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i know it is possible to use python with c/c++ but can python be used similairly with c#/vb?

Is there a good way to invert dictionary so key:value gets to be value:key?

sorry about my post on pygame, but i'm having more trouble. frist off im ending the simple program that opens a window with if event.type == QUIT: raise SystemExit That makes a window pop up asking me if i want to quit. Is there another way to exit the window? …

I was helping my 6 year old read some sentenses he learned in school. for example: the dog is on skates the bird is on a plane the pig rides the horse I noticed he was not really reading(kind of) the individual words, he had the whole sentenses memorized. When …

hi everybody :) , Python is relatively new to me and i have installed python 2.4 and am not able to use IDLE(to run the modules) that comes along with python. can anyone help me out with this. Regards, vanitha

I've been trying to compile OSKit under Cygwin. It gave me a bunch of errors, most of which I fixed. I can't fix this one though: [code] /* * Copyright (c) 1996-2000 University of Utah and the Flux Group. * All rights reserved. * * This file is part of …

this code [code] XmlTextWriter bankWriter = null; bankWriter = new XmlTextWriter(Convert.ToString(first.Text)); [/code] [quote] ...cant convert string to system.io.xmlwriter...invalid aguments [/quote] see Screenie how do i fix this?

Is there a ways to merge two similar dictionaries, and what happens if the key words clash?

I built a function as following [code] def IsExists(fxfcustid): #global noduplicates db = db_connect("triumph","freight","vcpdb") cursor = db2.cursor() #************************************************************************* #*** Query to get entries made by the person acessing the system *** #************************************************************************* sql = '''select count(*) from triumph.fxf_salescontest_entry where fxf_acct_nbr = %(fxfcustid)s) and (delete_flag is null or delete_flag not in …

Hi All I have created created executable of Helloworld.py using McMillan Installer on Fedora core 3. It is working fine on Fedora core3. when i try to execute it on fedora core 2 it gives an error "segmentation fault" plese any one can help me why is it like so. …

Hi all, I am a newbie to python and am not sure,what i am doing is correct or not ,i wanna call c function from within python. i have my python program as: [code] import DLL if __name__ == "__main__": for i in range(1,6): DLL.RECEIVE_FROM_IL_S(10,50) [/code] here RECEIVE_FROM_IL_S() is c …

Hello, I'm having trouble with a project that I am doing in turtle graphics. I'm making a graphic of a soccer field with a ball bouncing around, but I want the ball to stop when it hits the net. I can get the ball to stop when it hits the …

Ive been trying to make a game recently but all pygame windows freeze. i have to use the Task Manager to exit. I also have to use it to exit a fullscreen too. All im doing in my code is opening a blank screen. How can i fix that?

I have a project to do for my CMPT 120 Class. And it's using basic python coding. I'm trying to write my name out with block letters. 'JAX' I need to use for loops and i'm stuck on my X here's the code for it [code] def x(n): t3=turtle.Pen() t3.left(60) …

Hai friends I have a small problem with my code... I want to copy an existing file (its a model MS Excel file) to a new file & name it with the current date... First I tried to create the model Excel file, but when I opened it, it had …

Does Python have something like peek(memory) and poke(memory) of other languages that read and write to memory addresses directly?

I would like to write an application that would search a site like "minitorrents.com" and automatically download torrent files of tv shows I like. I am thinking urllib.py might be able to do something like this. I need to be able to use the search feature of "minitorrents.com", then recursivley …

Hello, I’m trying to increment numbers in a file – for instance, I would like to change the below 3 lines in a file by incrementing the numbers by 2 (or whatever the user gives). Mikef<20:40> JoeyS<23> Samt<14:39> So the end results should look like this: Mikef<22:42> JoeyS<25> Samt<16:41> I …

I am very new to python and I have this code that I wrote... I am trying to make it so the turtle will bounce if it touches any of the box.. but somehow the turtle does not fuction the way it suppose.. I wonder can anyone give me a …

What are the ways to find substring in string in Python? Which way is most effiecient?

What is the best way to sort a list of words with the case insensitive?

Could someone help me with this. I need to know how to write this in code for C. "if hashValue(variable) has a non-zero bit in the 4 leftmost (highest) bits" It has to do with bitwise shifting and is basically just an if statement's condition. Thanks

Hello, I'm very new to python script and I am attempting to understand a part of a program developed at my work place because the have the most computer knowledge here, though still very little and the person who developed the program is no longer accesible. Here's the problem i'm …

I'm almost done with my project, due in great part to the support and well-reasoned criticism here at Daniweb. But there's one last little problem that's only hitting me in release mode. In debug, the following function works fine to set information from a user-entered string to the CString/CString Map. …

ok, so i have been working on a program that i call "Sharppad" any ways it is a text editor. it has all teh basic functions. but it can also speak teh text you type. and convert text to .wav files. so you can listen to what you type. it …

I hear a lot about PyGame for writing games and that I understand is SDL in a Python coat. Is DirectX used in a similar fashon? Any examples?

Alright, I think my previous post about this subject was very confusing so I will try again. First off I appreciate all the responses to my prior post (Setting a Variable to the Exit Code). It is my understanding that when a script completes it returns an exit code. I …

sizeof (int) gives me 4 bytes...is it sufficient to say that my machine is of type 32-bit

Hello to all!How can i make a list from all the small letters of the alphabet without writing every one?Is there an operator/function that does that,something like ['a'-'z'].I've tried in many ways but i'm new in Python and if there is that operator i haven't discover it yet.My appreciation!

Ok well I've hit a snag... i'm trying to write a program that makes Acronyms from user input... I can get all the letters capitalize, but the problem i am having is, well, taking the first letter from each and puting them together to make an acronym!!!!!

Hey everybody... Does sombody knows how can i use the getattr function in order to call to a sub function defined inside another one? somthing like this code: # ---------------------------- def func1 (self, func_name) : def func2 () : print "Blaaaa" def func3 () : print "Yaaaaa" getattr(?, func_name)() self.func1("func3") …

I have been doing most all of my python programming in a linux bash shell. I mean I run all of my scripts from a bash shell. If my script produces an error(hardly ever happens :-), the error is outputted to the shell, so I am able to fix it. …

#include<stdio.h> int main() { float f1,f2,f; double d1,d2,d; char s1[]="2.0045",s2[]="1.00056"; f1=atof(s1); f2=atof(s2); f=f1-f2; d1=atof(s1); d2=atof(s2); d=d1-d2; printf("\n%s %s",s1,s2); printf("\n%f %f : %f",f1,f2,f); printf("\n%ld %ld : %d\n",d1,d2,d); return 1; } Output: 2.0045 1.00056 1271310336.000000 869988544.000000 : 401321792.000000 -67108864 1104343465 : 1870659584 Desired Output: 2.0045 1.00056 2.0045 1.00056 : 1.00394 2.0045 1.00056 …

Ive searched through google and most are not free, and the ones that are are being declared have a virus inside by norton as well as ewido. BTW im trying to do this because there was a PSP (playstation protable bin loader released) [URL=http://www.psp-hacks.com]website and article here[/URL]. I wanted to …

I am just starting to look at writing class in Python. Can a class that I write inherit Python calendar?

Does anyone have a meaningfull example of the use of the Profiler included in Python?

I know that lambda is some kind of function in Python. What does it do? Why would one use it?

I hope the spelling isn't too far off, but what is list comprehension statement and why would one use it?

Hello! I'm a total dummy when it comes to programming, and now I have a heck of a data extracing job to do for my graduation thesis :cry: Hopefully somebody can help me in the right direction here, because a whole day of surfing didn't get me to the right …

hey, um i was wondering if anyone could help me with a program where if the user inputs a number no more than 5 digits and the program tells you how many times the number 2 appears in that number. i know that the modulus and division have to be …

[B]Python and the JPEG Image File, Part 1, The Header[/B] [B]Intro[/B] The JPEG image file format (.jpg) is very popular on the internet because you can pack a lot of picture information into a relatively small file. There are competing file formats like GIF and PNG. GIF is rather limited …

:mrgreen: I've just started learning and doing examples out of the book but I wanted to see if I could actually make something besides just copying stuff out of a book. So I tried to make an addition calculator. This isnt the entire source code but just a few snippets …

Can anyone help us out in this dept, everytime I go through my program when it terminates I get the famous windows: "main.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvencience ........ Debug, Send Error Report, Don't Send Yep that one... Can anyone offer …

[php] hangman::hangman( char * surname, int size) { name = new char[size]; encryption = new char[size]; strcpy(name,surname); for (int i = 0 ;i <size; i++) { encryption[i]='*'; } lives = 5; found = 0; } [/php] encryption seems to be heading over its borders!! the size = 45 ; I've …

Hi all, I have a problem that is hopefully easy to solve for you guys: I have written a rather large C++ program as part of my Master's. Now, I have to use an open source C-library ([url]http://www.tbi.univie.ac.at/~ivo/RNA/RNAlib_toc.html[/url]). I have never tried to combine C and C++. To figure out …

[php] int j; for ( j= 0 ;j <sizeOfArray ; j++) { if( letter == array2[j] ) { ++found ; encryption[j] = array2[j]; } } if ( array2[j] =='\0' && found!=0) { cout << "not found" <<endl; --looselife; cout << "You now have" << looselife << "remianing" <<endl; } [/php] …

[code] char *name; cout<<name; [/code] and [code] char*name; name=new char[20]; cout<<name;[/code] both of these work....then why do i need memory allocation....where does the first code fails

[B]Intro[/B] When you declare an integer variable in C, the variable is assigned a fixed memory location with enough space to hold the type integer. When you then initialize the variable with a value, the value is put into that space. Take a look at the C code sample below: …

Hi everyone, I require some help for this project I am currently working on. Basically what I have to do is read from two text files, then calculate some numbers from both files (eg: add the numbers and average them) and after that, write the results to a another file. …

I am currently finishing up my B.S. in Computer Science at a local private University. When I started a couple of years ago, C++ was taught in the intro to programming course for freshmen. About two years later, Java was taught as a first language. (I disagree with that because …