Hi Ken, On 3 January 2012 01:24, Alan Gauld <alan.ga...@btinternet.com> wrote: >>> If you to store the data permanently, it has to go into a file. I >>> suggest you learn about INI files to start with. Start by googling for >> >> Okay, thanks. I will look into it. Have not heard of INI file format. > > > It's a Microsoft text file format invented for use on Windows but > in fact is applicable to any kind of data stoorage with one or > two levels of key.
Just to add: The Python "ConfigParser" class, in the configparser module, that is part of the Python standard library, allows you to easily interact with INI file like files. See here: http://docs.python.org/library/configparser.html http://wiki.python.org/moin/ConfigParserExamples There is also ConfigObj, which is superior to ConfigParser and amongst other things allows nested sections to any depth (limited by what the machine allows of course;) ): http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/configobj.html http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/articles/configobj.shtml All of that said, I'm slightly worried about your spreadsheet issues -- you should not be having such issues really... Perhaps you should consider updating/upgrading your system or try to figure out why OOO is giving yous so much trouble? Re-inventing what you have in yoru spreadsheet by means of INI files seem slightly the wrong way to solve your stated problem somehow! :) Cheers, Walter _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
