Hi Alan/Danny/Steve, Thank you very much, I'm able to get the script working.
-Regards, Anirudh Tamsekar On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 10:25 PM, Alan Gauld <alan.ga...@btinternet.com> wrote: > On 26/08/14 10:10, Anirudh Tamsekar wrote: > > *Traceback (most recent call last):* >> * File "./rsyslog_check.py", line 22, in <module>* >> * difft=cur_time-mt* >> *TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for -: 'str' and 'str'* >> >> >> Request your help. Also point any good documentation where I can get >> quick reference. >> >> ct = time.ctime(os.path.getctime(tfile)) >> mt = time.ctime(os.path.getctime(tfile)) >> > > You are converting the times to strings before you subtract them. Don't do > that, subtract the times as returned by os.path.getctime() and time.time(). > > cur_time = time.ctime() >> difft=int(cur_time-mt) >> > > You need to subtract the numeric versions of the times not the strings. > > The best quick references are the dir() and help() builtin functions. > For more detail read the documentation for time, os.path (and maybe > datetime) modules. > > -- > Alan G > Author of the Learn to Program web site > http://www.alan-g.me.uk/ > http://www.flickr.com/photos/alangauldphotos > > > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor >
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