Thanks for the vote of confidence Chris. On May 24, 2005, at 12:56 AM, Chris Barker wrote:
> Hi Lee, > > It looks like you've got it pretty well figured out, but the one > thing that I'd add is the question of whether there is any need to > put these in a special directory. > > I put all my utilities in /usr/local/bin, which should be on your > path for all sorts of reasons anyway. Good point - I've been keeping my amateurish utilities separated from the more "professional" stuff and more visible in Finder, but it does lead to more path issues. Maybe when I feel more "professional" I'll keep some stuff there :~) > > I also tend to remove the ".py" from the end of a script that I'm > using in this way. I just find it cleaner to type: > > ConvertFile AtoB.txt > > The shell will look at the #! line to figure out what to do, so > the .py isn't required. > > By the way, make sure to practice using the <tab> key for command > and filename completion at the command prompt...it'll save you a > lot of typing. > Have not had much success yet in using tab other than in WingIDE, but with these old fingers I keep trying. > Also there's a little utility: "Open Terminal Here" on the net > somewhere that lets you put a button in the finder that will open a > terminal window, and cd it to the current folder in the finder-- > very handy. > Had that (http://www.entropy.ch/software/applescript/welcome.html) on Panther but have not installed it again yet with Tiger. Are you using it with Tiger? > -Chris > > > > > -- > Christopher Barker, Ph.D. > Oceanographer Ever deal with Woods Hole (MA) - I worked on an engineering project for them many many years ago. > > NOAA/OR&R/HAZMAT (206) 526-6959 voice > 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax > Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _______________________________________________ Pythonmac-SIG maillist - Pythonmac-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig
