[Tutor] Having Issues with CMD and the 'python' command

[Lamonte Harris]

Every time I start cmd on windows it requires me to set
path=%path%;C:\python26 why? I'm getting annoyed...
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[Tutor] Is it possible to use sockets to login to a website that uses php?

[Lamonte Harris]

I need to some how make a script that logs into a website from my desktop
and I can do the rest and grab the information on my on hopefully.  How
would I login to a website using sockets with python?
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Re: [Tutor] Just bought Python in a Nutshell

[Lamonte Harris]

Right, I like reading books it comes handier then reading ebooks,  less
programs and its right there in your hands.  Main reason I'm going to use it
for is to find questions without asking them on the python list or tutor
list for a quicker referrence.

On 9/14/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 I respectfully disagree with Shawn, in this case.

 Don't skim Nutshell, unless you know very little Python, and even then
 it is really the wrong book.  It is rather dry reading and provides
 very little of the usual user-friendly introductions to language
 features by solving simple problems.

 Doesn't sound like that much of an endorsement, does it?  Well, in
 fact, it is pretty much my most used Python book (out of 7 or 8
 others).

 If you read Alex's posts in this newsgroup, you'll see that he is one
 of the most pragmatic and rigorous posters who usually contributes
 code that elegantly and simply solves the issue at hand with the
 minimum amount of clutter.

 What Python in a Nutshell is really good at is showing you exactly
 what Python is capable of doing, feature by feature, in a thoroughly
 Pythonic way for the feature.  With code and exact implication.  For
 example, I know Python well but I am kinda lacking in metaclass
 comprehension.  If I were to write some non-trivial metaclasses I
 would surely have his 3 or 4 pages open on my desk as I write code and
 skim through other internet postings.  Those 3-4 pages have kinda made
 my brain shrivel every time I've looked at them, but they are the
 clearest overview I've seen of what is probably one of the hardest
 Python features to understand.

 For normal, easy-to-understand Python, Nutshell really dissects the
 languages with new insight.  The information is dense, because each
 word has its place and there very little filler.  That's why skimming
 it does not work for me, I just don't have the requisite sustained
 attention span.

 So, although I read almost all other computer books like Shawn does, I
 don't think it applies in this particular case.  When you have a
 particular aspect of Python in mind, use Nutshell.  Read up on 'look
 before you leap' in it if you really want a sample of how it is
 written.

 Cheers

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[Tutor] Is there some sort of Python Error log.

[Lamonte Harris]

Command prompt is a pain and it would be pretty nice to have this feature.
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[Tutor] Class Inheritance

[Lamonte Harris]

Okay

class A:
   def __init__(self,x,y):
 self.x = x
 self.y = y

   def save(self,fn):
 f = open(fn,w)
 f.write(str(self.x)+ '\n') # convert to a string and add newline
 f.write(str(self.y)+'\n')
 return f # for child objects to use

   def restore(self, fn):
 f = open(fn)
 self.x = int(f.readline()) # convert back to original type
 self.y = int(f.readline())
 return f

class B(A):
   def __init__(self,x,y,z):
 A.__init__(self,x,y)
 self.z = z

   def save(self,fn):
 f = A.save(self,fn)  # call parent save
 f.write(str(self.z)+'\n')
 return f # in case further children exist

   def restore(self, fn):
 f = A.restore(self,fn)
 self.z = int(f.readline())
 return f

In the class B,  I'm not understanding the A.__init(self,x,y) part.  So its
initializing the class A, and basically you can use the A class like normal?
Part im confused about is the self.z, does that belong to the class A or
class B?  Else I think I'm understanding it correctly.
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[Tutor] How can I extend my vocabulary that fits well with python.

[Lamonte Harris]

See theres a lot of words that I know and some that I don't know, how can I
extend and improve my python vocabulary so I can interpret information in a
faster manor.  Makes things easier to understand if you actually understand
the things the people are saying in tutorials,etc..
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