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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

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

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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 …

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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. …

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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 …

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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 …

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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?

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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) …

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I am trying to access some of Adobe Acrobat 7.0's methods using win32com. The IAC reference manual ([url]http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/acrobat/sdk/pdf/iac/IACReference.pdf[/url]) tells me that the methods I want are in AxAcroPDFLib but I'm having trouble determining which type library I need to load to get access to AxAcroPDFLib. I'm able to get access …

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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 …

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

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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 …

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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 …

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

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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 …

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Dear Python Gurus: I am a very new Python user, would really appreciate your help. I used Python to write a web form for users to enter. The underlined database is Oracle. One validation needs to enforce to eliminate duplicates entries. For example: one customer ID can only be entered …

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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?

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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 …

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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!

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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!!!!!

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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") …

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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. …

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

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

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

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

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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 …

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[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 …

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[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: …

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