Re: [Tutor] Python Tutorials: How to create useful programs after learning the syntax?

2009-07-09 Thread wesley chun
On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 5:53 AM, wrote: > > You mean my check is not in the mail? Damn! Well, no more positive > reviews for you :) oh great, i'm in trouble now! ;) > Since you've stepped off your soapbox, I'll also mention your free hour > long video hosted by Safari Books (you may have to sign

Re: [Tutor] Python Tutorials: How to create useful programs after learning the syntax?

2009-07-09 Thread python
Wesley, You mean my check is not in the mail? Damn! Well, no more positive reviews for you :) Since you've stepped off your soapbox, I'll also mention your free hour long video hosted by Safari Books (you may have to signup for a free account to see the video). What is Python by CPP (Core Pytho

Re: [Tutor] Fwd: thesaurus

2009-07-09 Thread Alan Gauld
"Angus Rodgers" wrote parsing these two sentences: Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana. Or the translation program that translated the expression Out of sight, out of mind from English to Russian and back with the result: Invisible, lunatic Alan G.

Re: [Tutor] setup.py to Makefile

2009-07-09 Thread A.T.Hofkamp
Brummelen, M. van (ICT) wrote: Hi, What would be the best way to convert a setup.py file to a Makefile? Don't convert, simply run the setup.py from the Makefile Albert ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/

Re: [Tutor] Fwd: thesaurus

2009-07-09 Thread Angus Rodgers
>Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 04:12:55 +0100 >From: Rich Lovely >Message-ID: > > >Natural language parsers are one of the hardest things to create. I think the most famous illustration of this is the problem of parsing these two sentences: Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana. --

Re: [Tutor] Python Tutorials: How to create useful programs

2009-07-09 Thread Angus Rodgers
On Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:40:19 +0200, you wrote: >Date: Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:59:47 -0700 >From: Emile van Sebille >Message-ID: > >>> but if you ever come across a copy of "Core Python Programming," >>>i've put lots of exercises at the end of every chapter. >> >> +1 from a reader/customer (vs. the

[Tutor] setup.py to Makefile

2009-07-09 Thread Brummelen, M. van (ICT)
Hi, What would be the best way to convert a setup.py file to a Makefile? Regards, Martijn ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor

Re: [Tutor] Python Tutorials: How to create useful programs after learning the syntax?

2009-07-09 Thread wesley chun
Robert, Emile, Malcolm, wow, you guys are making me blush while hijacking this thread! people are gonna start thinking i paid you off somehow LOL! :-) seriously, thanks for the kudos. since i'm a technical instructor, i wrote it not only from the software engineer's perspective, but also a teache