On Feb 2, 8:00 am, Gary Chambers <gwch...@gwcmail.com> wrote: > All, > > > Insight will be easier to provide once we see your Python code. > > Thanks to all of you who replied to my original request for assistance. All > points are valid and well-taken. > > I'm afraid that I can no longer locate the original Python code where I was > encountering the problem I described in my request. Unfortunately, I chose > to teach myself Python by first porting that script directly (for better or > worse, just trying to make it work). Time constraints, a bit of > frustration, and simply being comfortable and efficient in Perl have > relegated the task to a far back burner.
So use Perl then, if that's what you're familiar with and you don't have time to learn Python. > Since then, I've forwarded the > Perl code to a few others to see if they could provide a solution, but have > heard nothing in reply -- which is why I presented it to a world of real > Python experts. How much money did you offer them to translate your script for you? Maybe they were unsatisfied with your offer. > If you can't make heads or tails of the Perl code, all I'm trying to do is > loop through some dig output of a DNS zone transfer. There are two > conditions I need to test: whether it's an A or CNAME record. Ultimately, I > need to assemble the data into a single line listing first the canonical > hostname (A), followed by the aliases (CNAME), and finally the IP address. I'll do it for US$150. Carl Banks -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list