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Backslashes inside of variable
by Phoebus Nov. 24, 2003

Nov. 24, 2003

I am running Python 2.2 on Win2k. I have a program which writes a filename, with backslashes to a file, along with other stuff. I read the file in using readlines() and put each line into a variable. My problem is I want to use the filename, but I can't use it because of the backslashes. I know about doing open(r"d:\test\file.txt","w") or even open(`d:\test\file.txt`,"w"), but the filename is inside of a variable so when I do open(filename,'w'), I have problems. Can anyone help? Thanks, Steve --

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Best approach to sort data based on several criteria
by Jorge Godoy Aug. 14, 2003

Aug. 14, 2003

Hi. I have a huge amount of data that's stored in a file where each record is in a line made of 22 columns, and each column is separated from the other by a ';'. I need to show this data (some columns each time) sorted out accordingly to some columns (e.g. columns zero, one, five and six, each on a different view and in one of these views, I need to sort based on multiple keys). What's the best way to handle this situation? I thought about splitting these columns and sorting them, but maybe there's a more efficient way... Not to mention that some columns are strings and other are dates or numbers. TIA, -- Godoy. <godoy(a)metalab.unc.edu>

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Comments wanted on new Python introduction
by A.M. Kuchling Aug. 6, 2003

Aug. 6, 2003

A new set of introductory pages for python.org is being developed. The current draft of a revised version is at http://www.python.org/topics/learn/ . If you're learning or have recently learned Python, I'd like to hear your opinions. Are the pages helpful? Are there useful resources that aren't linked to, or beginner questions that aren't answered? Thanks for your help! --amk (www.amk.ca) Had a hard day in the catacombs, have we? -- The Doctor, in "The Masque of Mandragora"

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How to get messages from stderr
by klappnase Aug. 6, 2003

Aug. 6, 2003

Hello everyone, I try to get progress messages from a shell command on the fly while the process is still running for use in a progress window. The problem is that most of these messages are printed to stderr. Now I tried something like: def runcmd(self): self.pp = popen2.Popen4(cmd) self.ppp = self.pp.fromchild self.frame.after(100, self.getprogress) def getprogress(self): self.progress = self.ppp.read() self.frame.after(100, self.getprogress) but I found that I only got any output after the child process had finished. It seems to work as long as I only get the output from stdout with Popen3, but I need the stderr messages. Does anyone know a way to get the output from stderr while the child process is still running? Any help would be very appreciated. Thanks Michael

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is it possible to embed data inside a script?
by Joseph Paish Aug. 2, 2003

Aug. 2, 2003

can a person include the data that a script processes inside the script itself? i am in the process of converting a short perl script that processes everything following __DATA__ instead of processing the contents of a separate (very small) file. stripped down perl code follows : # ------------- my @lines = <DATA> ; foreach (@lines) { # do stripped out processing of stuff following __DATA__ } __DATA__ abc 123 def 456 ghi 789 # -------- is there some way to achieve the same thing in python? thanks joe

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Re: Tutor digest, Vol 1 #2622 - 13 msgs
by G Kiran Aug. 1, 2003

Aug. 1, 2003

Hi, I am trying to limit no of threads i can spawn for a multi threaded socket server . presently i do this by the following fragment of code maxthreads=40 for ct in range(0,len(scanlist)-1): th.append(checkport(scanlist[ct]) th[ct].start() while threading.activeCount() > maxthreads : pass ##### this is how i am limiting the no of threads i am using the threading class fo my checkport function is there any other way of doing it...rather than the endless loop which i feel wastes the processor time -kiran

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Recursion help
by Justin Heath Aug. 1, 2003

Aug. 1, 2003

I am working thru some of the examples in the "Learning to Program" tutorial. I am going thru the recusrion section and have gotten stumped. Here is the code I have run below: def printList(L): # if its empty do nothing if not L: return # if its a list call printList on 1st element if type(L[0]) == type([]): printList(L[0]) else: #no list so just print print L[0] # now process the rest of L printList(L[1:]) myList=[1,2,3,4,5] printList(myList) The output is as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 It "appears" that the code is running thru the else block over and over until it reaches the end of the list. However, I do not see how the list is being enumerated or how it knows to go to the next item in the list. Can anyone shed some light on this? Thanks, Justin

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CGI Programming
by Elizabeth Bernert July 31, 2003

July 31, 2003

I am programming in Pythono 2.2 through Apache. I have searched though google and have been unable to come up with anything. I can "hold" onto the inputs from the user for one submit, but no farther. Is there a way to hold onto the words for another submit. I am writing Mad Libs (C) for a class project and am at a loss. I have attached my project and placed comments at the problem. Thank-you in advance for all advice. Sincerely, Elizabeth Bernert #!c:/Python22/python.exe # http://localhost:8080/cgi-bin/LIB_College.py # Program Files\Apache Group\Apache2\cgi-bin\LIB_College.py # Final Project - python CGI script import cgi import cgitb; cgitb.enable() print "Content-type: text/html\n\n" form = cgi.FieldStorage() ADJECTIVE1 = str(form.getvalue('ADJECTIVE1')) PLURAL_NOUN1 = str(form.getvalue('PLURAL_NOUN1')) PLURAL_NOUN2 = str(form.getvalue('PLURAL_NOUN2')) PLURAL_NOUN3 = str(form.getvalue('PLURAL_NOUN3')) ADJECTIVE2 = str(form.getvalue('ADJECTIVE2')) ADJECTIVE3 = str(form.getvalue('ADJECTIVE3')) PLURAL_NOUN4 = str(form.getvalue('PLURAL_NOUN4')) NUMBER1 = str(form.getvalue('NUMBER1')) NOUN1 = str(form.getvalue('NOUN1')) PLURAL_NOUN5 = str(form.getvalue('PLURAL_NOUN5')) AN_OCCUPATION1 = str(form.getvalue('AN_OCCUPATION1')) AN_OCCUPATION2 = str(form.getvalue('AN_OCCUPATION2')) PLURAL_NOUN6 = str(form.getvalue('PLURAL_NOUN6')) ADJECTIVE4 = str(form.getvalue('ADJECTIVE4')) print '<html>' print "Our American Universities offer students many" + " " + ADJECTIVE1 print "courses that will prepare them to become good" + " " + PLURAL_NOUN1 + ". You can get a degree as a Bachelor of" + " " + PLURAL_NOUN2 + ", or tske a regular liberal" + PLURAL_NOUN3 print "course. Or, if you want to become a/an" + " " + ADJECTIVE2 print "engineer, you can study" + " " + ADJECTIVE3 print "mathmatics and differential" + " " + PLURAL_NOUN4 + ". Then after" + " " + NUMBER1 print "years, if you want to continue your studis, you can write a/an" + " " + NOUN1 print "and become a Doctor of" + " " + PLURAL_NOUN5 + ". When you get out into the world, if you have a diploma from a university, you will be able to get a job as a/an" + " " + AN_OCCUPATION1 + ". If you don't have a diploma, you will have to take a job as a/an" + " " + AN_OCCUPATION2 + ". So it's important that you study hard in highschool so you will do well on your College Enterence" + " " + PLURAL_NOUN6 + ". Remember, 'A little learning is a/an" + " " + ADJECTIVE4 print "thing." print '</html>' #HERE IS MY PROBLEM # # # # print """ <FORM METHOD=POST ACTION="http://localhost:8080/cgi-bin/LIB_finalexam.py"> <CENTER><TABLE WIDTH="100%" > <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%"></TD> <TD><INPUT type=submit name=send value="Next Mad Lib!"></TD></TR> </TABLE></CENTER> </FORM> """ # # #MY PROBLEM IS ABOVE # # print """ <FORM METHOD=POST ACTION="http://localhost:8080/cgi-bin/LIB_finalexam.py"> <UL><I>If you want to input new words, then please fill out the entire form:</I></UL> <BR> <BR> <CENTER><TABLE WIDTH="100%" > <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">ADJECTIVE::</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=ADJECTIVE1 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">PLURAL_NOUN:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=PLURAL_NOUN1 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">PLURAL_NOUN:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=PLURAL_NOUN2 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">PLURAL_NOUN:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=PLURAL_NOUN3 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">ADJECTIVE:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=ADJECTUIVE2 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">ADJECTIVE:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=ADJECTIVE3 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">PLURAL_NOUN:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=PLURAL_NOUN4 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">NUMBER:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=NUMBER1 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">NOUN:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=NOUN1 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">PLURAL_NOUN:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=PLURAL_NOUN5 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">AN_OCCUPATION:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=AN_OCCUPATION1 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">AN_OCCUPATION:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=AN_OCCUPATION2 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">PLURAL_NOUN:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=PLURAL_NOUN6 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">ADJECTIVE:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=ADJECTIVE4 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">A_PERSON:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=A_PERSON1 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">NOUN:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=NOUN2 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">NOUN:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=NOUN3 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">A_PERSON:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=A_PERSON2 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">NUMBER:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=NUMBER2 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">NOUN:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=NOUN4 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">FAMOUS_PERSON:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=*FAMOUS_PERSON1 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">VERB:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=VERB1 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">NAME:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=NAME1 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">NAME:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=NAME2 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">NOUN:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=NOUN5 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">NOUN:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=NOUN6 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%"></TD> <TD><INPUT type=submit name=send value="A New Mad Lib Please!"></TD></TR> <BR> <UL><I>Don't forget: <BR> An <B> ADJECTIVE </B> describes something or somebody. Lumpy, soft, blond, ugly, messay, and short are adjectives. <BR> An <B> ADVERB </B> tells how something is done. It modifies a verb and usually ends in 'ly'. <BR> A <B> NOUN </B> is the name of a person, place, or thing. Woman, sidewalk, umbrella, horse-collar, bathtub, and nose are nouns. <BR> A <B> VERB </B> is an action word. Run, pitch, jump, and swim are verbs. <BR> When a <B> GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION</B> is asked for, give any sort of place: a country or city [Spain, Cleaveland] or a room [Bathroom, Kitchen]. <BR> An <B> EXCLAMATION </B> or <B> SILLY WORD </B> is any sort of funny sound, gasp, grunt, or outcry. Wow! Ouch! Whomp! Ick! Gadzooks! are exclamations and silly words. <BR> When a specific word is asked for like <B> NUMBER, A COLOR, AN ANIMAL, </B> or <B> A PART OF THE BODY </B>, what is meant is a word that is one of those things. <BR> When a <B> PLURAL </B> is asked for be sure to pluralize the word. </UL> </TABLE></CENTER> </FORM> """ form = cgi.FieldStorage() if len(form)>0: ADJECTIVE1 = form.getvalue('ADJECTIVE1') ADJECTIVE2 = form.getvalue('ADJECTIVE2') ADJECTIVE3 = form.getvalue('ADJECTIVE3') ADJECTIVE4 = form.getvalue('ADJECTIVE4') PLURAL_NOUN1 = form.getvalue('PLURAL_NOUN1') PLURAL_NOUN2 = form.getvalue('PLURAL_NOUN2') PLURAL_NOUN3 = form.getvalue('PLURAL_NOUN3') PLURAL_NOUN4 = form.getvalue('PLURAL_NOUN4') PLURAL_NOUN5 = form.getvalue('PLURAL_NOUN5') PLURAL_NOUN6 = form.getvalue('PLURAL_NOUN6') NUMBER1 = form.getvalue('NUMBER1') NUMBER2 = form.getvalue('NUMBER2') NOUN1 = form.gervalue('NOUN1') NOUN2 = form.getvalue('NOUN2') NOUN3 = form.getvalue('NOUN3') NOUN4 = form.getvalue('NOUN4') NOUN5 = form.getvalue('NOUN5') NOUN6 = form.getvalue('NOUN6') AN_OCCUPATION1 = form.getvalue('AN_OCCUPATION1') AN_OCCUPATION2 = form.getvalue('AN_OCCUPATION2') A_PERSON1 = form.getvalue('A_PERSON1') A_PERSON2 = form.getvalue('A_PERSON2') NAME1 = form.getvalue('NAME1') NAME2 = form.getvalue('NAME2') VERB1 = form.getvalue('VERB1') FAMOUS_PERSON1 = form.getvalue('FAMOUS_PERSON1') else: ADJECTIVE1 = 'blond' ADJECTIVE2 = 'blond' ADJECTIVE3 = 'blond' ADJECTIVE4 = 'blond' PLURAL_NOUN1 = 'women' PLURAL_NOUN2 = 'men' PLURAL_NOUN3 = 'women' PLURAL_NOUN4 = 'men' PLURAL_NOUN5 = 'women' PLURAL_NOUN6 = 'men' NUMBER1 = '1' NUMBER2 = '2' NOUN1 = 'woman' NOUN2 = 'man' NOUN3 = 'woman' NOUN4 = 'man' NOUN5 = 'woman' NOUN6 = 'man' AN_OCCUPATION1 = 'teacher' AN_OCCUPATION2 = 'waitress' A_PERSON1 = ' fill in later ' A_PERSON2 = ' fill in later ' NAME1 = ' fill in later ' NAME2 = ' fill in later ' VERB1 = 'run' FAMOUS_PERSON1 = 'GOD' #!c:/Python22/python.exe # http://localhost:8080/cgi-bin/final.py # Program Files\Apache Group\Apache2\cgi-bin\final.py # Final Lab - python CGI script # Elizabeth Bernert import cgi import cgitb; cgitb.enable() print "Content-type: text/html\n\n" print """ <FORM METHOD=POST ACTION="http://localhost:8080/cgi-bin/LIB_college.py"> <UL><I>Please fill out the entire form:</I></UL> <UL><I>Don't forget: <BR> An <B> ADJECTIVE </B> describes something or somebody. Lumpy, soft, blond, ugly, messay, and short are adjectives. <BR> An <B> ADVERB </B> tells how something is done. It modifies a verb and usually ends in 'ly'. <BR> A <B> NOUN </B> is the name of a person, place, or thing. Woman, sidewalk, umbrella, horse-collar, bathtub, and nose are nouns. <BR> A <B> VERB </B> is an action word. Run, pitch, jump, and swim are verbs. <BR> When a <B> GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION</B> is asked for, give any sort of place: a country or city [Spain, Cleaveland] or a room [Bathroom, Kitchen]. <BR> An <B> EXCLAMATION </B> or <B> SILLY WORD </B> is any sort of funny sound, gasp, grunt, or outcry. Wow! Ouch! Whomp! Ick! Gadzooks! are exclamations and silly words. <BR> When a specific word is asked for like <B> NUMBER, A COLOR, AN ANIMAL, </B> or <B> A PART OF THE BODY </B>, what is meant is a word that is one of those things. <BR> When a <B> PLURAL </B> is asked for be sure to pluralize the word. </UL> <BR> <BR> <CENTER><TABLE WIDTH="100%" > <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">ADJECTIVE::</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=ADJECTIVE1 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">PLURAL_NOUN:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=PLURAL_NOUN1 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">PLURAL_NOUN:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=PLURAL_NOUN2 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">PLURAL_NOUN:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=PLURAL_NOUN3 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">ADJECTIVE:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=ADJECTIVE2 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">ADJECTIVE:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=ADJECTIVE3 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">PLURAL_NOUN:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=PLURAL_NOUN4 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">NUMBER:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=NUMBER1 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">NOUN:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=NOUN1 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">PLURAL_NOUN:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=PLURAL_NOUN5 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">AN_OCCUPATION:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=AN_OCCUPATION1 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">AN_OCCUPATION:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=AN_OCCUPATION2 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">PLURAL_NOUN:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=PLURAL_NOUN6 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">ADJECTIVE:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=ADJECTIVE4 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">A_PERSON:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=A_PERSON1 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">NOUN:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=NOUN2 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">NOUN:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=NOUN3 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">A_PERSON:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=A_PERSON2 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">NUMBER:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=NUMBER2 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">NOUN:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=NOUN4 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">FAMOUS_PERSON:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=*FAMOUS_PERSON1 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">VERB:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=VERB1 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">NAME:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=NAME1 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">NAME:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=NAME2 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">NOUN:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=NOUN5 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%">NOUN:</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE=text NAME=NOUN6 SIZE=50 VALUE=""></TD</TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH="20%"></TD> <TD><INPUT type=submit name=send value="Send the words!"></TD></TR> </TABLE></CENTER> </FORM> """ form = cgi.FieldStorage() if len(form)>0: ADJECTIVE1 = form.getvalue('ADJECTIVE1') ADJECTIVE2 = form.getvalue('ADJECTIVE2') ADJECTIVE3 = form.getvalue('ADJECTIVE3') ADJECTIVE4 = form.getvalue('ADJECTIVE4') PLURAL_NOUN1 = form.getvalue('PLURAL_NOUN1') PLURAL_NOUN2 = form.getvalue('PLURAL_NOUN2') PLURAL_NOUN3 = form.getvalue('PLURAL_NOUN3') PLURAL_NOUN4 = form.getvalue('PLURAL_NOUN4') PLURAL_NOUN5 = form.getvalue('PLURAL_NOUN5') PLURAL_NOUN6 = form.getvalue('PLURAL_NOUN6') NUMBER1 = form.getvalue('NUMBER1') NUMBER2 = form.getvalue('NUMBER2') NOUN1 = form.gervalue('NOUN1') NOUN2 = form.getvalue('NOUN2') NOUN3 = form.getvalue('NOUN3') NOUN4 = form.getvalue('NOUN4') NOUN5 = form.getvalue('NOUN5') NOUN6 = form.getvalue('NOUN6') AN_OCCUPATION1 = form.getvalue('AN_OCCUPATION1') AN_OCCUPATION2 = form.getvalue('AN_OCCUPATION2') A_PERSON1 = form.getvalue('A_PERSON1') A_PERSON2 = form.getvalue('A_PERSON2') NAME1 = form.getvalue('NAME1') NAME2 = form.getvalue('NAME2') VERB1 = form.getvalue('VERB1') FAMOUS_PERSON1 = form.getvalue('FAMOUS_PERSON1') else: ADJECTIVE1 = 'blond' ADJECTIVE2 = 'blond' ADJECTIVE3 = 'blond' ADJECTIVE4 = 'blond' PLURAL_NOUN1 = 'women' PLURAL_NOUN2 = 'men' PLURAL_NOUN3 = 'women' PLURAL_NOUN4 = 'men' PLURAL_NOUN5 = 'women' PLURAL_NOUN6 = 'men' NUMBER1 = '1' NUMBER2 = '2' NOUN1 = 'woman' NOUN2 = 'man' NOUN3 = 'woman' NOUN4 = 'man' NOUN5 = 'woman' NOUN6 = 'man' AN_OCCUPATION1 = 'teacher' AN_OCCUPATION2 = 'waitress' A_PERSON1 = ' fill in later ' A_PERSON2 = ' fill in later ' NAME1 = ' fill in later ' NAME2 = ' fill in later ' VERB1 = 'run' FAMOUS_PERSON1 = 'GOD' #!c:/Python22/python.exe # http://localhost:8080/cgi-bin/mult.py # Program Files\Apache Group\Apache2\cgi-bin\mult.py # Final Project - python CGI script import cgi import cgitb; cgitb.enable() print "Content-type: text/html\n\n" form = cgi.FieldStorage() ADJECTIVE1 = str(form.getvalue('ADJECTIVE1')) A_PERSON1 = str(form.getvalue('A_PERSON1')) NOUN1 = str(form.getvalue('NOUN1')) PLURAL_NOUN1 = str(form.getvalue('PLURAL_NOUN1')) NOUN2 = str(form.getvalue('NOUN2')) NOUN3 = str(form.getvalue('NOUN3')) A_PERSON2 = str(form.getvalue('A_PERSON2')) NUMBER1 = str(form.getvalue('NUMBER1')) PLURAL_NOUN2 = str(form.getvalue('PLRAL_NOUN2')) NOUN4 = str(form.getvalue('NOUN4')) PLURAL_NOUN3 = str(form.getvalue('PLURAL_NOUN3')) print '<html>' print "Well it's time for final exams again. Her are some sample questions with" + " " + ADJECTIVE1 print "answers that may give you an idea of what final exams are like:" print "<BR> <BR> <B> QUESTION: </B>" print "<BR> Who was the first president of the United States?" print "<BR> <B> ANSWER: </B>" print "<BR>" + A_PERSON1 print ", who was also called, 'The" + " " + NOUN1 print "of Our Country." print "<BR> <BR> <B> QUESTION: </B>" print "<BR> What is the shortest distance between two" + " " + PLURAL_NOUN1 + "?" print "<BR> <B> ANSWER: </B>" print "<BR> A straight" + " " + NOUN2 + "." print "<BR> <BR> <B> QUESTION: </B>" print "Who said, 'I regret that I only have one" + " " + NOUN3 print "to give for my country.'?" print "<BR> <B> ANSWER: </> " print "<BR>" + A_PERSON2 + "." print '</html>'

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global
by Kirk Bailey July 31, 2003

July 31, 2003

Got a script that wants to bark. Early in the program I define some defaults for certain variables to define state (they are used as boolian flags, 1/0 stuff). Later, a function referrs o one- and barks. Says it does not know the variable- undefined. Hmmm, sure it is... Apparently this function is not aware the variable is already defined. How do I force a variable to be global so it will automatically be available to the insiode structure of a defined function without having to formally pass it as an arguement? -- -- end Cheers! Kirk D Bailey + think + http://www.howlermonkey.net +-----+ http://www.tinylist.org http://www.listville.net | BOX | http://www.sacredelectron.org Thou art free"-ERIS +-----+ 'Got a light?'-Promethieus + think + Fnord.

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Ack!
by Jeff Shannon July 31, 2003

July 31, 2003

Nevermind that last email from me. I wasn't in the mailbox I thought I was... It's been a long, frustrating day. Sorry to confuse anyone. :) Jeff Shannon Technician/Programmer Credit International

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