Russ, +100
Thanks! Mark aka Matt ;) On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 5:02 PM, Russell Keith-Magee < [email protected]> wrote: > HI Ngangsia, > > Mark directed you at Google because your usage of this list is extremely > consistent with someone who *hasn't* tried to solve their own problem first. > > Put yourself in our shoes. We don't know you. We don't know what you know, > and what you don't know. What answer would you like us to provide to the > question you originally asked? > > Your original email said nothing more that "I got this error, please > help". Your original email doesn't include code we can correct. We don't > know if you're new to programming, or an experienced programmer who knows > another programming language but is new to Python/Django. It doesn't > indicate that you've done some research, and still don't understand what > the error means. It doesn't indicate what in particular is causing you > difficulty, other than the fact that you've got an error message. > > The only information we can provide you is exactly what you'd find in a > Google search - a dictionary definition of what "unbalanced parentheses" > means. And it's not like the error message is cryptic - "Unbalanced > parentheses" means your parentheses are unbalanced. Somewhere, you've got > an open parenthesis, but not a close (or a close without a matching open). > > Or is the problem here that you don't know what a parenthesis is? Is the > problem a language barrier? Is English not your native language, and as a > result, you don't know what a parenthesis is? We don't know - because you > haven't told us. > > On top of this, you've posted a *lot* of these requests recently - one > line questions saying "how do I fix this error", without providing any > context. This is behaviour that is entirely consistent with someone who is > new to programming, and hasn't worked out the most important thing about > programming - how to ask the right question. The interesting thing is that > once you work out how to ask the right question, that the answers to most > of those questions can be found with a Google search. > > What Matt was trying to do is try and put you in our position. We're > volunteers. We want to help you. But if you want good help, you need to ask > good questions. Throwing every error message you receive at django-users > with no context or explanation doesn't help us to help you. > > My suggestion - take a couple of hours to read *other* messages on > django-users. You might not understand the answers (or even the questions) > - but you will hopefully get a feel for how to ask an effective question on > mailing lists - what sort of information you need to provide in order to > get a helpful answer. And this isn't a Django-specific thing either - it's > a skill that will serve you well in any programming mailing list - or, for > that matter, any mailing list on any topic. > > Yours, > Russ Magee %-) > > On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 3:49 PM, ngangsia akumbo <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Please don't tell me to use google because i dont post here without >> google for a solution >> >> On Wednesday, September 17, 2014 4:36:40 PM UTC+1, mark wrote: >>> >>> There is no way anyone can help you with this limited information. >>> >>> 1. Please read - http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html >>> >>> 2. Always use Google first before posting a question. Look at the error >>> message - the package re threw the exception with the message of >>> "unbalanced parenthesis". You are working in python. Google will hep you - >>> search on "python re unbalanced parenthesis" - 278,000 hits. Lots of >>> information to help track down the problem. Ignore the misspelling of >>> parenthesis.... >>> >>> 3. If you are still confused, then post the relevant code snippets and >>> what you have done to solve the problem and what you do not understand. >>> >>> If all of the above does not work, then send me at least three bitcoins >>> and I will look at your code to find the problem.....just kidding. The >>> point is that no one in the forum is paid to solve your problems, so be >>> respectful of everyone's ****donated time**** and make the effort to (1) >>> solve your own problem first and (2) then ask very specific questions. >>> >>> Mark >>> >>> On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 8:14 AM, ngangsia akumbo <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> i dont understand what is going on i need some help >>>> error at /admin/ >>>> >>>> unbalanced parenthesis >>>> >>>> Request Method:GETRequest URL:http://localhost:8000/admin/Django >>>> Version:1.4.3Exception Type:errorException Value: >>>> >>>> unbalanced parenthesis >>>> >>>> Exception Location:/usr/lib/python2.7/re.py in _compile, line 244Python >>>> Executable:/usr/bin/pythonPython Version:2.7.6Python Path: >>>> >>>> ['/home/yems/apps/project1', >>>> '/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages', >>>> '/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/django_mptt-0.6.0-py2.7.egg', >>>> '/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pytz-2014.7-py2.7.egg', >>>> '/usr/lib/python2.7', >>>> '/usr/lib/python2.7/plat-i386-linux-gnu', >>>> '/usr/lib/python2.7/lib-tk', >>>> '/usr/lib/python2.7/lib-old', >>>> '/usr/lib/python2.7/lib-dynload', >>>> '/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages', >>>> '/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/PILcompat', >>>> '/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gst-0.10', >>>> '/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gtk-2.0', >>>> '/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7', >>>> '/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/ubuntu-sso-client', >>>> '/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/wx-2.8-gtk2-unicode'] >>>> >>>> Server time:Wed, 17 Sep 2014 16:13:15 +0100 >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "Django users" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ >>>> msgid/django-users/88f2339c-1c46-4d14-b604-a0516cc95151% >>>> 40googlegroups.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/88f2339c-1c46-4d14-b604-a0516cc95151%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Django users" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/88b0cd0d-3818-4f30-a774-05332e73ffc1%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/88b0cd0d-3818-4f30-a774-05332e73ffc1%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/CAJxq849MRn-rrFNHUVPn6MWybY1KtBvFWwhjeODH%2BDA_k1K_cg%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/CAJxq849MRn-rrFNHUVPn6MWybY1KtBvFWwhjeODH%2BDA_k1K_cg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. 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