is there a strawberry python?
the reason I like strawberry perl is that I don't need to have admin right to install it. i can just unzip it and start the game. i am wondering if there is something similar in python community. any insight will be appreciated! -- == WenSui Liu Blog : statcompute.spaces.live.com Tough Times Never Last. But Tough People Do. - Robert Schuller == -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
should i move on to python3
i started learning python with earlier version and am happy with it and all related packages, such as scipy, pywin, and so on. right now, i am wondering if i should move to python3. if i do, will all packages working on earlier version still work in python3? this is my major concern. my another question is how many python users will move to python3. any insight? thanks a lot. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
OT: good code snippet manager
Might anyone recommend a good code snippet manager to me? Thank you so much! -- === WenSui Liu (http://spaces.msn.com/statcompute/blog) === -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: ANN: ActivePython 2.5.0.0 is now available
Is it free of charge? On 3/13/07, Trent Mick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm happy to announce that ActivePython 2.5.0.0 is now available for download from: http://www.activestate.com/products/activepython/ This is the first release of ActivePython for Python version 2.5. Apologies for the long delay between core Python 2.5 and this release. The good news is that part of the reason for this delay was to finally get approval to include crypto in ActivePython, hence: Changes in this release include: - Full OpenSSL support (finally!) - Update to Python 2.5 (duh) - [Mac OS X] Universal build (finally!) - [Windows] Update to PyWin32 build 210 - All the new standard extensions: SQLite, ctypes, ElementTree - [Linux] Rationalized the build names. - [Mac OS X] A sane uninstall script See the release notes for full details: http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/docs/ActivePython/2.5/relnotes.html What is ActivePython? - ActivePython is ActiveState's binary distribution of Python. Builds for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, HP-UX and AIX are made freely available. ActivePython includes the Python core and the many core extensions: zlib and bzip2 for data compression, the Berkeley DB (bsddb) and SQLite (sqlite3) database libraries, the Tix GUI widgets for Tkinter, ElementTree for XML processing, ctypes (on supported platforms) for low-level library access, and others. The Windows distribution ships with PyWin32 -- a suite of Windows tools developed by Mark Hammond, including bindings to the Win32 API and Windows COM. See this page for full details: http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/docs/ActivePython/2.5/whatsincluded.html As well, ActivePython ships with a wealth of documentation for both new and experienced Python programmers. In addition to the core Python docs, ActivePython includes the What's New in Python series, Dive into Python, the Python FAQs HOWTOs, and the Python Enhancement Proposals (PEPs). An online version of the docs can be found here: http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/docs/ActivePython/2.5/welcome.html We would welcome any and all feedback to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please file bugs against ActivePython at: http://bugs.activestate.com/query.cgi?set_product=ActivePython On what platforms does ActivePython run? ActivePython includes installers for the following platforms: - AIX/PowerPC - HP-UX/PA-RISC - Linux/x86 - Linux/x86_64: x86_64 is also known as AMD64 - Solaris/SPARC - Solaris/x86 - Mac OS X - Windows/x64: x64 is also known as AMD64 - Windows/x86 Extra Bits -- ActivePython releases also include the following: - ActivePython25.chm: An MS compiled help collection of the full ActivePython documentation set. Linux users of applications such as xCHM might find this useful. This package is installed by default on Windows. Extra bits are available from: http://downloads.activestate.com/ActivePython/etc/ Thanks, and enjoy! Trent, Python Tech Lead -- Trent Mick trentm at activestate.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list -- WenSui Liu A lousy statistician who happens to know a little programming (http://spaces.msn.com/statcompute/blog) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
convert many excel files to pdf in batch
Dear all, right now, I have 20 something excel reports that need to be converted to pdf and I have pdf write installed on my PC. Is there a way that I can do so in python? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: convert many excel files to pdf in batch
Adam, If you could come up with a way without using Adobe writer, it should also work for me. thanks. On 28 Feb 2007 12:53:52 -0800, Adam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 1. Get PDFCreator 2. Install 3. Set as default printer 4. Have all excel files in same folder 5. Select all excel files 6. Right click 7. Select Print 8. Save Each PDF to a location 9. ??? 10. Profit Never done it with Adobe Writer. I'm a cheapskate. Regards, Adam -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list -- WenSui Liu A lousy statistician who happens to know a little programming (http://spaces.msn.com/statcompute/blog) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
book for a starter
Good morning, all, I just start learning python and have a question regarding books for a newbie like me. If you are only allowed to buy 1 python book, which one will you pick? ^_^. Thank you so much! -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: book for a starter
Thank you all for your wonderful suggestion and advice. Have a great evening! wensui On 27 Feb 2007 12:08:46 -0800, RickMuller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Feb 27, 12:08 pm, Sriram [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, If you have experience programming, just read the online tutorial athttp://docs.python.org/tut/tut.html Seconded. It really is a wonderful introduction to Python. Once you've digested that, the Python Library Reference in the docs is your best friend. The nice thing about getting familiar with the official python documentation is that it's always available to you. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list -- WenSui Liu A lousy statistician who happens to know a little programming (http://spaces.msn.com/statcompute/blog) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: numpy, numarray, or numeric?
I have the same doubt when I started using DataFrame class by Andrew Straw. When I used his code as it is, it didn't work because python can't find numeric module. But after I made a small change by 'import numpy' to his code, everything seems to work now. To me, it seems numpy works as same as numeric. HTH. On 2/15/07, Christian Convey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I need to bang out an image processing library (it's schoolwork, so I can't just use an existing one). But I see three libraries competing for my love: numpy, numarray, and numeric. Can anyone recommend which one I should use? If one is considered the officially blessed one going forward, that would be my ideal. Thanks, Christian -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list -- WenSui Liu A lousy statistician who happens to know a little programming (http://spaces.msn.com/statcompute/blog) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
reference data in a dictionary
dear all, i am new to python and have a question about referencing data in a dict. is there anyway that allows me to do something like: dict[['row1', 'row2', .'row100']] thanks much. -- WenSui Liu A lousy statistician who happens to know a little programming (http://spaces.msn.com/statcompute/blog) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: reference data in a dictionary
I know dict['row1'] will always work. but it will only get 1 row out of the dict. is there anyway i can get multiple (1) rows out of dict by directly refeencing them, something like dict[['row1', 'row2']]. thank you for reply, Ben. wensui On 2/14/07, Ben Finney [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wensui Liu [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: i am new to python and have a question about referencing data in a dict. is there anyway that allows me to do something like: dict[['row1', 'row2', .'row100']] What behaviour would you expect from that statement? If we know what you're trying to do, perhaps we can suggest a solution. -- \Like the creators of sitcoms or junk food or package tours, | `\ Java's designers were consciously designing a product for | _o__)people not as smart as them. -- Paul Graham | Ben Finney -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list -- WenSui Liu A lousy statistician who happens to know a little programming (http://spaces.msn.com/statcompute/blog) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
anyway to create a table-like object?
Dear all, is there a way to create a 2-dimension-table-like object such that I can reference a whole column directly using something like : mytable.column1 ? by the way, can python be used for database programming to pull large volume data (hundred M or even several Gs) out of large database and do data manipulation and reporting ? if yes, how is the speed and efficiency ? thanks. wensui -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: New Pythin user looking foe some good examples to study
yeah! i also think cookbook is easy to read and code is very practical. On 2/12/07, Larry Bates [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Johnny Garcia wrote: I have just discovered Python and am familiarizing myself with the syntax but I have always found that code examples where the best way for me to learn. Can anyone point me to a site with some good open source functioning python applications? I would appreciate any help. Also, does anyone know of any good Linux or python user groups in the orange county, California area? Pick up a copy of Python Cookbook from O'Reilly. -Larry -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list -- WenSui Liu A lousy statistician who happens to know a little programming (http://spaces.msn.com/statcompute/blog) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Wow, Python much faster than MatLab
Gerry, I have the similar background as yours, many years using SAS/R. Right now I am trying to pick up python. From your point, is there anything that can be done with python easily but not with SAS/R? thanks for your insight. wensui On 1/1/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We're not so far apart. I've used SAS or 25 years, and R/S-PLUS for 10. I think you've said it better than I did, though: R requires more attention (which is often needed). I certainly didn't mean that R crashed - just an indictment of how much I thought I was holding in my head. Gerry -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list -- WenSui Liu A lousy statistician who happens to know a little programming (http://spaces.msn.com/statcompute/blog) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Wow, Python much faster than MatLab
Sturla, I am working in the healthcare and seeing people loves to use excel / spss as database or statistical tool without know what he/she is doing. However, that is not the fault of excel/spss itself but of people who is using it. Things, even include SAS/R, would look stupid, when it has been misused. In the hospitals, people don't pray God. They pray MD. :-) On 30 Dec 2006 19:09:59 -0800, sturlamolden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Stef Mientki wrote: I always thought that SPSS or SAS where thé standards. Stef As far as SPSS is a standard, it is in the field of religious use of statistical procedures I don't understand (as I'm a math retard), but hey p0.05 is always significant (and any other value is proof of the opposite ... I think). SPSS is often used by scientists that don't understand maths at all, often within the fields of social sciences, but regrettably also within biology and medicine. I know of few program that have done so much harm as SPSS. It's like handing an armed weapon to a child. Generally one should stay away from the things that one don't understand, particularly within medicine where a wrong result can have dramatic consequences. SPSS encourages the opposite. Copy and paste from Excel to SPSS is regrettably becoming the de-facto standard in applied statistics. The problem is not the quality of Excel or SPSS, but rather the (in)competence of those conducting the data analysis. This can and does regrettably lead to serious misinterpretation of the data, in either direction. When a paper is submitted, these errors are usually not caught in the peer review process, as peer review is, well, exactly what is says: *peer* review. Thus, SPSS makes it easy to shoot your self in the foot. In my experience students in social sciences and medicine are currently thought to do exact that, in universities and colleges all around the World. And it is particularly dangerous within medical sciences, as peoples' life and health may be affected by it. I pray God something is done to prohibit or limit the use of these statistical toys. Sturla Molden PhD -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list -- WenSui Liu A lousy statistician who happens to know a little programming (http://spaces.msn.com/statcompute/blog) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
