Re: [Tutor] Copy file function works, but not with adding the date copied

2009-02-14 Thread cclpianos
Hi Bob, I found out from Alan Gauld that the file i was attempting to open was a binary file. And because of that the strangeness occurred. I haven't yet learned to work with the binaries as of yet. Thanks! Pat 4. Re: Copy file function works,but not with adding the date copi

[Tutor] Copy file function works, but not with adding the date copied

2009-02-13 Thread cclpianos
Hello, I am modifying a simple program "copy file" from the tutorials Alan Gauld wrote. In it's first simpler instance (W/O date) it works beautifully. But I wanted to add the date the file was copied. I've kept it simple by pointing to a single file. The problem lies somewhere in how the

Re: [Tutor] Is this correct?

2009-02-09 Thread cclpianos
Hello again, just getting back to the computer, real world etc. I hate to say this, but I never did well in algebra. But I am determined to slog through this to understand it well. On Feb 8, 2009, at 7:29 PM, bob gailer wrote: Please always reply-all so a copy goes to the list. We all parti

Re: [Tutor] Is this correct?

2009-02-09 Thread cclpianos
Hi Bob, I missed this in my in box. Sorry. See below where I have answered your question with yet another. On Feb 8, 2009, at 11:10 AM, bob gailer wrote: cclpia...@comcast.net wrote: HI, I just realized that I shouldn't enclose my project in an attachment. This is my first attempt to string t

[Tutor] Is this correct?

2009-02-08 Thread cclpianos
HI, I just realized that I shouldn't enclose my project in an attachment. This is my first attempt to string together py-code. Is this correct? And how would a pro word this? It seems like an awful lot of code for such a small task. Thanks in advance, Pat

[Tutor] Oops! I just corrected my file:RE Completed project is this correct?

2009-02-07 Thread cclpianos
Forget the first, this is the corrected version. Thanks, Pat# Problem Set 1 # Name P Wethington # Collaborators :None # Time #1:00 # This is a program intended to compute the number of students who will benefit from a grant, also what # amount the last student will receive. principal =

[Tutor] Completed project. Is this correct? Can I simplify my formulas?

2009-02-07 Thread cclpianos
Hello, I've enclosed a completed project (my first!) and would like to know of it's accuracy. Also, what I could do to simplify the language. Thanks, Pat # Problem Set 1 # Name P Wethington # Collaborators :None # Time #1:00 # This is a program intended to compute the number of stude

[Tutor] Install/upgrade question

2009-02-05 Thread cclpianos
Hello, I am very new to programming and have been using Python on my Mac mini 1.66. I'm a bit confused by the install procedure as I have two different versions on my machine. I didn't know that it came pre-installed on my mac (version 2.3) and went to the DL site for 2.61. Well it download