[issue1054967] bdist_deb - Debian packager

2009-05-02 Thread Paul Hummer
Paul Hummer p...@eventuallyanyway.com added the comment: I've been doing a review of this patch for the last few hours. There are a few issues that need to be taken care of in order for it to move forward, and I'm currently working on them, in this order: 1. Update the patch to the most

Re: Python books?

2007-03-15 Thread Paul Hummer
Alex Martelli wrote: BartlebyScrivener [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mar 14, 3:50 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Aahz) wrote: Some people prefer shorter books -- Python for Dummies (for new programmers) and Python in a Nutshell (for experienced programmers) both try to give a thorough

Re: help developing an editor to view openoffice files.

2007-03-13 Thread Paul Hummer
krishnakant Mane wrote: hello, well what I exactly need to do is firstly have a way to read .odt and .ods files. I have a lot of information in open office format which I need to access. The most important thing is that I completely want to avoid the use of microsoft office. so I need to

Re: Newbie Question

2007-02-12 Thread Paul Hummer
Stef Mientki wrote: Oh I forgot that, ... ... in Delphi you don't have to choose ;-) Dang it! I hate it when they give me choices like that! Paul -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Hacking in python

2007-02-10 Thread Paul Hummer
enes naci wrote: i would like to know about hacking in python too whether its illegal or not is not the point and anyway it doesn't mean i'm gong to use it. Does your mom know you're using her computer to take down the government? I'm gonna tell on you! --

Re: wxPython libraries never detected

2007-02-10 Thread Paul Hummer
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I recently started coding with Python and I've been trying for the past hour or so to determine why, every time I import wx (or compile another piece of code that imports wx), Python can never find the libraries. I'm running Ubuntu Edgy 6.10, and, as per

Re: help with subscription to a process

2007-01-26 Thread Paul Hummer
The Python socket module, although lightweight, can be used to quickly establish a socket between client and server for the purpose of feeding data. I've done this once or twice with XML. If you are looking for something a bit more robust, might I suggest reading up on the Twisted libraries?

Re: How to return a simple variable from a function (still newbie) ?

2006-12-28 Thread Paul Hummer
How about restructuring your function like this: def some_function( z,y ): z = 2 y[2] = 'global ?' return z And then you'll have to react to the returning variable, like this in your code: x = 5 y = [1,2,3,4] print x,y print some_function( x, y ) print x,y Now, it appears like you want

Re: Anyone persuaded by merits of Lisp vs Python?

2006-12-28 Thread Paul Hummer
I am rather annoyed at the apples vs. oranges arguments I frequently see on Reddit and the like. I picked up python last summer after going through a very messy breakup (it seemed like a good thing to do with all the alone time). Anyway, ever since I started writing python, I've been bugged by a