ALGOL 60 at 60: The greatest computer language you've never used and
grandaddy of the programming family tree
Back to the time when tape was king
By Richard Speed 15 May 2020 at 09:47
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/05/15/algol_60_at_60/
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On 17/05/20 7:06 PM, Tarun Pathak wrote:
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From: Tarun Pathak
Date: Sun, May 17, 2020, 12:07 PM
Subject: Unable to Install Python (3.5.0) Properly
To:
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am trying to install Python for a while. But failed to do so. Tried
with different
On 18/05/20 10:52 AM, Oscar Benjamin wrote:
On Sun, 17 May 2020 at 15:21, Mats Wichmann wrote:
On 5/15/20 9:47 PM, Souvik Dutta wrote:
I dont know if you should shift from powershell to cmd. Python kinda does
not work in powershell.
Powershell has a funky way of looking up programs, with th
On 19/05/20 6:40 AM, [email protected] wrote:
Hi All,
I am using python for doing the following:
I have a matrix which has dimension of 174*993.
Each row of the matrix has some numbers in the range of 30-30.5.
I would like to determine the index of the numbers in the range of 30-30.5 in
On 20/05/20 6:26 AM, Chris Angelico wrote:
On Wed, May 20, 2020 at 4:21 AM Manfred Lotz wrote:
Hi there,
I am asking myself if I should preferably use single or double quotes
for strings?
If I need a single quote in a string I would use double quotes for the
whole string and vice versa. For f
On 20/05/20 8:49 AM, Chris Angelico wrote:
On Wed, May 20, 2020 at 6:38 AM Jim wrote:
On 5/19/20 1:24 PM, Chris Angelico wrote:
On Wed, May 20, 2020 at 4:03 AM Schachner, Joseph
wrote:
And, because '_' looks sort of like a space, the individual words are more
easily readable. notEveyoneT
On 21/05/20 2:22 AM, Supriyo Roy wrote:
I have installed the latest version of python which is 3.8.3. However, when
I try to run a sample program, a small python icon appears on my taskbar
for a split second and then disappears. Nothing else happens. Please advise
me on how to get python up and r
On 21/05/20 7:16 AM, Dennis Lee Bieber wrote:
On Tue, 19 May 2020 20:31:28 -0400, Ryan Harrington
declaimed the following:
Hi - I'm not the least bit technical. Trying to learn through YouTube. I've
gotten exit code 1, 2, 106. Tried setting up the project interpreter and
can't figure it out. T
On 23/05/20 3:40 AM, Itamar Turner-Trauring wrote:
You’re about to ship your Python application into production using Docker: your
images are going to be critical infrastructure.
...
*The class will take place on two mornings (US East Coast) on June 11th and 12th. You
can **learn more about
On 23/05/20 4:31 AM, Grant Edwards wrote:
On 2020-05-22, Peter Otten <[email protected]> wrote:
If you want to terminate the script you can use exit. However exit
is a function, and you have to call it
exit()
Actually it's an instance of _sitebuiltins.Quitter not a function.
You still have
I am asking myself if I should preferably use single or double
quotes for strings?
...
I agree to the following:
1. Consistency is important.
2. Single quotes are less noisy.
3. Triple double quotes are to be preferred over triple single quotes.
...
Of course, this is my subjective result,
On 23/05/20 11:03 PM, Skip Montanaro wrote:
I also agree about SQL. I found that something like this:
stmt = (
"""select foo from bar"""
""" where a = 'bag'"""
"""and c = 'dog'"""
)
worked pretty well, served to both satisfy my brain's desire for semantic
indentation (you sh
On 24/05/20 4:03 AM, Tim Chase wrote:
On 2020-05-24 01:40, Chris Angelico wrote:
On Sat, May 23, 2020 at 10:52 PM Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer
wrote:
The interpreter prefers single-quotes
"single or double"
'single or double'
'not all that strongly, it doesn\'t'
"not all that strongly,
On 24/05/20 4:55 AM, Ben Hansen wrote:
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From: Ben Hansen
Date: Sat, May 23, 2020 at 11:44 AM
Subject: Fwd: installed but doesn't boot
To:
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From: Ben Hansen
Date: Fri, May 22, 2020 at 3:18 PM
Subject: installed b
On 24/05/20 8:39 AM, Skip Montanaro wrote:
May I ask why not simply like this:
stmt = """
select foo from bar
where a = 'bag'
and c = 'dog'
"""
Sorry, I don't recall. I wouldn't be at all surprised that it has something
to do with Emacs's Python mode behavio
On 24/05/20 5:43 PM, Frank Millman wrote:
On 2020-05-23 9:45 PM, DL Neil via Python-list wrote:
My habit with SQL queries is to separate them from other code, cf the
usual illustration of having them 'buried' within the code,
immediately before, or even part of, the query call.
On 24/05/20 8:41 PM, Frank Millman wrote:
On 2020-05-24 9:58 AM, DL Neil via Python-list wrote:
On 24/05/20 5:43 PM, Frank Millman wrote:
On 2020-05-23 9:45 PM, DL Neil via Python-list wrote:
My habit with SQL queries is to separate them from other code, cf
the usual illustration of having
On 26/05/20 8:26 AM, [email protected] wrote:
Hi,
I have a case in which I have to use custom function for logging.
For example, all messages should go to stderr and end with '\r\n'.
Can I somehow use standard python logging module but send all message to stderr
with '\r\n' line endings?
On 26/05/20 11:35 AM, Benjamin Schollnick wrote:
Did you ever find anything that met your requirements?
If not, I have a prototype that I need to build out some more…
https://github.com/bschollnick/PyPlugInMgr
I use it for some home grown utilities, but it needs to be fleshed out
some more…
On 27/05/20 5:23 AM, BlindAnagram wrote:
On 26/05/2020 16:59, Mats Wichmann wrote:
On 5/26/20 8:56 AM, BlindAnagram wrote:
I came across an issue that I am wondering whether I should report as an
issue. If I have a directory, say:
base='C:\\Documents'
and I use os.path.join() as follows:
...
Again, a pathname is never inherently a directory or a file.
See previous contribution: until YOU define YOUR arena of operations, it
will be difficult to select the correct tool or library - or for others
to assist you.
If dealing with strings (which happen to look as if they are
fil
@AR,
On 28/05/20 8:41 AM, Chris Angelico wrote:
On Thu, May 28, 2020 at 6:27 AM Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer
wrote:
Thanks,
Actually i want to keep a reference from B to all A
instantiated like in the case of z
I have class A and i want to call class B via A
You can have
def x(self, *args, *
On 28/05/20 11:48 PM, Joseph L. Casale wrote:
I have some json encoded input for nodemailer
(https://nodemailer.com/message/embedded-images)
where the path key is a string value which contains the base64 encoded data
such as:
{
html: 'Embedded image: ',
attachments: [{
filen
On 30/05/20 7:42 PM, Preetha M wrote:
Hello. Thank you for responding to my previous mail. Can someone tell me
how to connect python to sublime text 3. Whenever I select python and type
the code, it does not work when I press ctrl+B. Please tell.
ST is an editor/IDE which is not Python-specifi
On 30/05/20 4:52 AM, [email protected] wrote:
In an effort to clean up my python logging practices when creating libraries, I have
begun reading into "Advanced Logging" and converting my logging practices into
logging configuration `.ini` files:
[link](https://docs.python.org/3.4/howto/
On 4/06/20 4:59 PM, Meet Agrawal wrote:
I want to unsubscribe from python list and would like to stop recieving
mails from the same.
At the bottom of your request (as reflected), this, and all over
messages to the list is an administration link. At the foot of that
web-page you will find a s
On 4/06/20 2:22 PM, Kelley Hudson wrote:
Keep getting an error when trying to us Python with Pycharm. I uninstalled
it but this was the error I received.
Sent from [1]Mail for Windows 10
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How do you prefer to balance all of the above when import-ing?
Python offers a number of options for importing modules, eg
import module, ...
from importable import object, ...
most of which can be augmented with the "as preferred_name" syntax.
(ignoring the much-reviled "*" (import ev
On 6/06/20 9:36 AM, [email protected] wrote:
Hi,
if I define class like this one:
class abc:
def __init__(self):
self._from = None
@property
def from(self):
return self._from
@from.setter
def from(self, value):
self._from = value
I get
On 8/06/20 7:06 AM, Caledonian26 wrote:
...
However, I keep getting the error: IndexError: list index out of range. Could
anyone give me a helping hand as to where I am going wrong?
When things go wrong, Python tries to be helpful by providing a
"traceback". Please copy-paste the entire tra
On 8/06/20 10:38 AM, MRAB wrote:
On 2020-06-07 23:24, DL Neil via Python-list wrote:
On 8/06/20 7:06 AM, Caledonian26 wrote:
...
However, I keep getting the error: IndexError: list index out of
range. Could anyone give me a helping hand as to where I am going wrong?
When things go wrong
On 10/06/20 11:26 PM, Silvia Aminul wrote:
I tried installing Python for windows 10 (the latest version of python for
windows )
And after downloading and trying to launch it keeps saying repair modify
uninstall I tried looking for solution and it was suggested I might have
do
On 11/06/20 1:32 AM, elisha hollander wrote:
I have a folder with my pygame apps, I want to build a program to have a
nice interface to access those apps from, I want it to be like an actual
computer, so, I need it to open the apps as rect of something not as
external apps.
Is there a way to do i
On 11/06/20 4:56 AM, John Weller wrote:
I am trying to learn python. Looking at an example on the web I found this
line:
def plot(*args, **kwargs):
What do the stars mean?
The Python "docs" are (surprisingly, for this day-and-age)
comprehensive. Try https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/control
On 12/06/20 12:13 AM, Terry Reedy wrote:
On 6/11/2020 6:03 AM, John Weller wrote:
I have been able to find answers to most problems by Googling but
couldn't work out a suitable query for this one.
That is why I and others have made the Symbols index as complete as
possible. If anything think
On 12/06/20 8:51 AM, [email protected] wrote:
Hi,
If I run this code:
class Property:
def __init__(self, var: int):
self.a: int = var
@property
def a(self):
return self.__a
@a.setter
def a(self, var: int):
if var > 0 and var % 2 == 0:
On 12/06/20 9:32 AM, [email protected] wrote:
OK, as I can see nothing is enforced but I can use mypy and tests for the
purpose.
Exactly! Well done - Python uses 'duck typing' and thus when the Typing
module was added, it became an option. As mentioned elsewhere, it
provides "hints" at 'co
Unicode has given us access to a wealth of mathematical and other
symbols. Hardware and soft-/firm-ware flexibility enable us to move
beyond and develop new 'standards'. Do we have opportunities to make
computer programming more math-familiar and/or more
logically-expressive, and thus easier to
On 13/06/20 3:09 AM, Robin Becker wrote:
On 11/06/2020 16:39, Grant Edwards wrote:
the hands of the developer. I suppose the OP could quit and stand on
the street corner with a cardboard sign:
I would love to do that :)
Of possible interest to folk interested in this thread:
Recently came a
On 13/06/20 8:49 AM, Siddharth Joshi wrote:
I am new in Python world and would like to use it for one of the our
purpose . Before that, I would like to ask if Python has compatibility with
ENSCRIBE database .
Enscribe database (file structured) is the native database of HP NonStop
(Tandem) serve
On 13/06/20 10:40 PM, Bischoop wrote:
I'm playing with pygame, https://bpa.st/6GOQ
Not sure what is wrong here that object moves but draws another
surface.
(not sure how many will click on a link like that - best to copy-paste
code into (text) email message)
The most usual reason for 'l
On 13/06/20 4:47 AM, Terry Reedy wrote:
On 6/12/2020 2:03 AM, DL Neil via Python-list wrote:
Unicode has given us access to a wealth of mathematical and other
symbols. Hardware and soft-/firm-ware flexibility enable us to move
beyond and develop new 'standards'. Do we have opport
On 13/06/20 5:11 AM, Dennis Lee Bieber wrote:
On Fri, 12 Jun 2020 18:03:55 +1200, DL Neil via Python-list
declaimed the following:
There is/was a language called "APL" (and yes the acronym means "A
Programming Language", and yes it started the craze, through "B&q
There was a recent thread on python-ideas discussing this. It started
with arrow characters. There have been others.
Am pleased to hear that it's neither 'new' nor 'way out there'...
Am not subscribed to that list. Went looking for its archives, but
failed - there's no "ideas" on
(https://
On 18/06/20 10:20 PM, Sourav Kundu wrote:
when I am using the editor to write a long program and trying to run it the
python command line showing it syntax error
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On 29/06/20 3:04 AM, [email protected] wrote:
When I run the python code I should be able to open my Excel and when I click
on one Excel cell I should have my datepicker widget popped up and I should be
able to select any date from my datepicker widget as my Excel cell value
Tried below
On 29/06/20 6:01 AM, [email protected] wrote:
Datepicker is returning two different types. before date change its and after change its
Well done!
When it is printed, the date probably makes sense (to us), and the
debug-print has given you the opportunity to make sure the data is
exa
On 30/06/20 5:14 AM, joseph pareti wrote:
I have piece of code with constructs as follows:
*class* *SentimentNetwork**:*
*def* __init__*(*self*,* reviews*,* labels*,* hidden_nodes *=* 10*,*
learning_rate *=* 0.1*):*
np*.*random*.*seed*(*1*)*
self*.*init_network*(**len**(*s
On 1/07/20 1:18 AM, Richard Damon wrote:
On 6/30/20 8:26 AM, Cameron Simpson wrote:
On 30Jun2020 10:52, satyaprasad wrote:
Hi, I am currently in learning process of python have been worked on
some desktop application using pyqt . I want improve my DSA area but i
searched so many videos mot sur
On 5/07/20 5:20 AM, [email protected] wrote:
I am trying to assign a widget to an excel cell. Convertion wont help me.Thanks
That's true - and false!
Unfortunately, these posts have revealed little about you and your level
of understanding of Python specifically, and computer programmi
On 5/07/20 5:20 AM, [email protected] wrote:
I am trying to assign a widget to an excel cell. Convertion wont help me.Thanks
If you are following this post, you may be interested to view:-
Using Widgets in Jupyter Notebook (Video)
July 5, 2020
in the Mouse vs Python series. Whilst I have
On 8/07/20 10:19 PM, Peter J. Holzer wrote:
On 2020-07-08 12:26:06 +1200, dn via Python-list wrote:
OTOH, using a tuple doesn't prevent the function from mutating mutable
arguments:
#!/usr/bin/python3
def f(*a):
a[0]["new"] = 2
v = { "old": 1}
f(v)
print(v)
prints «{'old': 1, 'new': 2}».
On 11/07/20 8:34 PM, [email protected] wrote:
Any suggestions please
Clarify the requirements, rather than starting with a 'solution'.
Communicate the constraints, eg what is already in-place.
"vlookup" has particular meaning in worksheet/spreadsheet packages. Is
that what you are usin
On 12/07/20 8:13 AM, Peter J. Holzer wrote:
On 2020-07-11 09:54:33 +1200, dn via Python-list wrote:
Questions:
Is the idea of limiting the number of parameters passed across an interface
a real concern or somewhat an affectation?
Is three, five, seven, ... a valid limit (or warning-signal)?
D
On 12/07/20 9:46 AM, Christman, Roger Graydon wrote:
I'll preface this by saying I am a programming instructor
who still teaches from the ivory tower, so may not necessarily
reflect actual practice in industry.
...in which case I will preface my response by saying that one of the
virtues of th
On 29/07/2020 08:56, Steve wrote:
I have a python program that reads and writes to files that are all within
the folder that contains the python program. There is now a second python
program that is to be run to compile information in said files.
I am having difficulty trying to call the local
On 05/12/2020 09:17, Dan Stromberg wrote:
On Fri, Dec 4, 2020 at 12:01 PM dn via Python-list
mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
On 05/12/2020 07:57, Arthur R. Ott wrote:
...
> Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19042.630]
> (c) 2020 Microsoft Corporation. All right
On 1/1/21 11:46 AM, Bob van der Poel wrote:
> When I run python from the command line and generate an error I get the
> following:
>
> Python 3.8.5 (default, Jul 28 2020, 12:59:40)
> [GCC 9.3.0] on linux
> Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
z
> /home/bob/.l
On 1/2/21 6:35 AM, Bob van der Poel wrote:
> Found it!
Well done!
>> I had the proper urllib3 installed. But, in my .local/lib/ a previous
>> version was installed. Removing .local/lib/python3.8 has resolved the
>> problem.
>>
>> Anyone hazard a guess as to why I had a .local tre
On 1/2/21 9:39 AM, Bob van der Poel wrote:
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 12:17 PM DL Neil via Python-list
> mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>
> On 1/2/21 6:35 AM, Bob van der Poel wrote:
> > Found it!
>
> Well done!
>
>
> &
On 12/6/23 03:37, Chris Green via Python-list wrote:
Is there a neat, pythonic way to store values which are 'sometimes'
changed?
My particular case at the moment is calibration values for ADC inputs
which are set by running a calibration program and used by lots of
programs which display the va
Apologies: neglected suggested web.refs:
https://datagy.io/python-environment-variables/
https://pypi.org/project/json_environ/
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On 12/23/23 01:00, Antoon Pardon via Python-list wrote:
I am writing a program that goes through file hierarchies and I am mostly
using scandir for that which produces DirEntry instances.
At times it would be usefull if I could make my own DirEntry for a specific
path, however when I t
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