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Hi, Iam look looking some standalone python package for both in windows and linux. In windows py2exe tool serving my purpose,is there any similar tool i can find in linux.? Though most of linux machine having python installation,but some customized linux machines are not having python.If some body suggest me …

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Hi I am a new user of python and I want to use command.getoutput as follows: val="/usr1/test/hello/ " date1 =commands.getoutput('ls -lrt $val | grep "LATEST" | cut -d ">" -f2 | tr -d " "') My problem is that I want to use "/usr1/test/hello/ " inside the command using variable …

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i get to down as far as the tax equation and it won't run, any ideas?? from graphics import * def main(): win=GraphWin("Taxation Calculator",300,240) win.setCoords(0.0,0.0,3.0,4.0) #draw interactive entry boxes Text(Point(1,3),"Salary: ").draw(win) input=Entry(Point(2,3),5) input.setText("0000") Output=Text(Point(2,1)," ") Output.draw(win) Button=Text(Point(1.5,2.0), "Calculate Tax") Button.draw(win) Rectangle(Point(1,1.5),Point(2,2.5)).draw(win) #wait for mouse click win.getMouse() #convert Tax amount= eval(input.getText()) …

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I'm planning on creating a simple password manager program. For the program I'm going to have an encrypted file which will the store the user's passwords. What is the most secure and best encryption module? cheers :)

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im trying to use the .get() method to get all the text from a tkinter text widget. the code im using is [ICODE]text = root.textwidget.get(1,end)[/ICODE] i get the error "name error: global name 'end' is not defined" is there a word specficly for the end of the text or am …

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Hello, I'm doing (post) #2 of 'Projects for the Beginner' and I used for making this the 'The Address Book Revisited' example on this [URL="http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/alan.gauld/tutor2/tutfiles.htm"]page[/URL] The author says he even put in two errors on purpose. I have re-written the code and changed it more to a Code Library like …

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Does Python have a built-in GUI kit? Meaning without using Tcl/Tk. Because, I'm developing for the iPod touch / iPhone, and I don't want to have the user need to install the Python and Tcl runtimes.

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I'm new to GUI's and have has some trouble with the wx.lib.plot.py module. I can insert the graph panel into an app, but I can not get the panel to expand when the window is resized. I've read about the need to set the initial size, but... is this plotting …

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Hi All, Newbie here - I am trying to write a program that will list out all the URL's from a webpage which I was able to successfully complete using the following script: [CODE] import urllib, urllister urladdr = raw_input("Enter URL here: ") usock = urllib.urlopen(urladdr) parser = urllister.URLLister() parser.feed(usock.read()) …

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Hi, my friends, I have a question to ask you. I am dealing with thousands of csv files in one directory. Some of csv files are empty with file size 0. How can I skip those empty files when I open csv files otherwise it causes execution error? I have …

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Hi Currently iam looking for one common script to work both in linux and windows target machines. The script what i going to write need to be loaded in CD and will be used both in Linux & Windows Machines. If I choose python as the script for my requirement …

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Hi everybody. Mi first post: I'm trying to learn some python From CLI I run: python file.py [ICODE]import sys lines = 0 words = 0 chars = 0 for line in sys.stdin: lines = lines +1 words = words +1 chars = chars + 1 print lines, words, chars[/ICODE] I …

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OK, so heres my code, check it out, let me know what you think, I'm trying to embed a serpenski triangle into it, and the program isn't crashing but it isn't displaying and I'm not sure why, if you can tell me it would be greatly appreciated. Also, I need …

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I've made a program that can scan through a plain text document for the string "SA001:" and if it's not there, it ads it in at the top. But the problem comes with the saving to the document: It adds some things to the document that I don't know how …

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I have a program that i need to start when my computer boots up. Is there any way to do this? Any and all suggestions would be great.

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Hi, Im a novice in Python, using Tkinter for the GUI developement. I am trying to figure out how to create my frame such that you cannot exit using the title little 'x' in the corner. In fact I dont want it at all! I did try overriding it by …

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Greetings I want to take part of a word remove it and then append something new. Here is my xml [inlinecode] <Symbols> <Item> <Symbol>UPS2008</Symbol> <Order>usg_05Y</Order> </Item> </Symbols> [/inlinecode] My python code should remove the 2008 in UPS and change it to 2009 (basically write to file with elementtree), except I …

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What is the easiest or most elegant way to let the user input a list in a console program?

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hi ..... i'm designing a simulator and initially i have to click on the Tkinter interface to place a small oval(dot).That is the initial point where i want the simulation to start. can anyone please help me or if possible give me the piece of codes here is my code.... …

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Hi!! Actually,i am doing a simulation and i want a dot (small oval) to pop up when i click(by mouse) on the canvas. can anyone please help me or if possible give me the piece of codes to perform this. thanks in advance...

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My first attempt at programming using Python was to make a calculator for an online game I play called AstroEmpires. The user can input the number of bases they have, the shipyards on each base and the base's production value. They then tell the program which ship they wish to …

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hi everybody...can anyone please help me on this...i have a gui in wxpython. it works perfectly on windows (i've a dual boot comp). but when i run the same code on ubuntu-gutsy it crashes with the followin msg... /gui$ python App2.py python: /build/buildd/libcairo-1.4.10/src/cairo-surface.c:990: _cairo_surface_release_dest_image: Assertion `!surface->finished' failed. Aborted (core dumped) …

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I need to write a program that runs in the background without a gui window or a console window. It also needs to recognize when a key is pressed. Is there any way to do that? And if yes, then how? Any and all suggestions would be great. thanks.

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Hey guys, recently I started playing around with pygame. Right now im making a little orb move when you hit a key. But its stuck with the image loading! [CODE]background_image_filename = 'C:\\orb\\backroundorb.jpeg' sprite_image_filename = 'C:\\orb\\orbsprite.jpeg' import pygame from pygame.locals import * from sys import exit pygame.init() screen = pygame.display.set_mode((640, 480), …

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I'm relatively new to programming in wxPython and I have been trying to put a BoxSizer within a wx.Window. This only results in a small square (which is the panel within the BoxSizer) appearing in the window. Could somebody please tell me what I'm doing wrong? Sample code: class TestPanel(wx.Frame): …

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Hello, I have just started playing around a bit with Python/Tkinter. What I'd like to happen is to draw a circle and then have the circle change its coordinate. The way I was thinking is to have some integer i to be defined 0 and then be updated every frame …

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I've just downloaded and installed Vision Egg, a library built for python that displays various common scientific stimuli. While I was able to install it according to their specifications and get it to run from the command line (Terminal in my case), I have not been able to get it …

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I have a file of cencus data that I need to read and then manipulate in several ways. The file looks like this. CountyName Population Housing Location Adams County 34340 15175 W Attala County 19661 8639 E Benton County 8026 3456 N Bolivar County 40633 14939 N Calhoun County 15069 …

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Hey everyone, I'm taking an intro to python class and i've run into a bit of a barrier. My assignement is listed below: "Write a program that takes the following inputs: (i) an initial capital C, (ii) a yearly investment Y ,(iii) an interest rate (percentage) P, and (iv) a …

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hey guys i need mad help with this! im soo lost and stressed out over this and not understanding how to do this. Can anyone help me with this ??? I m new to python and some of this stuff is so confusing to understand. i have 4 problems i …

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I am new to python. I have been reading tutorials and I am trying to experiment with gasp. I downloaded the latest version and I have python 2.5. I am also using Windows XP if that helps. When I enter the code for gasp to begin it comes up and …

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Hello everyone, I'm a python beginner, and I've installed MacPython on my Mac. I'd like to know how I can run .py files from the Mac terminal without having to make them executable. I'd like to write a command line like this one: [ICODE]python file.py other_inputs[/ICODE] Thanks a lot!!

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Hi, While connecting to a host computer to access its records from another computer using python. I am getting an error [COLOR="Red"]OperationalError: (1130, "Host '2k.vfx.net' is not allowed to connect to this MySQL server")[/COLOR] There is no firewall. I have installed wampserver 5 on the host pc. Is it possible …

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Hey, I was looking at some old Python topics and they contain nice info, but they also use the PHP tag for showing code - which doesn't work. Maybe these old topics can automatically be changed with the proper tag for python code? Thanks, Lars

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Hey, guys! having a little problem in python, how can I square root number or a varible in python? And I'm trying incoparate the os function of unix, like using the clear command. How could I do that in python Thanks for your help

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Hi, I am trying to write program that will recognize when a device such as a magnetic swipper is used. I was thinking that I could somehow bind the device to something in my program but I am not sure what I would use to bind it. I thought that …

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I am hoping somebody can help with a very frustrating problem I am facing. I am working with a MDIChildFrame that has one panel called mainPanel. I set the background style of both the panel and the child frame to wx.BG_STYLE_SYSTEM. Yet, when I run the program the background is …

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please write a simple script to check for the existence of all the frames in the directory. So, you give it to frame range and it makes sure that all the subdirectories have the right number of frames. Doesn't check whether the frames are black or not but certainly whether …

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Hello all, actually i need to open a CHM file when i click on Help's submenu "Documentation",how to do this,how to open a file.Please help me.

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I'm running Python with: DrPython 165 wxPython Version: 2.8.7.1 wxPython Platform: wxMSW, unicode, wx-assertions-on, SWIG-1.3.29 Python Version: 2.5.1.final Python Platform: win32 When I open a *.py file, I get the following error messages (see attached PDF file) in the drpython.pyc window. How can I get rid of these erros?

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Hello all, I am very new to programming and my teacher has started us on Python. While I think Python would be a great choice for most people, I have come to the conclusion that I am not cut out for programming. I am finding it very difficult, though fun. …

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Hi frenz, Many of the programs are written in C/C++ language. I want to call a function in C/C++ from python program. Can anybody tell me how to do it?

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Hello, I created on a different website a Python topic with general information and some more CGI specific. Check it out: [url]http://www.stonerocket.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5869[/url] [b]This is what the topic contains:[/b] [list] [*]What is and Why Python? [*]The logo [*]Who uses Python and for what to use Python? [*]Future of Python? [*]Where to …

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hi, what is the process going on when a command is given in command prompt? How the executables are called when a command is given? Can anybody tell in detail?

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Can u please tell me how to detect ascii and non-ascii strings in python? Editor's note: In the future, please give your thread a meaningful title.

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How to integrate python and c++? Can you help by telling the steps to follow?

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