I'm new to the list, new to python, and new to programming, so I'll try not to waste too much of everyone's time here.
I just wrote a little script to detect changes in my dynamic IP address and, in case of a change, update the DNS records maintained my registrar, enom. The update process requires that I send a regular http GET request containing my domain name and a password to enom's name server. Ideally, the script should be automated and quiet unless it detects a problem. The program works rather well, but I have written the required password in clear text right in the code. I am leery of storing passwords in clear text. Does anyone have any advice for hiding the passwords, but keeping them accessible to the script when it is invoked automatically (as a cron job)? I suspect I am overlooking something obvious here. Also, in addition to the above program, I wrote something that converts a certain format of playlist file to another such format. That was fun, but I am running out of useful ideas for further projects that are within my grasp. Any suggestions for some other simple projects that would facilitate developing a good base of python skills? -- Bradford R. Bowman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor