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| | Is there a way to determine which shift key is pressed? I am writing a program that shows an image and I want the user to say which side of the screen it is showing up on.... I thought of using the mousekeys but realized that not all computers have …  |
| | I am new to programming and have been reading a few books on Pyhton but can't seem to grasp what I believe is probably a simple process. I need someone to show me briefly a sample script that would allow me to open a CSV file and edit it line … |
| | I have a simple script to POST a pdf to a server. It works great when I use Ubuntu to run it. However, when I run it in Windows, I get this error: Error: <urlopen error [Errno 10035] A non-blocking socket operation could not be completed immeditately> Could this be … |
| | I am having a lot of trouble sorting an array. The array contains 140 inner arrays of 3 points (x y z). I would like to sort all arrays based on lowest x coordinate to the highest. I have googled many methods and none of them have worked so far. …  |
| | i'm reading a an excel file with xlrd. When i'm running the code a warning pops up: 'WARNING *** format u'"*"' produces constant result ' I think that u'"*"' stands for unicode, is that correct? But what does 'produces constant result' mean and what implications can it have? Thanks  |
 | What's Up? So, In my first python script, If a button is pressed, Then it defines a variable called var, With the content of "0" and then sends it over the net to another python script, And here's the problem. When it comes to receiving the content of var. [code]var … |
| | Hi folks: Once again, working w/Python in Maya, a 3D animation app. I'm using a potentially time-consuming procedure to generate a list of commands, and I want to store the list in the Maya file. The best solution I can think of is to convert the list to a string, … |
| | Hi all, I have used some forum browsing and the WxDemo to create my desired GUI and struggling to find some good reference material to add functionality to my design. This GUI will ideally pull / send information to other programs (in python and/or c) in the future but for … |
| | I study manual "Think Python: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist by Allen B. Downey, Version 1.1.22, chapter 13, 13.6 Dictionary subtraction. There is an exercise 6. I did it by not using set types. The result will be the same? Pls can you show me how to use … |
| | Hi all , How can I get the number of MissedCalls and Unread SMS'. EX :Reminder: You have received 6 MissedCalls and 2 Unread SMS'. And ofcourse I'm not talking about all calls that I didn't answer and loged in log. How can I get the numbers and time for …  |
| | Hi all , I got some questions about wrapping my applicatio so it can work when I hand it out to the user : First : How can I have an icon that appears in "Installed" folder and in the top of my application window instead of Python Icon ?? … |
 | Hi everybody, New adventure question: if you know how macros act in C, is there such a behavior in C? Basically the most important feature I'm looking for is similar to this: [CODE] #define MY_C_MACRO(x) {if (x>0) x++; else return} [/CODE] Such a macro would cause the function where it … |
| | Hi there, I have a simple piece of software written up that I'm running off the terminal's command line interface. Very recently, it was asked of me to create a GUI for it. So I basically made one to reflect how I would use the software but I actually haven't … |
| | Hi all, I just want to know if it is possible to add a background image in text widget Thanks ps: I got python version 2.4.4 |
| | Hello I am new to python. I am looking for resources with good examples for learning python. I need python for data processing. thanks  |
| | Hey guys, new here. Decided to start learning Python and this community looks like a perfect place to learn with the help of others. A bit of a forum-related problem at the moment though, when the browser is loading "ad.amgdgt.com" it takes about 4 minutes to load each time I … |
 | Hi people, the title says it all: The user manual of my program is an HTML document, and I want the OS's default browser to open it directly once the user clics on help. The function that the help menu entry invokes is this: [CODE=python]os.popen("/usr/local/firefox/firefox ./html/index.html")[/CODE] Now this only works … |
| | Hello, I've been looking for this here but haven't been able to find an answer that fits my case: I have a tkinter GUI consisting in a button and a Text (a textbox). You write the whole text in the textbox, then press the button and it uses the get() … |
| | Need help to code a program which: - validate user input, accept values that a user has entered (ex, a, b, c, d, e) - any other values other than these are to be treated invalid with a message and block it from processing. - Prompt the user to enter … |
| | I'm trying to import a module that checks an .ini config file for correct syntax (via regex patterns). If the syntax is wrong, I want the main code to crash (and hopefully log the error, too). I need some guidance on how I should do this. My current approach doesn't … |
| | Hi there everyone. I'm new to Python, and i'm programming a game application, using pyOpenGL. The thing is, the program crashes and exits when i push a key (but i don't want (at least for now) help for that), but i wish i could see the error that appears on …  |
| | The question is simple: I have two scrolled text widgets (I'm using tkinter and python 3.x), and I want to synchronize them, that is I want both scrollbars to move at the same time when the user moves the mouse wheel. Both widgets are suppossed to contain the same text, … |
| | I am attempting to design and implement a horse race game, but I keep getting lost in the while loops and if statement in the horse selection and wager prompt. Would someone please help me get passed this problem? Thanks. [CODE]print ("It's a beautiful day out here folks. A fine … |
| | Hi, I'm getting some errors when compiling Python 2.6.5 on MInGW with gcc 4.5.0. I'm getting these errors: [icode]gcc -c -fno-strict-aliasing -DNDEBUG -g -fwrapv -O3 -Wall -Wstrict-prototyp es -I. -IInclude -I../Include -DPy_BUILD_CORE -o Python/thread.o ../Pyth on/thread.c In file included from ../Python/thread.c:121:0: ../Python/thread_pthread.h: In function 'PyThread_start_new_thread': ../Python/thread_pthread.h:200:2: error: aggregate value used …  |
| | Hi, I have a very simple question: first of all, my code: [CODE=python] import os def test(): x = "Linux" y = "Windows" if os.name == "posix": print(x) if os.name == "nt": print(y) else: print("there is a problem") [/CODE] Run that code on Linux (don't know about windows) and it'll … |
| | Hi, I have a minor quesion today: can somebody tell me how to change basic style options for buttons using ttk. I'd like my buttons and entry fields to have rounded corners. I know this is possible but documentation on ttk (for python) seems to be inexistent on the Web. … |
| | I can't determine how to randomly list horses as they cross various parts of the track. Will someone please point me in the write direction? [CODE]if bet > 1: #starts the race, if bet when bet is placed print (""" Here come the horses now, folks. They're being loaded into … |
| | Hi, I've tried searching around for other problems similar to mine, and I was unable to find any. I seem to not be able to "color" text in a TextCtrl widget on Windows, but I can on Linux. I have a little screenshot and some code to show this: [URL="http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z266/Capn_Soul/WinLinuxDifference.jpg"]Screenshot[/URL] … |
| | Hi, I'm trying to color some text with wxPython but I am having some trouble. I am using the SetStyle method of the TextCtrl widget. My problem is that the coloring works perfectly on Linux but does not under Windows. My script basically gives a vocabulary test, and if you … |
 | In the following program I have a few questions. [B]results.txt[/B] Johnny 8.65 Juan 9.12 Joseph 8.45 Stacey 7.81 Aideen 8.05 Zack 7.21 Aaron 8.31 [CODE]scores = {} result_f = open("results.txt") for line in result_f: (name, score) = line.split() scores[score] = name result_f.close() print("The toop scores were:") for each_score in sorted(scores.keys(), … |
| | [CODE]line = "101;johnny 'wave-boy' Jones;USA;8.32;Fish;21" s = {} (s['id'], s['name'], s['country'], s['average'], s['board'], s['age']) = line.split(";") # above, why is "s" and the end of the key list surrounded by parenthesis? print("ID: " + s['id']) print("Name: " + s['name']) print("Country " + s['country']) print("Average " + s['average']) print("Board type: " …  |
| | hello, I'm rather new to python, and I'm trying to make a simple macro program, i have the mouse setup but duplicating the keyboard actions is a giving me a bit of trouble. the website I'm using isn't for python but i found it for a reference: [url]http://www.codeproject.com/KB/system/keyboard.aspx[/url] I found … |
| | Let's say I want to create two classes Owner and Pet [CODE]class Owner(object): def __init__(first_name, last_name, address, phone): self.first_name = first_name self.last_name = last_name self.address = address self.phone = phone class Pet(object): def __init__(name, owner) self.name = name self.owner = Owner.__init__(first_name, last_name, address, phone)[/CODE] Did I pass the class Owner … |
 | Here is my issue: I have a program, that downloads roms off the internet. Everything works fine, but I would like to show an indefinite progress bar while it is downloading. I have that with the following code: [code] # -*- coding: utf-8 -*- # Form implementation generated from reading … |
| | Hi, I have the following files and can match but, am having trouble with getting the output to write correctly to a data matrix format that I need and would appreciate any help with getting the code right. File 1 has a list of numbers and Files 2, 3 and … |
| | Hi every one, I am using some tools for reverse engineering for Python code. I want to Reversing Sequence diagram for my Python code but I can't get Sequence diagrams, only get class diagram. Can you help me? I am using Visual paradigm 8 and Enterprise Architect. If you used … |
| | This is a section of a program I made that keeps track of some money I'm saving. :cool: When I enter how much I want to add it saves what I enter to a file and updates the current amount I have saved, also in the file. When I enter … |
| | Hello everyone, I am making my thesis in the university using Python as programming language and Django as framework, I have doubts about choose data from de models class, for example I have the class Tribunal, and I am able to generate an Excel with all the objects of that … |
| | I have been thinking about order operations and generalized * in Python recently. I want to share some of my thinking here, even the topic is quite theoretical, considering the beauty and orthogonality of the language. [B]Point one[/B] You can do comparison with tuples of numbers in Python [CODE]>>> (0,0)<(1,1)<(2,2) … |
| | I am trying to sort a file by a quick sort comparison. The problem lies in parsing the string and comparing fields. I use the following to break up a line: records = [line.split(spl) for line in file(filename)] and the following to sort: records.sort( lambda a,b: cmp(a[fieldNo],b[fieldNo]) ) This works … |
| | I'm testing to get my python script to still run if the smtp server it uses went down. I have a local mail server im testing this with. The issue is when testing it, i get a large spew of text. It checks all its libraries and such, untill its … |
| | I am beginning to write a tkinter program that will generate a DnD 3.5 Character Sheet. I haven't gotten very far. I'm using Python 3, and for some reason the sticky option of the .grid() method isn't working. When I run the code below, I get an error that says: … |
| | Hello, pls can somebody have a look at my script and tell me why I can't get a value from d1? (print d1). Thank you for help. here is a script: [CODE]def subtract(): d1=file1(filename) dd2=file2(filename) res = dict() print d1 ## for key in d1: ## if key not in … |
| | I suggest it's just a simlpe tiny thing that has to be done to solve this but I simply can't figure it out! I hope anyone can help me. Here's what I koppied from a learnbook for python. >>> secret = 1337 >>> guess = 0 >>> l = 0 … |
| | Say I have a file structure that looks like this [CODE]root folder/ main.py -folder a -script.py -folder b -img.png[/CODE] How could I load the img.png file from script.py? Should I just have a function in main.py that gets the path of the root folder, and then tac the 'folder a' … |
| | Hi all , I'm new here and new in Python for symbian ; I hope I'm asking in the right forum and the right section. What python provides to switch off mobile functions that consumes battery , How turn off BlueTooth , Wifi , GPRS , Vibration and Ringing ?? … |
| | Do you know that there is clean way of doing what C-language ternary operator ? does in Python's recent versions. It is if with special twist. The syntax is: [CODE]'The value if true' if <condition> else 'Value when false'[/CODE] Values can be any type. You can put this structure to … |
| | Hallo ... I am very new to Python programming & I have this Question ... I am asked to write a program to calculate the No. of words & the length of each (letters) in this sentence : (An Oligonucleotide is a short segment of RNA or DNA, typically with … |
| | I have just started learning python, I am a Java programmer. I think python is more simple than java. What I wanted to ask is, where is python used? And if python does not follow the complete OOP concepts, then can it be used to design large / major applications? … |
| | hi everyone, I have a tiny problem with a simple implementation: - i have a main window with a table in my central widget - i want to add stuff in the table gradually, and I allow only the 1st cell (index 0) of each row to be selectable. - … |
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