On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 1:12 PM, Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Sunday 19 January 2014 15:11:52 Larry Martell did opine:
>
>> On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 12:17 PM, Mark Lawrence
> wrote:
>> > On 19/01/2014 18:15, Grant Edwards wrote:
>> >> On 2014-01-19, Mark Lawrence wrote:
>> >>> Actually, to go off at
On Sunday 19 January 2014 15:08:31 Roy Smith did opine:
> In article ,
>
> Grant Edwards wrote:
> > I can still remember the point in my first trip to the UK when I
> > accidentally stumbled across darts on TV. Given the endless variety
> > (and quantity) of pointless crap that people watch her
On Sunday 19 January 2014 15:11:52 Larry Martell did opine:
> On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 12:17 PM, Mark Lawrence
wrote:
> > On 19/01/2014 18:15, Grant Edwards wrote:
> >> On 2014-01-19, Mark Lawrence wrote:
> >>> Actually, to go off at a tangent, I'm just getting into GUIs via
> >>> wxPython. I'v
On 01/19/2014 10:41 AM, Chris Angelico wrote:
On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 4:50 AM, Ethan Furman wrote:
The difference I was thinking of is:
"%h" % 3.14 # this works
vs.
hex(3.14) # this raises
In 3.5 both will raise.
Now you have me *thoroughly* intrigued. It's not %h (incomplete form
On 19/01/2014 19:24, Larry Martell wrote:
On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 12:17 PM, Mark Lawrence wrote:
On 19/01/2014 18:15, Grant Edwards wrote:
On 2014-01-19, Mark Lawrence wrote:
Actually, to go off at a tangent, I'm just getting into GUIs via
wxPython. I've discovered there are distinct advan
On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 12:17 PM, Mark Lawrence wrote:
> On 19/01/2014 18:15, Grant Edwards wrote:
>>
>> On 2014-01-19, Mark Lawrence wrote:
>>> Actually, to go off at a tangent, I'm just getting into GUIs via
>>> wxPython. I've discovered there are distinct advantages having to
>>> write endles
On 19/01/2014 18:15, Grant Edwards wrote:
On 2014-01-19, Mark Lawrence wrote:
On 18/01/2014 18:41, Mark Lawrence wrote:
On 18/01/2014 18:30, Roy Smith wrote:
Pardon me for being cynical, but in the entire history of the universe,
has anybody ever used input()/raw_input() for anything other th
On 2014-01-19, Roy Smith wrote:
> In article ,
> Grant Edwards wrote:
>
>> I can still remember the point in my first trip to the UK when I
>> accidentally stumbled across darts on TV. Given the endless variety
>> (and quantity) of pointless crap that people watch here in the US, I
>> can't real
On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 5:37 AM, Roy Smith wrote:
> What's so complicated?
>
> points = 501
> for dart in throws():
>if points - dart == 0 and dart.is_double():
> raise YouWin
>if points - dart < 0:
> continue
>points -= dart
>beer.drink()
assert victory
raise beer
Ch
On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 4:50 AM, Ethan Furman wrote:
> The difference I was thinking of is:
>
> "%h" % 3.14 # this works
>
> vs.
>
> hex(3.14) # this raises
>
> In 3.5 both will raise.
Now you have me *thoroughly* intrigued. It's not %h (incomplete format
- h is a modifier), nor %H (unsuppo
In article ,
Grant Edwards wrote:
> I can still remember the point in my first trip to the UK when I
> accidentally stumbled across darts on TV. Given the endless variety
> (and quantity) of pointless crap that people watch here in the US, I
> can't really explain why I was so baffled and amused
On 01/19/2014 08:38 AM, Chris Angelico wrote:
On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 3:14 AM, Ethan Furman wrote:
--> def quux1(x): return str(x+1)
--> quux1(2.3)
'3.3'
(Will be) fixed in 3.5 [1] :)
[1] Which is to say, both will raise an exception.
Why would that raise?
Sorry, should have read that c
On 2014-01-19, Mark Lawrence wrote:
> On 18/01/2014 18:41, Mark Lawrence wrote:
>> On 18/01/2014 18:30, Roy Smith wrote:
>>> Pardon me for being cynical, but in the entire history of the universe,
>>> has anybody ever used input()/raw_input() for anything other than a
>>> homework problem?
>>
>> N
On 18/01/2014 18:41, Mark Lawrence wrote:
On 18/01/2014 18:30, Roy Smith wrote:
Pardon me for being cynical, but in the entire history of the universe,
has anybody ever used input()/raw_input() for anything other than a
homework problem?
Not me personally. I guess raw_input must have been us
On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 4:42 AM, Grant Edwards wrote:
> 2) I didn't claim that sys.stdin.readline() was as simple as using
>input. I didn't claim it was preferable. I merely presented it as
>a refutation to the argument that if you don't use input/raw_input
>then you have to use a GU
On 2014-01-19, Dennis Lee Bieber wrote:
> On Sun, 19 Jan 2014 16:14:48 + (UTC), Grant Edwards
> declaimed the following:
>
>>On 2014-01-18, Terry Reedy wrote:
>>> On 1/18/2014 1:30 PM, Roy Smith wrote:
Pardon me for being cynical, but in the entire history of the universe,
has anybo
On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 3:14 AM, Ethan Furman wrote:
>>> --> def quux1(x): return str(x+1)
>> --> quux1(2.3)
>> '3.3'
>
> (Will be) fixed in 3.5 [1] :)
> [1] Which is to say, both will raise an exception.
Why would that raise?
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On 01/19/2014 12:26 AM, Rustom Mody wrote:
On Sunday, January 19, 2014 10:29:58 AM UTC+5:30, Chris Angelico wrote:
On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 3:43 PM, Rustom Mody wrote:
As do these pieces of code:
--> def quux1(x): return str(x+1)
--> def quux2(x): return hex(x+1)[2:]
They do?
--> quux1(2.3
On 2014-01-18, Terry Reedy wrote:
> On 1/18/2014 1:30 PM, Roy Smith wrote:
>> Pardon me for being cynical, but in the entire history of the universe,
>> has anybody ever used input()/raw_input() for anything other than a
>> homework problem?
>
> Homework problems (and 'toy' programs, such as hangm
On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 7:26 PM, Rustom Mody wrote:
> If you want to give an irrelevant example at least give a correct one :D
> the difference between str and hex is an arcane difference (Ive never used
> hex)
> the difference between functions and procedures is absolutely basic.
They don't giv
On Sunday, January 19, 2014 10:29:58 AM UTC+5:30, Chris Angelico wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 3:43 PM, Rustom Mody wrote:
> > Because these two pieces of code
> def foo(x): print x+1
> def bar(x): return x+1
> > look identical (to a beginner at least)
> foo(3)
> > 4
> bar(3)
On Sat, 18 Jan 2014 13:30:20 -0500, Roy Smith wrote:
> Pardon me for being cynical, but in the entire history of the universe,
> has anybody ever used input()/raw_input() for anything other than a
> homework problem?
Yes. They are excellent for interactive command line tools.
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On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 3:43 PM, Rustom Mody wrote:
> Because these two pieces of code
>
def foo(x): print x+1
>
def bar(x): return x+1
>
> look identical (to a beginner at least)
>
foo(3)
> 4
bar(3)
> 4
As do these pieces of code:
>>> def quux(x): return str(x+1)
>>> de
On Sunday, January 19, 2014 9:51:36 AM UTC+5:30, Chris Angelico wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 3:15 PM, Rustom Mody wrote:
> > On Sunday, January 19, 2014 12:00:20 AM UTC+5:30, Roy Smith wrote:
> >> Pardon me for being cynical, but in the entire history of the universe,
> >> has anybody ever use
On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 3:15 PM, Rustom Mody wrote:
> On Sunday, January 19, 2014 12:00:20 AM UTC+5:30, Roy Smith wrote:
>> Pardon me for being cynical, but in the entire history of the universe,
>> has anybody ever used input()/raw_input() for anything other than a
>> homework problem?
>
> Simila
On Sunday, January 19, 2014 12:00:20 AM UTC+5:30, Roy Smith wrote:
> Pardon me for being cynical, but in the entire history of the universe,
> has anybody ever used input()/raw_input() for anything other than a
> homework problem?
Similar 'cynicism' regarding print would be salutary for producin
On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 8:33 AM, Terry Reedy wrote:
> On 1/18/2014 1:30 PM, Roy Smith wrote:
>>
>> Pardon me for being cynical, but in the entire history of the universe,
>> has anybody ever used input()/raw_input() for anything other than a
>> homework problem?
>
>
> Homework problems (and 'toy'
On 1/18/2014 1:30 PM, Roy Smith wrote:
Pardon me for being cynical, but in the entire history of the universe,
has anybody ever used input()/raw_input() for anything other than a
homework problem?
Homework problems (and 'toy' programs, such as hangman), whether in a
programming class or elsewh
Roy Smith wrote:
> Pardon me for being cynical, but in the entire history of the universe,
> has anybody ever used input()/raw_input() for anything other than a
> homework problem?
I use it for pointless throwaway tools, sometimes via the cmd module,
sometimes directly.
I like that you can add
On 01/18/2014 10:30 AM, Roy Smith wrote:
Pardon me for being cynical, but in the entire history of the universe,
has anybody ever used input()/raw_input() for anything other than a
homework problem?
Yes - routinely.
Emile
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On 18/01/2014 18:30, Roy Smith wrote:
Pardon me for being cynical, but in the entire history of the universe,
has anybody ever used input()/raw_input() for anything other than a
homework problem?
Not me personally. I guess raw_input must have been used somewhere at
some time for something, o
Pardon me for being cynical, but in the entire history of the universe,
has anybody ever used input()/raw_input() for anything other than a
homework problem?
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