Does anyone in here do any python scripting?

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Re: python scriptingf
By: Ronald Reid to All on Mon Feb 18 2013 06:13:33

Does anyone in here do any python scripting?

I used to do a lot; it's been a few years since I've done much, so I'm rusty, though. Have a lot of friends that I haven't been able to convince to log on to my BBS regularly yet that are hardcore python advocates that use it regularly for work and hobby, though.

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Re: re: python scripting
By: Khelair to Ronald Reid on Mon Feb 18 2013 10:26 am

Re: python scriptingf
By: Ronald Reid to All on Mon Feb 18 2013 06:13:33

Does anyone in here do any python scripting?

I used to do a lot; it's been a few years since I've done much, so I'm rusty, though. Have a lot of friends that I haven't been able to convince t log on to my BBS regularly yet that are hardcore python advocates that use i regularly for work and hobby, though.

-The opinions expressed are not necessarily an advocation of any of the aforementioned ideologies, concepts, or actions. We still have the freedom speech, for now, and I enjoy using it in a satirical or ficticious manner to amuse myself.-

ΓÇ£In times of universal deceit, telling the truth will be a revolutionary act.ΓÇ¥-- George Orwell

Well GEt them to come online! Im into python too, although im not exactly the best at it yet.

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Re: re: python scripting
By: Ronald Reid to Khelair on Tue Feb 19 2013 09:32 am

Re: re: python scripting
By: Khelair to Ronald Reid on Mon Feb 18 2013 10:26 am

Re: python scriptingf
By: Ronald Reid to All on Mon Feb 18 2013 06:13:33

Does anyone in here do any python scripting?

I used to do a lot; it's been a few years since I've done much, so I' rusty, though. Have a lot of friends that I haven't been able to convinc log on to my BBS regularly yet that are hardcore python advocates that us regularly for work and hobby, though.

-The opinions expressed are not necessarily an advocation of any of the aforementioned ideologies, concepts, or actions. We still have the freed speech, for now, and I enjoy using it in a satirical or ficticious manner amuse myself.-

ΓÇ£In times of universal deceit, telling the truth will be a revolutionar act.ΓÇ¥-- George Orwell

Well GEt them to come online! Im into python too, although im not exactly t best at it yet.

scripting dont work for me.
I gave my python a script and she just stared at it.


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Re: re: python scripting
By: Corey to Ronald Reid on Tue Feb 19 2013 11:43 am


Yeah, well im working on classes and objects and the whole __init__ and self thing is confusing to me. I guess im going to get on good ole youtube to see i f i can get some clarification.


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Re: re: python scripting
By: Ronald Reid to Khelair on Tue Feb 19 2013 09:32:58

Well GEt them to come online! Im into python too, although im not exactly t best at it yet.

I'm working on it. I shall redouble my efforts, sir.

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Re: re: python scripting
By: Khelair to Ronald Reid on Wed Feb 20 2013 06:31 am

Re: re: python scripting
By: Ronald Reid to Khelair on Tue Feb 19 2013 09:32:58

Well GEt them to come online! Im into python too, although im not exactl

y t

best at it yet.

I'm working on it. I shall redouble my efforts, sir.

-The opinions expressed are not necessarily an advocation of any of the aforementioned ideologies, concepts, or actions. We still have the freedom

of

speech, for now, and I enjoy using it in a satirical or ficticious manner to amuse myself.-

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my man!

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Re: re: python scripting
By: Corey to Ronald Reid on Tue Feb 19 2013 11:43 am

scripting dont work for me.
I gave my python a script and she just stared at it.

Give her time. She's just being patient. ;-)

Since someone brought up Python, I would love to hear opinions as far as what a good book would be. I know I'm not helping the original poster here since I'm in the same boat, but figured I'd chime in.
I've looked at a few briefly and some look better than others (I have some experience in other languages), so I was curious what opinions people here might have.


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Re: re: python scripting
By: Chris to Corey on Mon Mar 25 2013 10:29 pm

Re: re: python scripting
By: Corey to Ronald Reid on Tue Feb 19 2013 11:43 am

scripting dont work for me.
I gave my python a script and she just stared at it.

Give her time. She's just being patient. ;-)

Since someone brought up Python, I would love to hear opinions as far as wha good book would be. I know I'm not helping the original poster here since I' in the same boat, but figured I'd chime in.
I've looked at a few briefly and some look better than others (I have some experience in other languages), so I was curious what opinions people here might have.

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yeah slow processor.
except at dinner time.


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Re: re: python scripting
By: Chris to Corey on Mon Mar 25 2013 22:29:53

Since someone brought up Python, I would love to hear opinions as far as wha good book would be. I know I'm not helping the original poster here since I' in the same boat, but figured I'd chime in.
I've looked at a few briefly and some look better than others (I have some experience in other languages), so I was curious what opinions people here might have.

Out of the languages that I know, I would say that python is about the easiest to write 'good' code in. It seems like its syntax really assists the programmer in sticking with all around good coding practice, IMO. I also know multiple other programmers on the east coast and they all state that they would rather be working in python than any other language.

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Re: re: python scripting
By: Khelair to Chris on Tue Mar 26 2013 06:02 am

Out of the languages that I know, I would say that python is about the easiest to write 'good' code in. It seems like its syntax really assists th programmer in sticking with all around good coding practice, IMO. I also kn multiple other programmers on the east coast and they all state that they wo rather be working in python than any other language.

That was the one thing I took away from just looking at the syntax. I can't say I know much about it, but the syntax itself looks quite 'manageable' if that makes sense.


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Re: re: python scripting
By: Chris to Khelair on Sat Mar 30 2013 21:35:04

That was the one thing I took away from just looking at the syntax. I can't I know much about it, but the syntax itself looks quite 'manageable' if that makes sense.

Yeah. I think it's kind of funny how many people absolutely tweaked out about the mandatory whitespace/indenting for code blocks. I mean what a trivial semantic to get up in arms about; it makes for much more readable code and standardizes the different potential blocking styles and honestly you slip into practice with it after writing less than a dozen blocks of code and it's instantly second nature. God I wish I had more time to try brushing up on my coding skills lately instead of just slaving all day long and running around like a chicken with its head cut off just trying to keep up to date with the red tape without becoming mummified.

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Re: re: python scripting
By: Khelair to Chris on Sun Mar 31 2013 06:34 am

Yeah. I think it's kind of funny how many people absolutely tweaked out about the mandatory whitespace/indenting for code blocks. I mean what a

I'm used to the C-style curly brace syntax used in a lot of languages and am comfortable with it. That being said, I don't see why the whitespace method is considered such a radical change.
If I remember right, Cobol depending on whitespace being correct too, though I don't know if it was to the same extent as python. Of course, I'm not sure you'll see too many Cobol coders in these parts ;-)


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comfortable with it. That being said, I don't see why the whitespace considered such a radical change.

This is crucial in ensuring everybody's code LOOKS similar.

The whitespace construct makes a great positive difference in a team of programmers who work on the same code.

The first thing I do when I open *anybodyies* C code in vim is to type
0vG==, which is goto line 0, visual highlight/selection, go to end of
file, and == auto-indents everything as it should be.

Unfortunately, if I end up making an improvement I need to submit back
to the author, I have to re-write those portions a 2nd time, using
THEIR styling, only in the lines effected. Otherwise the patch would be
for nearly the entire file.

But, if it weren't for this feature, I'm not sure I would even get so
far, I have a very difficult time dealing with the many different tabs/spaces/mixed/unused/unconcerned that goes on there. Its great if
you're a preprocessor to simply skip all whitespace, its terrible for
the human mind to see an indentation that doesn't belong (not actually
a block), or miss a logical block statement because it wasn't indented
at all. Or to have to try tio figure out wether the author's tabstops
are 2, 4, 3, or 8 spaces, as some lines of code seem to line up while
others don't, especially when they get artsy fartsy about lining up all
of their multi-line statements beneath subsequent ('s and so on ...
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