Re: [SEAPY] (Somewhat OT) Re: Interesting blog post for the math geeks on the list

2013-11-21 Thread Rohit Patnaik
I would say that the other big use of Ruby is for system administration. Puppet and Chef both have significant Ruby components. However, Python is quickly catching up in that area, since Salt and Ansible are almost all Python. -- Rohit On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 9:41 AM, Chris Barker wrote: > On

Re: [SEAPY] python and 'required' options

2013-10-07 Thread Rohit Patnaik
Can you see how they're getting the command line options? The sensible thing would be to use something like optparse, but from your description, I suspect they're not doing the sensible thing. On Oct 7, 2013 4:22 PM, "Maria McKinley" wrote: > I couldn't get either the sys.argv.extend or sys.argv

Re: [SEAPY] Reminder: Python meeting Monday 9/16 (Today)

2013-09-16 Thread Rohit Patnaik
Aw man, I forgot that it was today. I won't be able to make it, but I would be interested in reading about what you all discuss. Did we go anywhere on organizing that Python conference? I know that we'd discussed it in the July meeting. Has anyone had a chance to look at it or think about it since

Re: [SEAPY] help() raising index out of range exception

2013-08-01 Thread Rohit Patnaik
#x27;s the more idiomatic way of making command-line scripts in Python. Thanks, Rohit Patnaik On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 11:58 AM, David Goldsmith wrote: > Hi, folks. First off, I've done "due diligence" searching the Python Refs > and Google, to no avail. I seem to have for

Re: [SEAPY] NumPy install

2013-07-22 Thread Rohit Patnaik
o the Linux VM with WinSCP or, if it's a quick job, I just SSH into the Linux VM and edit the code directly with vim. For me, at least, this setup allows me to have the best of both worlds: Windows for games and Linux for development. -- Rohit Patnaik On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 11:42 PM, Matt

Re: [SEAPY] Collection of Advanced Idioms (was: Training)

2013-07-18 Thread Rohit Patnaik
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/101268/hidden-features-of-python#1024693 ROT13 is a valid encoding for source code, when you use the right coding declaration at the top of the code file: #!/usr/bin/env python# -*- coding: rot13 -*- cevag "Uryyb fgnpxbiresybj!".rapbqr("rot13") The only respon

Re: [SEAPY] [OT] Wiki Software Recommendations

2013-07-16 Thread Rohit Patnaik
Gollum looks good. I'll give it a try. Does Gollum have a way to restrict pages so that some pages are only visible to logged-in users? That's a feature that would be nice to have, but it's not required. -- Rohit Patnaik On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 1:28 PM, Leo Shklovskii wrote:

[SEAPY] [OT] Wiki Software Recommendations

2013-07-15 Thread Rohit Patnaik
similar) would be nice to have, but isn't a strict requirement. And, of course, Python support (for plugins, etc.) would be appreciated as well. So, with all that in mind, can any of you recommend a wiki engine? Thanks, Rohit Patnaik

Re: [SEAPY] Reminder: Python meeting today, Monday 6/17

2013-06-17 Thread Rohit Patnaik
I'll be there (for the first time)! -- Rohit Patnaik On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 6:52 AM, Jonathan Mark wrote: > Reminder: > The next Python meeting will be today, Monday June 17, 7-9pm, at Office > Nomads (1617 Boylston Ave). > > This meeting is for general discussion of wh

Re: [SEAPY] Python Web app (was Off Topic, except that I...)

2013-05-09 Thread Rohit Patnaik
ormat, you'll need to write a file. As a second thought, does your app. really need to be 100% local? Would it be possible to use something like Google App. Engine (which has a free tier) to host the server-side Python code for your app? Thanks, Rohit Patnaik On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 11:49

Re: [SEAPY] Join us "mob programming" in Python with PyQt

2013-03-26 Thread Rohit Patnaik
Instead of a USB hub, I think a KVM switch would be ideal for such a setup. Just don't use the monitor portion, and have you and your partner's keyboard and mouse plugged into the keyboard and mouse ports. Then, when you want to switch over, it's just a matter of flipping the KVM switch setting, as

Re: [SEAPY] REMINDER: Python meeting Thursday 1/3 on Twisted

2013-01-03 Thread Rohit Patnaik
Hello everyone, I know I'd RSVP'd earlier, saying that I'd be able to make it, but unfortunately some stuff has come up at work, and I won't be able to come. Sorry, Rohit Patnaik On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 4:09 PM, Itamar Turner-Trauring < ita...@futurefoundries.com> w

[SEAPY] December Meetup

2012-12-10 Thread Rohit Patnaik
Is SeaPIG on winter break? If not, is the December meeting this week? Thanks, Rohit Patnaik

Re: [SEAPY] Any interest in a SeaPIG Twisted talk in the first week of January?

2012-11-21 Thread Rohit Patnaik
I would prefer that it be Thursday (1/3) if at all possible. I'll be out of town on the 2nd and I'd still like to attend this talk. Thanks, Rohit Patnaik On Nov 21, 2012 8:36 PM, "Itamar Turner-Trauring" < ita...@futurefoundries.com> wrote: > > > On Sat, No

Re: [SEAPY] Python meeting this Thursday, November 8, 7pm

2012-11-08 Thread Rohit Patnaik
Unfortunately, it looks like I can't make it this time around. I will try to make it to the Django User Group meeting, however. Thanks for letting me know about that. Thanks, Rohit Patnaik On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 11:42 AM, Jim Gray wrote: > Check here. Next meeting's on the 27th a

Re: [SEAPY] Python meeting this Thursday, November 8, 7pm

2012-11-05 Thread Rohit Patnaik
I don't have anything to show, but I would like some guidance on how to make a real-time webapp with Django. Thanks, Rohit Patnaik On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 9:39 AM, Lion Kimbro wrote: > > I've made a tkinter GUI maker that I'd like to demonstrate. > > Right now,

Re: [SEAPY] Can you verify a math problem for me?

2012-10-14 Thread Rohit Patnaik
possible triplets If you don't allow repeats, you have: - 44,135 * 44,134 * 44,133 = 85964644553970 possible triplets. At least, that's what I get, using my admittedly rusty knowledge of combinatorics. Thanks, Rohit Patnaik On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 5:19 PM, Kevin LaTona wrote: >

Re: [SEAPY] New to Python, new to SeaPIG

2012-09-17 Thread Rohit Patnaik
that covers the entire core language and much of the standard library. It also highlights what the differences are between Python2 and Python3, so it's really handy when transitioning from one to the other. -- Rohit Patnaik On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 12:22 AM, Mike Malveaux wrote: > Thanks,

Re: [SEAPY] New to Python, new to SeaPIG

2012-09-17 Thread Rohit Patnaik
n, most Python code out there (unless it's quite old) follows PEP 8 convention, so understanding PEP 8 will help you when you're reading code as well. Anyway, welcome to Python! -- Rohit Patnaik On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 12:22 AM, Mike Malveaux wrote: > Thanks, everyone, for the w

Re: [SEAPY] Kotti, Linux Gazette, and the Answer Gang

2012-09-05 Thread Rohit Patnaik
I'd be up for a sprint on the Kotti CMS. I'm not too familiar with the project, though. Do you have any specific features that you wish to implement or is this going to be a general improvement and bug-fix sprint? On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 7:26 AM, Mike Orr wrote: > I woke up at 4am with some proje

Re: [SEAPY] New In Town

2012-08-28 Thread Rohit Patnaik
dad walked two miles >> to work at a TV station that day in snowshoes. >> >> On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 4:16 PM, Rohit Patnaik >> wrote: >> >>> Haha, I know what you mean. Over 7 years of grade school and 4 years of >>> university in Minnesota, there were

Re: [SEAPY] New In Town

2012-08-27 Thread Rohit Patnaik
generally when it does, everything >> shuts down and employers are sympathetic to people living on steep hills >> (lots of us). I wouldn't worry too much about it. Unless you drive a stick >> shift and have to parallel park on said hill every day. ;-) >> >> cheers,

Re: [SEAPY] New In Town

2012-08-19 Thread Rohit Patnaik
up on a regular basis in the winter, my car is definitely going to have trouble with that slope. Is that something I should be concerned about, or is it a rare enough occurrence that I shouldn't worry too much about it? Thanks again, Rohit Patnaik On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 9:55 PM, Rohit Patnai

Re: [SEAPY] New In Town

2012-08-14 Thread Rohit Patnaik
Wow, so many good responses from everyone. This thread has definitely been useful in helping to reduce the guesswork in preparing for winter. Now I'm really looking forward to meeting you all in person in September. Thanks again, Rohit Patnaik On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 6:52 PM, Mike Orr

Re: [SEAPY] New In Town

2012-08-14 Thread Rohit Patnaik
Speaking winter, how cold *does *it get out here? I mean, I know it's going to be warmer than Minnesota, but that's not saying much, given that Minnesota winters are closer to Hoth than any earthly climate. Thanks, Rohit Patnaik On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 5:19 PM, Kevin LaTona wrote: &g

[SEAPY] New In Town

2012-08-14 Thread Rohit Patnaik
ght?) still has the details for last month's meeting. Thanks, Rohit Patnaik