Import - interpreter works but .py import does not

2008-03-09 Thread John Boy
First post and very much a newbie to Python. Have 2.5 on Linux (GG). I think I have set up PYTHONPATH correctly in that I can import a module apply_bp and it complains about line 20 in apply_bp which is: import sys, aipy, numpy, os At the interpreter prompt, however, I can import sys, numpy etc.

yahoo sender name

2005-11-28 Thread john boy
hey...I know this is off the "python" topicbut I have yahoo mail and would like to change my "sender name"  I have gone to the "edit account" area and have changed all names that can be edited to a consistent name other than the current sender name...but for some reason it will not change the s

email separation

2005-11-20 Thread john boy
HeyI have signed up to receive emails from the python forum and the amount of emails I receive on any day is fairly numerous...Does anyone know if I can somehow separate all mails coming from the python forum from all of my other mail, so I can open it from another folder or something like that

how to think like a computer scientist

2005-11-15 Thread john boy
Does anyone know if there is an "answer key" to all of the exercises in "how to think like a computer scientist"sure would be a lot easier to refer to that instead of tying up this forum with questions about exercises I'm sure that have been asked before Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple tr

Is Python worth it??

2005-11-15 Thread john boy
I have started out trying to learn Python for my first programming language.  I am starting off with the book "how to think like a computer scientist."  I spend about 4-5 hrs a day trying to learn this stuff.  It is certainly no easy task.  I've been at it for about 1-2 weeks now and have a very el

string help

2005-11-15 Thread john boy
using the following program:   prefixes = "JKLMNOPQ" suffix = "ack" for letter in prefixes:     print letter + suffix     if prefixes == "O" or "Q"    print letter + "u" + suffix   For this program I am trying to combine the individual letters with the suffix to form names...but for O and Q I n

more newbie help needed

2005-11-14 Thread john boy
using the following program:   fruit = "banana" index = 0 while index < len (fruit): letter = fruit[index-1] print letter index= index -1   this program is supposed to spell "banana" backwards and in a vertical patern...it does thisbut after spelling "banana" it gives an error me

newbie help needed

2005-11-14 Thread john boy
I am running the following program:   def print Multiples (n, high):     i = 1     while i <= high: print n*i, ' \t' , i = i + 1 print def printMultTable (high): i = 1 while i <= high: print Multiples (i, high) i = i + 1 printMultiples(8,8) printMul

HOW do you stop a print???

2005-11-13 Thread john boy
ok...I am running the following program:   def printMultiples (n): i = 1 while i <= 6:  print n*i,   ' \t ', i = i + 1 i = 1 while i <= 6: printMultiples(i) i = i + 1   this is supposed to return a simple multiplication table, but for some reason it does not want to s

tutorial example?????

2005-11-12 Thread john boy
OK...I have the following program   i = 1 while i <= 6:     print 2 * i,'   ',     i = i + 1 print   this is supposed to give you a "new" blank line after the program runs instead it just gives: 2   4   6   8   10   12 >>>   instead of: 2   4   6   8   10   12   >>>   to get the above return I have

how to think like a computer scientist

2005-11-11 Thread john boy
Question for the following program: sec 5.5   def factorial (n):    if n == 0:   return 1    else:   recurse = factorial (n-1)   result = n * recurse   return result   How come whenever I state the function with "n" given a value it prints no results in the interpreter for EX:   de

tutorial example

2005-11-11 Thread john boy
Can somebody tell me why you have to have "return result" in the below program as suggested in a beginner tutorial.  I ran the second listed program below without "return result" and they both give the same value in Python interpreter.  What does "return result" do?   def distance(x1, y1, x2, y2):

Python Countdown

2005-11-11 Thread john boy
I am running the following program from the example in "how to think like a computer scientist"   def countdown(n):   if n ==0:    print "Blastoff!"   else:   print n   countdown (n-1)   countdown (1000)   When I set "n"= 1000 the program runs in interpreter and stop

RAW_INPUT-----NEVERMIND I FIGURED IT OUT

2005-11-08 Thread john boy
i had posted a previous question but I figured it out...thanks Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

what the %?....

2005-11-08 Thread john boy
Hey can somebody tell me what the "%" function does...I am not math illiterate...its just a new symbol for meis it a divisor? remainder something another??   thanks -xray- Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-li

RAW_INPUT

2005-11-07 Thread john boy
I am having trouble with the following example used in a tutorial:   print "Halt !" s = raw_input ("Who Goes there? ") print "You may pass,", s   I run this and get the following: Halt! Who Goes there?   --thats itif I hit enter again "You may pass," appears...   In the example after running y

"how to think like a computer scientist"

2005-11-06 Thread john boy
I am using the book "how to think like a computer scientist" and am finding the examples are not working with Python 2.4.2...I have typed them exactly as they appear in the textcan someone relate to this?...is this typical b/c 2.4.2 is a newer version?   -xray- Yahoo! FareChase - Search mul

"how to think like a computer scientist"

2005-11-06 Thread john boy
Ok...I'm new to Python..and of course am already having troubles.   I have tried the following example from "how to think like a computer> scientist">> def newline():> print>> print "firstline"> newline()> print "secondline">> problem iswhenever I type -print "firstline"- and then hit enter

newbie questions

2005-11-05 Thread john boy
have a few questions...i'm a newbieso i'd appreciate any help   1- what is the difference between Python GUI and Python command line?   2-in Python command line when I hit enter after typing a command I cannot go back and "delete" "backspace" or otherwise edit a previous command...why?   3-I ha