Re: [Tutor] How to use subprocess module to get current logged in user?

2017-08-25 Thread boB Stepp
On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 8:33 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 07:13:12PM -0500, boB Stepp wrote: > >> My objective: Determine who the currently logged in user is > > py> import os > py> os.getlogin() > 'steve' Sweet! Much better. I did not scan the os

Re: [Tutor] How to use subprocess module to get current logged in user?

2017-08-25 Thread Mats Wichmann
import getpass getpass.getuser () depending on how fussy you want to be... On August 25, 2017 6:13:12 PM MDT, boB Stepp wrote: >SunOS 5.10, Python 2.4/2.6 > >I ask forgiveness in advance as I cannot copy and paste into an email >what I am doing on this system. So I

Re: [Tutor] How to use subprocess module to get current logged in user?

2017-08-25 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 07:13:12PM -0500, boB Stepp wrote: > My objective: Determine who the currently logged in user is py> import os py> os.getlogin() 'steve' > and > determine if that user is in my list of users that I have authorized > to use my programs. That's probably best handled at

[Tutor] How to use subprocess module to get current logged in user?

2017-08-25 Thread boB Stepp
SunOS 5.10, Python 2.4/2.6 I ask forgiveness in advance as I cannot copy and paste into an email what I am doing on this system. So I will have to manually type things, introducing the usual possibility of typos. My objective: Determine who the currently logged in user is and determine if that

Re: [Tutor] Does matplotlib.finance still work?

2017-08-25 Thread Alan Gauld via Tutor
On 25/08/17 15:19, C W wrote: > I did not mean to leave out the error message, it was very long. That just means it has a lot of information in it :-) > I think the package has been removed. I don;t think so based on the traceback... quotes = quotes_historical_yahoo_ochl('APX', start,

Re: [Tutor] Does matplotlib.finance still work?

2017-08-25 Thread C W
I did not mean to leave out the error message, it was very long. I think the package has been removed. Anyways, it's here: >>> quotes = quotes_historical_yahoo_ochl('APX', start, ... ) -- TypeError: quotes_historical_yahoo_ochl() missing 1 required positional

Re: [Tutor] Does matplotlib.finance still work?

2017-08-25 Thread Sydney Shall
On 24/08/2017 18:46, Alan Gauld via Tutor wrote: On 24/08/17 14:51, C W wrote: I have the following code, I get an error at the first line. So don't make us guess. What is the error(full text please)? from matplotlib.finance import quotes_historical_yahoo_ochl And what does a dir() show