Re: Strange sorting error message
Dustan wrote: Neil Cerutti wrote: On 2006-10-05, Dustan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Steve Holden wrote: Dustan wrote: I'm hiding some of the details here, because I don't want to say what I'm actually doing. [...] I have the answer to your problem but I don't actually want to tell you what it is. That's great, seeing as I already figured out the answer, as I have already posted in a reply. I had a good laugh at it. Are you saying I broke one of these rules? http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html Or are you just being plain rude? A lack of a response from you implies the latter... SPOILER SPACE It was a joke, based on you hiding what you are doing, he decided to hide the solution to your problem. Get it? Ah, now I get it... Well, not really. I'm not outgoing, so it's hard for me to spot a joke when I see one. Even when it smacks you in the face, apparently. Anyway, I'm sorry if you thought I was getting at you in any way. Just trying to amuse the group ... regards Steve -- Steve Holden +44 150 684 7255 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC/Ltd http://www.holdenweb.com Skype: holdenweb http://holdenweb.blogspot.com Recent Ramblings http://del.icio.us/steve.holden -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Strange sorting error message
Steve Holden wrote: Even when it smacks you in the face, apparently. Anyway, I'm sorry if you thought I was getting at you in any way. Just trying to amuse the group ... time to reinstate mandatory use of the wink tag ? /F -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Strange sorting error message
On 10/5/06, Neil Cerutti [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It was a joke, based on you hiding what you are doing, he decided to hide the solution to your problem. Get it? What if it was for a proprietary software of some kind? -- Theerasak -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Strange sorting error message
On 2006-10-06, hanumizzle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 10/5/06, Neil Cerutti [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It was a joke, based on you hiding what you are doing, he decided to hide the solution to your problem. Get it? What if it was for a proprietary software of some kind? It wasn't sufficiently clear, hence the mild ribbing. -- Neil Cerutti The Rev. Merriwether spoke briefly, much to the delight of the audience. --Church Bulletin Blooper -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Strange sorting error message
Steve Holden wrote: Dustan wrote: I'm hiding some of the details here, because I don't want to say what I'm actually doing. [...] I have the answer to your problem but I don't actually want to tell you what it is. That's great, seeing as I already figured out the answer, as I have already posted in a reply. Are you saying I broke one of these rules? http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html Or are you just being plain rude? A lack of a response from you implies the latter... regards Steve -- Steve Holden +44 150 684 7255 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC/Ltd http://www.holdenweb.com Skype: holdenweb http://holdenweb.blogspot.com Recent Ramblings http://del.icio.us/steve.holden -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Strange sorting error message
On 2006-10-05, Dustan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Steve Holden wrote: Dustan wrote: I'm hiding some of the details here, because I don't want to say what I'm actually doing. [...] I have the answer to your problem but I don't actually want to tell you what it is. That's great, seeing as I already figured out the answer, as I have already posted in a reply. I had a good laugh at it. Are you saying I broke one of these rules? http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html Or are you just being plain rude? A lack of a response from you implies the latter... SPOILER SPACE It was a joke, based on you hiding what you are doing, he decided to hide the solution to your problem. Get it? -- Neil Cerutti -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Strange sorting error message
Neil Cerutti wrote: On 2006-10-05, Dustan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Steve Holden wrote: Dustan wrote: I'm hiding some of the details here, because I don't want to say what I'm actually doing. [...] I have the answer to your problem but I don't actually want to tell you what it is. That's great, seeing as I already figured out the answer, as I have already posted in a reply. I had a good laugh at it. Are you saying I broke one of these rules? http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html Or are you just being plain rude? A lack of a response from you implies the latter... SPOILER SPACE It was a joke, based on you hiding what you are doing, he decided to hide the solution to your problem. Get it? Ah, now I get it... Well, not really. I'm not outgoing, so it's hard for me to spot a joke when I see one. -- Neil Cerutti -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Strange sorting error message
I'm hiding some of the details here, because I don't want to say what I'm actually doing. I have a special-purpose class with a __cmp__ method all set up and ready to go for sorting. Then I have a special class that is based on the builtin type list (though I didn't actually inherit list; I probably should). When I create an instance with 2 or more items, and attempt to sort it, I get this strange error message: myList.sort() Traceback (most recent call last): File console, line 1, in module File [listModulePath], line 239, in sort self.listOfObjects.sort() TypeError: an integer is required The sort method's code is exactly what you see; it's a one-line method. The only thing I can think of is the __cmp__ method is returning something other than an integer, which it's not. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Strange sorting error message
Dustan schrieb: I'm hiding some of the details here, because I don't want to say what I'm actually doing. I have a special-purpose class with a __cmp__ method all set up and ready to go for sorting. Then I have a special class that is based on the builtin type list (though I didn't actually inherit list; I probably should). When I create an instance with 2 or more items, and attempt to sort it, I get this strange error message: myList.sort() Traceback (most recent call last): File console, line 1, in module File [listModulePath], line 239, in sort self.listOfObjects.sort() TypeError: an integer is required The sort method's code is exactly what you see; it's a one-line method. The only thing I can think of is the __cmp__ method is returning something other than an integer, which it's not. Does stuffing the objects in a standard list and sorting them work? How does the __cmp__-method look like? Diez -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Strange sorting error message
Diez B. Roggisch wrote: Dustan schrieb: I'm hiding some of the details here, because I don't want to say what I'm actually doing. I have a special-purpose class with a __cmp__ method all set up and ready to go for sorting. Then I have a special class that is based on the builtin type list (though I didn't actually inherit list; I probably should). When I create an instance with 2 or more items, and attempt to sort it, I get this strange error message: myList.sort() Traceback (most recent call last): File console, line 1, in module File [listModulePath], line 239, in sort self.listOfObjects.sort() TypeError: an integer is required The sort method's code is exactly what you see; it's a one-line method. The only thing I can think of is the __cmp__ method is returning something other than an integer, which it's not. Does stuffing the objects in a standard list and sorting them work? How does the __cmp__-method look like? Whoops, I had created the variable returnValue in __cmp__, but forgotten to return it. Now it works. That was a dumb mistake; sorry for the trouble. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Strange sorting error message
Dustan wrote: I'm hiding some of the details here, because I don't want to say what I'm actually doing. [...] I have the answer to your problem but I don't actually want to tell you what it is. regards Steve -- Steve Holden +44 150 684 7255 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC/Ltd http://www.holdenweb.com Skype: holdenweb http://holdenweb.blogspot.com Recent Ramblings http://del.icio.us/steve.holden -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
