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This is and answer to one of the Vegaseat's recent projects for beginners. I share my solution here because -as a begginer and do learn python as a hobby- I need your feedback. So please tell me am I doing it the right way? Thanks in advance for comments from …

# convert2.py # PPython Monty # Lab 2 Ch 2, PE 4 # A program to convert temperatures from Celsius to Fahrenheit and # vice versa def main(): # description of program print("This program converts Celsius temperatures to Fahrenheit and") print("vice versa.") conversion = ("C") n = eval(input("How many temperatures …

so i have 4 list of words. what i want to do is for each list go through it and count the number of occurance the word has in the list and print the first 10. when it comes to saving the word and the number of occurance, how do …

Hi all, I have a PHP script that takes a string and lists all its permutations, but ONLY based on its length. So for instance, let's just say we had the word "racecar". Yes, it would list all permutations of the 7-character word "racecar" such as "acrerac", etc. but NOT …

hi, how can i check for a word that has noncharaters in it, as like sdf4df, 4rtrt, 909erter, appreciate a reply, thanks

Hi there, im relatively new to python and i just can't figure out parameters... Any help with this code? def main(): getInputs() answer = calculateWork() print (answer) def getInputs(a,b): num1 = int(input("Please enter your first number: ")) num2 = int(input("Please enter your second number ")) return num1,num2 def calculateWork(): return …

To All Pythonist.. I have small SQLITE db.. for User Table 'SELECT loginUser from User'; sql = cursor.fetchall() listSQL = sql[:] for x in listSQL: print x listSQL SELECT Data Produce: (u'user1',) (u'user2',) (u'user3',) I want to match the list of user with a string input: example if the value …

An employee is paid at a rate of $20.75 per hour for regular hours worked in a week. Regular hours are up to and including 40 hours per week. Any hours in a week worked over regular hours are paid at the overtime rate of time and a half (i.e. …

I have 29 text files as follows File 1 12313 : 23546 12313 23214 32465 File 2 13132 : 23546 12323 32125 32125 32121 . . . I would like to have python script which computes intersection between these files ideal result as follow 12313 : 23546 13132 : 23546

I'm having a little difficulty, trying to transition from c++ to objective-c. I tried to write a fairly simple Fibbonacci sequence computer, which I usually write to familiarize myself with new languages. Unfortunately, it doesn't work. I keep getting errors related to either comparison between an int and a pointer, …

Hi there, newbie to python and in need of help for an assignment. I have to write a Python program that prompts the user to input the before-tax price of an item and the payment from the customer. It should then perform two tasks. First, compute and display the after-tax …

I downloaded Python 3.2.3 from the python.org web site. However, when I click to launch the python command line the initial message from windows is as follows: "Please waite while windows configures python 3.2.3. Using this link Python 3.2.3 Windows x86 MSI Installer (Windows binary -- does not include source) …

I am new to python. How to instantiate object from parsing a file? I got a error. File "/home/Bunny.py", line 23, in main mapgrid[i].append(Spot(myLine[j] == 'B')) TypeError: 'module' object is not callable The first line of input is the number of simulations. The next line isthe number of minutes for …

I have been makeing a game so far wil some guys now we were thinking what kind of engine do we need and those language programs , the game i wanted to make is a game similar to DEFCON EVERYBODY DIES but its a little hard to find one of …

Just a quick question, why does the first findall print out hello but the second just gives me brackets with nothing in them. I want it to show me everything that matched. Which in this case should be everything. k = "hello there how are you" print re.findall(r'hello',k) print re.findall(r'\w+',k)

def main(): celsius = float(input("What is the Celsius temperature? ") fahrenheit = (9/5) * celsius + 32 print ("The temperature is ", fahrenheit, " degrees Fahrenheit.") main() error output: Syntax Error:(line 8) fahrenheit = (9/5) * celsius + 32 This makes perfect sense to me. How can i fix this …

Hello all, first time poster here. I've tried searching for a thread which deals with my current problem both here and in Google, but few people seem to need help with PyFluidSynth as compared to Jack, so I am starting a new thread. If anyone knows of another thread where …

this is my first attempt to implement OOP. IS this class ok?(in terms of structure) AND another Question: there are some folders in message application in Symbian phones and sometimes there are up to 1000 messages in each folders. I do itterate over all messages for gathering their info about …

This snippet allows one to implement an equivalent of a `__getattr__()` function in a python module. The module can then define its own way to lazily import abitrary symbols. For example the module can contain infinitely many names or load values from other modules on demand. There are many implementations …

You might have heard of the Fibonacci numbers and of the number pi. If you let these two ideas merge, a new and esoteric concept comes into being: the Pibonacci numbers. These can be defined for real x >= 0 by: **P(x) = 1 for 0 <= x < 4 …

Well, I'm making a tic-tac-toe game in Python **2.7**, and I need a code snippet to "make" the AI want to get a Tic-Tac-Toe, and make the game end if there's a **draw**. What can I do? This is the code as it is: # Python Tic Tac Toe import …

Hello, I am new to this web and new to programming. I am not sure what does mean the following algorithm: set counta = 0 set countb = 0 read number while read was succesful do if number mod 2 equals 0 then set counta = counta + 1 otherwise …

hi i've recently been learning about python on cssciencecircles.com. After a while i decided to download it so i can save some of my programmes. When i make a programme in the IDLE shell and save it, even the most simple instructions, eg. print('hello world') , when i try to …

Im training for olaympiad and need a little of your help to know useful functions that You use . one of an important things I need , Is that to take a number base 10 to base 2 for example : 66 (base 10) , 1000010 (base 2) if available …

Having a hard time getting this to work. options = [ 'option 1', 'option 2', 'option 3' ] for x in range(len(options)): Opt = str(x + 1) print('(' + Opt + ')', options[x]) while True: try: playerOpt = int(input('input ')) check = 'fail' for x in range(len(options)): Opt = x …

Hi, I am writing some code for android using python. I want to control the visibility of bluetooth ( i.e on or off of the bluetooth visibility) using some python script. Can you please help me ?

Straight to the point. I want to create a software, as a self motivation to do more programming. A SOFTWARE, doesn't matter how ugly it is, how simple it is, as long as software and not just a simple 'HELLO WORLD' program. The question is, if i have a source …

Hi! I have a beginners problem I really need some help with. First of all, here is my current program: def texten(): filehandle=open ( 'savetonight.txt', 'r' ) text=filehandle.read() return text def smabokstavertext(): texten() print text.lower() I basically want my function smabokstavertext() to call the first function texten() and then print …

Write a program to input a sentence until user presses esc or enter key. Calculate the number of spaces, small letters, capital letters and vowels. It should also print the length of the sentence. If user enter a character other than space or alphabet, it should not be displayed on …

hi guys .. Im here again ! I dont know how to explain this .. Here's my example : [url]http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg228/scaled.php?server=228&filename=screenshotzjj.jpg&res=landing[/url] i want to know how to make a code like my example .. An icons and a cursor ! Im using s60v2 os8.1 .. Thanks !

Hello everyone .. Im new in python and i have a question ! How to compile myfile.py to myfile.pyo ? Can you give me an example script coz i dont know were to put python -0 to compile it into pyo ! Thanks a lot ..

it is possible to start a python apps when you start your phone ? Im using s60v2 N70-1 .. Is there a python code autostart for my phone ? Please help ..

Can anyone HELP me for my problem .. Im a newbie in python ! I want to create a script to rename files in a dir. that dir has 400 files .png .. startswith 001.png , 002.png to 400.png ! I want to rename them startswith 000.png to 399.png .. …

movies = ["The Holy Grail", 1975, "Terry Jones & Terry Gilliam", 91, ["Graham Chapman", ["Michael Palin", "John Cleese", "Terry Gilliam", "Eric Idle", "Terry Jones"]]] print(movies[4][1][3]) In the above code, how does [4][1][3] result in "Eric Idle"? It looks to me like the 4 selects Eric Idle becaue it's the 4th …

I'm trying to figure out how to use '%s'. I looked it up in the python docs but it never actually shows how to use it. This is the line I'm working on right now just to figure it out. It is the first one of different variations where the …

I've playing with pygame a little and reading about it and i tried to make a simple rock paper scrissors game. I can't seem to get fullscreen working. Everything i've tried or read didnt work. Can u please help me? thanks

for example, my text file 1 abc def xyz how can i code a program to count total of line ? thank you.

hello! I'd like to rank a numpy array without getting the number positions changed. I was able to do it using the numpy function below but it keeps ranking the 'NaN' values as well, how can I get it to ignore them and just rank the real number values instead. …

I'm trying to do something simple like get calc.exe to start minimized, but it's not happening. import subprocess import win32gui import win32con info = subprocess.STARTUPINFO() info.dwFlags |= subprocess.STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW info.wShowWindow = win32con.SW_SHOWMINIMIZED x = subprocess.Popen("calc.exe", startupinfo = info) It pops up the same as always, no matter what I provide for …

I've got an application that I call several times in a for loop using subprocess.call. Every time I call it, it starts minimized. I want it to be in a restored window. So what I've tried to do is get a handle on the window using win32gui.FindWindow. But in my …

Ok Guys, got a question on a nested list and how to return the values from it. Writing a scout script for a game I play. The return is this: [[278,278,-1,[25076,u'name',3,6,u'',0,0,1,[0,0,None,5]]]] [[278,279,-1,[25076,u'name',3,6,u'',0,0,1,[0,0,None,5]]]] I'm wanting to place the coordinates i.e. 278 and 279 along with the 3rd value in this case …

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data = open('sketch.txt') for each_line in data: try: (role, line_spoken) = each_line.split(':', 1) print(role, end='') print(' said: ', end='') print(line_spoken, end='') except: pass data.close() I'M gettin the following error when I run this code but it looks exactly like what I'M seeing in my Head First book. File "sketch.py", line …

I'M trying to find the python3 file that would be the counterpart to the python3.exe in Windows. I want to point Geany to pyton3 rather that 2.7 which it's pointing to now. I don't even know if I found the right directory or not but I've attached a screenshot from …

I have a small Python program that should react to pushing the up button by running an appropriate method. But instead of doing this, it gives me a confusing error... from tkinter import * class App: def __init__(self, master): self.left = 0 self.right = 0 widget = Label(master, text='Hello bind …

My snippet for code snippet competition http://www.daniweb.com/software-development/python/code/426990/split-string-except-inside-brackets-or-quotes is completely messed up. System clitch?

Basically I am attempting a HW assignment for questions that a frequently asked in interviews. I am not sure if I am having problems with the coding or actually understanding what they question is asking for. Basically I am asked to find an element in a sorted array and that …

I've been strugglin with this all day. I'm trying to use python to walk through a registry key and delete all the values it finds. I've succeeded in getting it to find all the nested values, but as soon as I try to delete one, I'm met with "WindowsError: [Error …

how would you add a scroll bar to this code [CODE] import site # for exemaker import tkMessageBox from Tkinter import * import os, sys TITLE = "Pydit" class RoomEditor(Text, object): def __init__(self, master, **options): Text.__init__(self, master, **options) self.config( borderwidth=0, #font="{Lucida Sans Typewriter} 14", #font="{OCR A Std} 14", font="{Terminal} 14", …

My name is Danielle Jacob and I am a Masters (through) Research student at Bangor University, North Wales. *[email removed]* I have been using Python now for about 3 months (but only once a fortnight for a few hours at a time...so I am still very new) My supervisor extracted …