a program using vb6 to connect to oracle9i, i can establish the connection, the problem is when i execute the query in oracle sql*plus, it can execute successfully, but when run in vb application, the records affected return 0, it do nothing for this query, any setting need …

Can someone point me to one, because our high-school library is way too old. And it wont work with Dev-C++(we using in it in CS class). Thank you. [code=c]/* Lawrenceville Press Random Library */ /* October 1997 */ /* The following code works correctly under BOTH */ /* Borland and …

When coding in Tkinter, you can make a button, then when the button is pressed, it refers to something that you defined, or whatever its called when you use the def statement. What I'm wondering, is if there is a way to do this in non Tkinter programing. I am …

For a program I'm making the user needs to enter a string and then it will be checked to see if it is a palindrome. So far I've managed to reverse the ordering of the string entered so that I have the original string and the reverse version of it. …

Hello: I am trying to use the Python Sleep Function via [I]import time;[/I] I get results but not the results I am looking for. What I am trying to do is rather simple and only for visual effect in a Python GUI: [B]Display GIF --> Sleep (pause) 5-seconds --> Display …

Hello , i have in a director c:\files_t several files t1 t2 t3...t300 i need to analize each on-the analize operation is not importent how can i [B][U]open each file in a loop[/U][/B] and analize them?-in [U][B]C[/B][/U]code thanks ahead

Last night I took the advice of a DaniWeb member and looked at some posted Python code; this code was based around a card-type game and involved creating a GIF deck, shuffling, then displaying it. My original question had to do with using a Python dict for my GIF images. …

Hi, I am new to shell scripting.So someone please do help me out.I have stored two dates in the given format below. cur_time=`date '+ %b%e%T'` time=`ls -lu f1 | cut -d "" -f6` I hope both these will show the dates in this format. for eg. Dec 23 10:10 Now …

I have a code, and this is another problem, that's not working; Given: an int variable k , an int array currentMembers that has been declared and initialized, an int variable nMembers that contains the number of elements in the array, an int variable memberID that has been initialized, and …

I've read my book, and there's some topics where I feel weak about: - inline functions - static members - this pointer - copy constructor I've read some tutorials online, but they use some complicated code, and I'm a beginner programmer, so I can't understand their explanations. Just wondering, if …

Hi all, I'm working in the C language. I've been stuck for 2 weeks trying to figure out how in the world to populate arrays after reading in an input FILE. the input file has numbers and words, I need to write a loop that grabs the integers and stores …

I am writing a program that has two lists set up, and then the user is prompted for input. I want to tell the program to do one thing if the users answer is found in one list, and do another thing entirely if the variable is in the second …

I am having some trouble with the logic for my constructor. The constructor is supposed to open a object of class Rational. The constructor is also supposed to check to make sure the denominator is not zero, the denominator is not negative, and either reduce the fraction or make it …

I've lost my will and need some guidence, yes this is homework, i'm not going to lie about that. I know I could probably figure out how to get the answer she's wanting, but not with what she's provided as a code template below. I'm guessing that I need to …

Hello, I'd like to set a custom style for a textctrl that includes custom tab positions. The script below works on xp and displays custom tab positions for the textctrl, as coded. However, the script fails to set custom tab positions on linux (fedora 5), though it does set custom …

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 …

actually I went the wrong way I think, below is the the partial code area and the bold shows what needs tobe, but I know I didnt do it right, can anyone show me an example or where to find help? [code] if (myFields[c_shapeNameField].equals(ShapeName.circle)){ [B][COLOR=red]//ASSIGN a new Circle object to …

I am a programmer but have just recently ventured into the realm of graphics programming using Python; what I have learned so far is fascinating. It is so thrilling to see a coded design appear on the screen in full color. But, I find, making an image appear is one …

Is it possible to use files such as GIF files as a value in a Python Dict; that is, is it possible to use GIF files in a Dict and access them directly, rendering them to the screen via Tkinter. I have a group of GIF files I plan to …

Ok, so I'm gonna work on a program, and I want to enable a gui for it. I have a few questions though... Question: Are there any out there that wont need a class structure? (I;ve never gotten them, and I'm working on them right now...) Question: How about easily …

Hi all, I would like to know some links that could help me get a hang of using a database instead of the plain old file handling with C. Can somebody help !! Thanks

Hi, Got another question concerning an array of strings: I did it this way: [code] int main() { const std::string myArray[] = { "January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December"}; for (size_t i = 0; i < 12; i++) std::cout << myArray[i] << '\n'; std::cout …

Hello, I am having a problem showing a popup menu in my wxpython script on fedora 5 (fc5); this problem does not occur on xp. I am using wxPython-2.6.3.2-1.fc5, unicode version. I need to add an item to a popup menu after the user selects a file using wx.FileDialog, and …

Hi! anyone who could help me fix this code for it to work? i need your help very badly. :) i'm having a hard time debugging my program for it to work... i dont know how to use the function rand() properly.. :rolleyes: tried everything i can but it just …

Hello ladies and gents, Was wondering if any of you could check this exercise out, I finished it, but, I'm not sure whether Ive got it exactly right, especially the last two definitions. The exercise is as follows: - Use typedef to define the types unsigned char, const unsigned char, …

I have successfully got the data reader connected but i cannot figure out how to write the values to an array or variables on a windows form created in Visual C# Express edition all examples use the console. Can someone show me an example of how to write these values …

Hello everyone, I'm new to python, but I do have some c and c++ experience, although not extensive. I was looking through the challenges for new people that is stickied at the top of the forum, and was going to work on the * box challenge. I'm going to have …

Hi there, Im trying to create a simple program that creates an 2D array of numbers and prints them to the screen via a function. I think i have got most of the way however, I cant seem to get the print function to print correctly. It's been a while …

I found some old floppies with some of my early basic programs on them. I made them in vb3 (.bas .frm) but I'd like to open them in VB.NET is there a way to do this? I saved all my files in ASCII. p.s. please don't post [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/www.advantageware.com/VBAD_free_tools.htm"]this[/URL] link, because …

Hi all. I am building an automated login program for my work scheduler (which is a website already existing online). I have created a form with a timer, that when the computers system time reaches a certain time, another form containing a web browser control launches and goes to the …

I am using Visual C# Express and I have a window that I would like to be able to enter 2 dates ( a 30 day period) and connect to the 2005 Sql Express database and return a range of data that I can eventually graph. I want to add …

Hi i am so lost and stressed please can some help me. My question is how do i code the follwoing • Constructor: Copy The copy constructor should check the validity of the Entry object parameter through the use of the isValid method and copy the valid objects media and …

I'm just learning java and this is my first sort program. I can't get it to run. I sure could use some help. public class SortCharArray { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { char[] someChars = new char[10]; int x; for(x = 0; x < someChars.length; ++x) { …

Hi all, We just hit functions, and I assigned my students to write ten short functions to do things like convert Fahr. to Cels., etc. My "brilliant" :rolleyes: plan was to create a test suite and have them import their file and run the tests. Because the filename wasn't absolutely …

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.

Hello ladies and gents, I'm reading The C++ PL from B.Stroustrup and in chapter 5 the second exercise goes like this: What on your system, are the restrictions on the pointer types char*, int*, and void*? For example, may an int* have an odd value? Hint: alignement. I actually have …

I'm not sure if my title makes sense. My problem is the following: I input a string and the function in my program is supposed to change every digit (except for 0) it finds in the string to a value -1 of that digit (eg 'er345ut' should be changed to …

i am using the combobox on panel and it got fill when panel loads ,it has 7 enteries and i want whenevr the panel opens or the combo fills i'll see "money "as my default selected value out of those 7(whose position is not fixed).plz help me to do this(urgent)

OK, so the part of my course about files is over, but now I am wondering: if you have a file with, say, a bunch of names (each in its own line), is it possible to use "C" to make a new file with the names aranged alphabetically? For example, …

I have the following sample code: [CODE]]import wx class TestFrame(wx.Frame): def __init__(self): wx.Frame.__init__(self, None, title="tree example", size=(600,30)) self.tree = wx.TreeCtrl(self) root = self.tree.AddRoot("Example") items = [ "test1", "test2", "test3",] self.AddTreeNodes(root, items) self.Bind(wx.EVT_TREE_ITEM_EXPANDED, self.OnItemExpanded, self.tree) self.Bind(wx.EVT_TREE_ITEM_COLLAPSED, self.OnItemCollapsed, self.tree) self.Bind(wx.EVT_TREE_SEL_CHANGED, self.OnSelChanged, self.tree) self.Bind(wx.EVT_TREE_ITEM_ACTIVATED, self.OnActivated, self.tree) self.tree.Expand(root) def AddTreeNodes(self, parentItem, items): for item …

I cant get my function code to work. Its should return an average of however many numbers are entered, but it always returns 775863 no matte what... can anyone tell me whats wrong? [code] #include <stdio.h> int avg(int av[], int y, int x, int z); int main(){ int x=0; int …

OK Can anyone help me understand what a tokenizer does? And why I have to put *tokenPtr? What is the * for? I am having a heck of a time figuring out how to write a program that takes the last two letters of a word in a sentence puts …