Re: [BangPypers] how to learn programming

2009-01-21 Thread venkata subramanian
There is a distance between an algorithm (its pseudocode) and implementation. This distance is lesser for (a class of or many classes of) algorithms in one language than the other due to the language level abstractions offered by the language. This reduced distance greatly helps a new algorithms st

Re: [BangPypers] Congratulations to India for Landing on the Moon!

2008-11-16 Thread venkata subramanian
Also, ISRO achieved this at very low cost. Remember that cost of space operations is one of the major hindrances in exploring more. Also, the Impact Probe worked. The Impact probe was an all or nothing attempt and we got all. The Chandrayaan-2 mission is even more ambitious. I am proud to be livi

Re: [BangPypers] Re :Use of module (Include file) in Python???

2008-09-06 Thread venkata subramanian
Hi Deepak, You can do this. It is using the keyword called import. The basic syntax is import example: import RegDesc then, you can do RegDesc.foo(bar) My friend had the same problem. He read the tutorial till one point and missed the part where they talk about modules and packages. So

Re: [BangPypers] hi everybody

2008-06-17 Thread venkata subramanian m
your editor/IDE is like the wand in Harry Potter. Your wand will find you (eventually). One of the best ways to start is to find "some" basic way to input your code, save it properly, and spend more time with coding than choosing what to code in. Soon, you will come across other editors which

Re: [BangPypers] How to sort the IP(s)

2008-05-08 Thread venkata subramanian m
Anand Balachandran Pillai wrote: Do you really need any kind of additional processing ? But, string sorting might not produce proper sorting right? >>> l=['192.168.11.1','172.18.13.2','192.168.2.2','172.19.2.1'] >>> l.sort() >>> l ['172.18.13.2', '172.19.2.1', '192.168.11.1', '192.168.2.2']

Re: [BangPypers] My book on Python for newbies

2008-04-04 Thread venkata subramanian
On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 5:48 PM, gnuyoga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > venkata subramanian wrote: > > Moreover, a documentation does not equate to a book. > > > > They serve different purposes, have different presentations. > > > > I liked Kushal&#x

Re: [BangPypers] My book on Python for newbies

2008-04-04 Thread venkata subramanian
Moreover, a documentation does not equate to a book. They serve different purposes, have different presentations. I liked Kushal's presentation a lot ( his writing can be improved). Python Books - the more the merrier. Regards,' Venkat On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 4:27 PM, Ramdas S <[EMAIL PROTECTE