Python GUI Programming
What is the best program to use to make a python GUI? I am new to the Python GUI programming and I have only used easygui so far, but it is not really what I want. Is there anything better? answered ...
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Escaping regex string in Python
I want to use input from a user as a regex pattern for a search over some text. It works, but how I can handle cases where user puts characters that have meaning in regex? For example, the user wants to search for Word (s): regex engine will take the (s) as a group. I want it to treat it like a string "(s)" . I can run replace on use...
calculate poisson probability percentage in python
When you use the POISSON function in Excel (or in OpenOffice Calc), it takes two arguments: an integer an 'average' number and returns a float. In python (i tried RandomArray and NumPy) it returns an array of random poisson numbers. What I really want is the percentage that this event will occur (it is a constant number and the array...
Controlling the mouse from Python in OS X
What would be the easiest way to move the mouse around (and possibly click) using python on OS X? This is just for rapid prototyping, it doesn't have to be elegant. Thanks! ...
Open Explorer on a file
In Python, how to jump to file in Windows Explorer (like in Winamp)? I found a solution for jumping to folders: import subprocess subprocess.Popen('explorer "C:\path\of\folder"') but I have no solution for files. Please help. ...
How can I do synchronous rpc calls
I'm building a program that has a class used locally, but I want the same class to be used the same way over the network. This means I need to be able to make synchronous calls to any of its public methods. The class reads and writes files, so I think XML-RPC is too much overhead. I created a basic rpc client/server using the examples fr...
Python decorating functions before call.
I have a rather complex decorator written by someone else. What I want to do is call a decorated version of the function one time based on a descision or call the original function (not decorated) another time. Is this possible? ...
Is it worth learning Python 2.6 with 3.0 coming?
Will what I learn transfer easily to 3.0, or will there be a lot of wasted effort? ...
How can I download python .egg files, when behind a firewall
I'm going to try out turbogears however I'm on windows vista. however due to firewall proxy problems, it seems i can't download .egg files which is required for setup turbogears to get installed in my windows environment. I do have a bootable, or I can make a bootable Linux USB, I can try cygwin but I am not sure where to start with cygw...
Django debugging with Emacs
I found a lot of info about how to debug simple Python programs with Emacs. But what if I want to debug a Django application? I run the development server and I would like to somehow attach to the process from Emacs and then set breakpoints, etc. Similar to Visual Studio's "attach to process". How to do that? ...
Why would an "command not recognized" error occur only when a window is populated?
My record sheet app has a menu option for creating a new, blank record sheet. When I open a sheet window, I can open new windows without a problem, using subprocess.Popen() to do it. However, under Windows (I haven't tested it on other OSes yet), if I open a new window then use the "open file" dialog to populate the fields with data fro...
Is it possible to use wxPython inside IronPython?
When my IronPython program gets to the line import wx I get this message: A first chance exception of type 'IronPython.Runtime.Exceptions.PythonImportErrorException' occurred in IronPython.dll Additional information: No module named _core_ although I do have the file wx\_core_.pyd. Also, before attempting the import, I have the ...
python list in sql query as parameter
I have a python list, say l l = [1,5,8] I want to write a sql query to get the data for all the elements of the list, say "select name from studens where id = |IN THE LIST l|" How do i accomlish this? ...
Size of an open file object
Is there a way to find the size of a file object that is currently open? Specifically, I am working with the tarfile module to create tarfiles, but I don't want my tarfile to exceed a certain size. As far as I know, tarfile objects are file-like objects, so I imagine a generic solution would work. ...
Pickled file won't load on Mac/Linux
I have an application that imports data from a pickled file. It works just fine in Windows but Mac and Linux behaviour is odd. In OS X, the pickled file (file extension ".char") is unavailable as a selection unless I set the file type to *.*. Then, if I select a file that has the .char extension, it won't load, giving the error unpick...
How to use Popen in Windows to invoke an external .py script and wait for its completion
Have you ever tried this feedback calling an external zip.py script to work? My CGITB does not show any error messages. It simply did not invoke external .py script to work. It simply skipped over to gush. I should be grateful if you can assist me in making this zip.py callable in feedback.py. Regards. David #**********************...
Outputting data from unit test in python
If I'm writing unit tests in python (using the unittest module), is it possible to output data from a failed test, so I can examine it to help deduce what caused the error? I am aware of the ability to create a customized message, which can carry some information, but sometimes you might deal with more complex data, that can't easily be ...
Cross platform hidden file detection
What is the best way to do cross-platform handling of hidden files? (preferably in Python, but other solutions still appreciated) Simply checking for a leading '.' works for *nix/Mac, and file attributes work on Windows. However, this seems a little simplistic, and also doesn't account for alternative methods of hiding things (.hidden f...
Tabs in Tkinter
Having played around a little with both Tkinter and wxPython, I like Tkinter much better in terms of how clean my source code looks. However, it doesn't seem to have as many features; in particular it doesn't have tabs (as in, the tabs at the top of a Firefox window). A little Googling on the subject offers a few suggestions. There's ...
Processing chunked encoded HTTP POST requests in python (or generic CGI under apache)
I have a j2me client that would post some chunked encoded data to a webserver. I'd like to process the data in python. The script is being run as a CGI one, but apparently apache will refuse a chunked encoded post request to a CGI script. As far as I could see mod_python, WSGI and FastCGI are no go too. I'd like to know if there is a wa...