which is the best library(python or javascipt) to save the google-maps info(kml file)..
i want to save the user's map info ,and then loading them when they need. i use python(pinax) and jquery , thanks ...
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So, I guess I can't use "&&" in the Python if conditional. What should I use in this case? Any help?
Here's my code: # F. front_back # Consider dividing a string into two halves. # If the length is even, the front and back halves are the same length. # If the length is odd, we'll say that the extra char goes in the front half. # e.g. 'abcde', the front half is 'abc', the back half 'de'. # Given 2 strings, a and b, return a string of th...
Python mistaking float for string
I receive TypeError: Can't convert 'float' object to str implicitly while using Gambler.pot += round(self.bet + self.money * 0.1) where pot, bet, and money are all doubles (or at least are supposed to be). I'm not sure if this is yet another Eclipse thing, but how do I get the line to compile? Code where bet and money are initiali...
Stretch array (Numpy, Python)
I have a numpy array [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14] and want to have an array structured like [[1,2,3,4], [2,3,4,5], [3,4,5,6], ..., [11,12,13,14]]. Sure this is possible by looping over the large array and adding arrays of length four to the new array, but I'm curious if there is some secret 'magic' Python method doing just this :)...
very quickly getting total size of folder
I want to quickly find the total size of any folder using python. import os from os.path import join, getsize, isfile, isdir, splitext def GetFolderSize(path): TotalSize = 0 for item in os.walk(path): for file in item[2]: try: TotalSize = TotalSize + getsize(join(item[0], file)) ex...
Django model: Reference foreign key table in __unicode__ function for admin
Example models: class Parent(models.Model): name = models.CharField() def __unicode__(self): return self.name class Child(models.Model): parent = models.ForeignKey(Parent) def __unicode__(self): return self.parent.name # Would reference name above I'm wanting the Child.unicode to refer to Parent.name...
Clever way of building a tag cloud? - Python
Hi folks, I've built a content aggregator and would like to add a tag cloud representing the current trends. Unfortunately this is quite complex, as I have to look for keywords that represent the context of each article. For example words such as I, was, the, amazing, nice have no relation to context. Help would be much appreciated...
Converting JSON into Python dict
I've been searching around trying to find an answer to this question, and I can't seem to track it down. Maybe it's too late in the evening to figure the answer out, so I turn to the excellent readers here. I have the following bit of JSON data that I am pulling out of a CouchDB record: "{\"description\":\"fdsafsa\",\"order\":\"1\",\"...
How to import modules that are used in both the main code and a module correctly?
Let's assume I have a main script, main.py, that imports another python file with import coolfunctions and another: import chores Now, suppose coolfunctions also uses stuff from chores, hence I declare import chores inside coolfunctions. Since both main.py, and coolfunctions import chores ~ is this redundant? Is there any other way...
python: check if url to jpg exists
In python, how would I check if a url ending in .jpg exists? ex: http://www.fakedomain.com/fakeImage.jpg thanks ...
Need help with re for matching and getting the value python
Hi, Need help regarding re. file = 'file No.WR79050107006 from files' So what I am trying to do is validate if file string contains WR + 11 digit. result = re.match('^(\S| )*(?P<sr>(\d){11})(\S| )*', file) Its validate only 11 digit but not WR before it. How can I do that? Using re after matching how can I get the match value ( W...
programming language implemented in pure python
hi, i am creating ( researching possibility of ) a highly customizable python client and would like to allow users to actually edit the code in another language to customize the running of program. ( analogous to browser which itself coded in c/c++ and run another language html/js ). so my question is , is there any programming language ...
Convert python script to binary executable
Hi, I wrote a number crunching python code. The calculations involved can take hours. Is it possible somehow to compile it to binary? Thanks ...
diffstrings.py : how do you specify path arguments?
I am trying to use diffstrings.py from Three20 on my iPhone project, and I can't find the proper format for the path arguments (as in "Usage: diffstrings.py [options] path1 path2 ..."). For example, when I run the script in my Xcode project directory like this ~/py/diffstrings.py -b it analyzes just the main.m and finds 0 strings to lo...
why my code does not load the kml file ..(it is the simplest way)
this is my google-map code: <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//WAPFORUM//DTD XHTML Mobile 1.0//EN" "http://www.wapforum.org/DTD/xhtml-mobile10.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" > <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,min...
usb device identification
hello all i am using python on ubuntu 9.04 say i have two usb devices connected to a single PC. how can i identify the devices in python code.....for example like if usb port id == A write data to device 1 if usb port id == B write data to device 2 any ideas.... ...
Catching typos in scripting languages
If your scripting language of choice doesn't have something like Perl's strict mode, how are you catching typos? Are you unit testing everything? Every constructor, every method? Is this the only way to go about it? ...
Python: date, time formatting
I need to generate a local timestamp in a form of YYYYMMDDHHmmSSOHH'mm'. That OHH'mm' is one of +, -, Z and then there are hourhs and minutes followed by '. Please, how do I get such a timestamp, denoting both local time zone and possible daylight saving? ...
Hidden line removal in JavaScript or Python?
I have the following task: Input: A 3D scene comprised of a set of cuboids. Could be broken down to a set of triangles. A description of a camera: position, direction, focal length. Output: 2D wire frame projection of the scene as a set of lines. Important: Hidden lines removal should have been applied. Platform: Web app running on G...
Where to find Python CouchDB tutorials?
I've been hunting around for a Python CouchDB tutorial and haven't been able to find anything very thorough. The only thing I've really found is this site, which I haven't gotten to work because I keep getting a 'connection refused' error when I try to create a database. Does anyone know where I would look for a tutorial to help me with...