Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] Upgrading to 2.4.1

2005-04-22 Thread David M. Cooke
"Chris Barker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Because of this, I don't recommend altering your default python in > that way. I put: > > export $PATH:PATH=/usr/local/bin You mean export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin of course? > in my .profile, so that the system one is found first. By the way, > thi

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] Upgrading to 2.4.1

2005-04-22 Thread Chris Barker
Bob Ippolito wrote: On Apr 22, 2005, at 4:38 AM, Yair Benita wrote: If it co-exist how do I control which one is used when simply typing /usr/bin/python at the command line? NEVER EVER change anything in /usr (except /usr/local) or /System. DO NOT EVER DO THAT. BAD. I think the OP was not propos

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] converting file paths between HFS and POSIX formats

2005-04-22 Thread Nicholas Riley
On Fri, Apr 22, 2005 at 05:08:47PM +0100, has wrote: > I'm kinda leery of using MacPython's CF wrapper as it's a bit buggy in > places. Still your example looks like it works ok - good suggestion, thanks. > > One bit I'm not sure about though - if I run this: > > u = toCF('A Non-mounted > Drive

Re: [Tutor] Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] Weird import problem with PythonIDE on Mac (was 'import problem')

2005-04-22 Thread Max Noel
On Apr 22, 2005, at 11:41, Chris Smith wrote: Do you have a suggestion as to what can I give a module so it has enough information to execute a function that resides in __main__? Here is a visual of what is going on: --__main__ def y1(): pass import foo foo.run(string_from_main) #what shou

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] converting file paths between HFS and POSIX formats

2005-04-22 Thread Larry Meyn
On Apr 22, 2005, at 7:00 PM, Bob Ippolito wrote: On Apr 22, 2005, at 9:39 PM, Larry Meyn wrote: On Apr 22, 2005, at 9:08 AM, has wrote: I'm not sure how useful HFS path conversion options will really be; it seemed an idea to put it in for completeness' sake, but perhaps it's just overkill? There

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] converting file paths between HFS and POSIX formats

2005-04-22 Thread has
Dave Opstad wrote: > > Just wondering if there's anything in MacPython for converting HFS paths to > > POSIX and vice-versa, or is my memory playing tricks on me? If not, does > > anyone have some code they don't mind sharing? > >To clarify: are you asking for something that converts a string with

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] Repackaging for Tiger?

2005-04-22 Thread Bob Ippolito
On Apr 22, 2005, at 10:37 PM, Kevin Walzer wrote: I've gotten some inquiries from users about my Python packages--PyQt in particular--and whether they will run on Tiger. Is it safe to say that Python stuff built/packaged against 2.3 on Panther will probably need to be repackaged for Tiger, assumin

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] changging inheritance on the fly?

2005-04-22 Thread altern
Chris Barker wrote: altern wrote: Michael Hudson wrote: The way you ask the question suggests you don't know Python especially well. As Bob says, there are likely better ways to acheive your goal. any tips about those other ways? A) this is more of a topic for comp.lang.python, but as long s we'

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] converting file paths between HFS and POSIX formats

2005-04-22 Thread Nicholas Riley
On Fri, Apr 22, 2005 at 02:05:28PM +0100, has wrote: > Just wondering if there's anything in MacPython for converting HFS > paths to POSIX and vice-versa, or is my memory playing tricks on me? > If not, does anyone have some code they don't mind sharing? Keep in mind that HFS paths aren't unique,

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] Upgrading to 2.4.1

2005-04-22 Thread Chris Barker
David M. Cooke wrote: that way. I put: export $PATH:PATH=/usr/local/bin You mean export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin of course? Yes, of course. that's a good way to confuse a newbie! Sorry about that. -Chris -- Christopher Barker, Ph.D. Oceanographer NO

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] converting file paths between HFS and POSIX formats

2005-04-22 Thread Larry Meyn
Has, Jack helped me out awhile back in creating HFS paths. The archive is at http://mail.python.org/pipermail/pythonmac-sig/2003-August/008527.html Larry On Apr 22, 2005, at 6:05 AM, has wrote: Hi all, Just wondering if there's anything in MacPython for converting HFS paths to POSIX and vice-v

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] converting file paths between HFS and POSIX formats

2005-04-22 Thread Dave Opstad
> Just wondering if there's anything in MacPython for converting HFS paths to > POSIX and vice-versa, or is my memory playing tricks on me? If not, does > anyone have some code they don't mind sharing? To clarify: are you asking for something that converts a string with colons to one with slashes

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] It is normal in python2.3 shipped with apple?

2005-04-22 Thread François Granger
Le 22/04/05 12:19, « whamoo » <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a écrit : > i'm writing a program that must use the python 2.3 shipped with apple, > and i'm using the plistlib, but seem that the panther native version of > python doesn't have module named utils.iso8601. Can someome confirm > this please? >

[Pythonmac-SIG] converting file paths between HFS and POSIX formats

2005-04-22 Thread has
Hi all, Just wondering if there's anything in MacPython for converting HFS paths to POSIX and vice-versa, or is my memory playing tricks on me? If not, does anyone have some code they don't mind sharing? Ta, has -- http://freespace.virgin.net/hamish.sanderson/

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] Re: Weird import problem with PythonIDE on Mac (was 'import problem')

2005-04-22 Thread gandreas
On Apr 22, 2005, at 12:21 AM, Bob Ippolito wrote: On Apr 21, 2005, at 9:06 PM, Chris Smith wrote: ### def y1(): pass def foo(): from __main__ import y1 pass foo() ### Here is a version of the code, stripped of the timeit code. The above segment exhibits the same symptoms as the previo

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] It is normal in python2.3 shipped with apple?

2005-04-22 Thread Just van Rossum
whamoo wrote: > i'm writing a program that must use the python 2.3 shipped with > apple, and i'm using the plistlib, but seem that the panther native > version of python doesn't have module named utils.iso8601. Can > someome confirm this please? Correct. The 2.3 plistlib depends on PyXML for

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] Weird import problem with PythonIDE on Mac (was 'import problem')

2005-04-22 Thread Chris Smith
On Friday, Apr 22, 2005, at 03:52 America/Chicago, Just van Rossum - [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Importing __main__ is a very silly thing to do anyway, if you ask me. All comments from you, Bob, and Jack have been *very* helpful. I think I understand better what is going on. What's got me scratch

[Pythonmac-SIG] It is normal in python2.3 shipped with apple?

2005-04-22 Thread whamoo
i'm writing a program that must use the python 2.3 shipped with apple, and i'm using the plistlib, but seem that the panther native version of python doesn't have module named utils.iso8601. Can someome confirm this please? I'm get this error with the base ship python: Traceback (most re

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] python slowing down on large files

2005-04-22 Thread Yair Benita
Hi Bob, Thanks for the tips. It a bit tricky to put the script as its a bit complex. Its build in a way that there is a class that makes all calculations and returns the output. Lets simplify: class objX: def __init__(self, params): def method1 (self): d

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] Re: Weird import problem with PythonIDE on Mac (was 'import problem')

2005-04-22 Thread Just van Rossum
Jack Jansen wrote: > As always, reading the source provides the answer. > > If you look in PyEdit.py, method Editor.execstring(), you'll see that > the only thing "run as __main__" does is set the module name to > "__main__". It does *not* change the globals dictionary to __main__. > > I'm not

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] Upgrading to 2.4.1

2005-04-22 Thread Bob Ippolito
On Apr 22, 2005, at 4:38 AM, Yair Benita wrote: Upgrading to a new version of python is always tricky as I have many many modules that may not work properly after upgrading (biopython, etc.). None of them will work. They will all have to be re-installed for the new version of Python. If I insta

[Pythonmac-SIG] Upgrading to 2.4.1

2005-04-22 Thread Yair Benita
Upgrading to a new version of python is always tricky as I have many many modules that may not work properly after upgrading (biopython, etc.). If I install the new python 2.4.1 from the installer package provided, will it co-exist with my python 2.3.3 or will it replace it? If it co-exist how do

Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] Re: Weird import problem with PythonIDE on Mac (was 'import problem')

2005-04-22 Thread Jack Jansen
On 22 Apr 2005, at 03:06, Chris Smith wrote: ### def y1(): pass def foo(): from __main__ import y1 pass foo() ### Here is a version of the code, stripped of the timeit code. The above segment exhibits the same symptoms as the previously submitted one. Even though I am running this as