Re: [Tutor] What web framework?

2008-01-29 Thread Ben Bartrum
Yes, CherryPy is an excellent, and uniquely straightforward tool for writing a database-driven web application. I'd start looking into things like Django for larger sites where you also want templating, and client-side interactivity through JavaScript etc. In my simple CherryPy apps, I use Pyth

Re: [Tutor] Program Specification Request

2008-01-16 Thread Ben Bartrum
>Question(s): >Q01: Is this a 'reasonable' first project? Yes. But I'd say do it in 2 phases. First do a command-line version, then do the GUI. >Q02: We can use either MAC or WinXP but which? Or both? It realy doesn't matter >Q03: Is this the appropriate forum? Yes _

Re: [Tutor] thread not running

2007-12-10 Thread Ben Bartrum
> What's going wrong when running it with 2.4? AfaIcs, all modules are > in 2.4, so it my not have to do anything with the Python version, but > with the underlying system. Any traceback? Perhaps replace the > subprocess part with just a print statement to see what's happening? There are no trace

[Tutor] thread not running

2007-12-10 Thread Ben Bartrum
Hello I have the following, which I use within a CherryPy app. The subprocess bit is just to see if it runs or not. It works on my home PC (Python 2.5.1 on Ubuntu), but not on the live host which has Python 2.4.4 on Debian Etch. def daemon(): while 1: myperiodicfunction

Re: [Tutor] Beat me over the head with it

2007-12-10 Thread Ben Bartrum
import motivation (sorry) > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sat, 8 Dec 2007 22:04:04 -0600 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Tutor] Beat me over the head with it > > Need help with a motivational disorder? ;) > > When you say you want to learn Python, what's t