Re: How do you debug in Python? Coming from a Matlab and R user. I'm already aware of pdb.
On Jan 26, 2021, at 18:16, Grant Edwards wrote: > >> How do you troubleshooting/debugging in Python? > > Mostly I read exception trace and read the code and think about it. > > If that doesn't work, I add some print() or syslog() calls. > > If I really get stuck, I try to write as small a program as possible > that demonstrates the problem. I do the first two, but if I get really stuck, I use the pudb debugger (https://pypi.org/project/pudb/). Using that, I can see all the locals, jump to any point in the stack and see the locals there, or shell into ipython if I need to run some quick code. For me, this is much faster than trying to write an additional program that is close enough to the problem code to be useful. -- Ed Leafe -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: What user-defined request error levels are recommended?
On Apr 30, 2020, at 15:14, Dan Campbell wrote: > > Hi, what range of error codes are recommended, if we wanted to return a > user-defined code? > > Obviously, we don't want to use a code in the 200+ range, or the 400+ range, > e.g. > > I want to throw, or just return, a code that represents that the size of a > web page (len(response.content)) is less than the expected size. You can create your own internal codes as long as they don’t clash with the standard code. If the custom code is for a success, a 2xx code would be appropriate. If it is a user error, you could use a 4xx code. However, I would prefer to use the standard codes, and add a custom header with more information on the issue. -- Ed Leafe -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: How to force "python -m site" ENABLE_USER_SITE to false?
On Jun 21, 2019, at 8:49 AM, Malcolm Greene wrote: > > Any suggestions on how one can force the "python -m site" ENABLE_USER_SITE > value to false? > > Is it possible to globally force this setting - across all users - when > installing a system wide version of Python ... or via a command line option > when starting a Python session? >From StackOverflow: >https://stackoverflow.com/questions/25584276/how-to-disable-site-enable-user-site-for-an-environment -- Ed Leafe -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: PEP8 79 char max
On Jul 29, 2013, at 3:08 PM, Joel Goldstick joel.goldst...@gmail.com wrote: Would following this recommendation improve script performance? Not performance, but human readability IMO, this isn't always the case. There are many lines of code that are broken up to meet the 79 character limit, and as a result become much less readable. -- Ed Leafe -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: PEP8 79 char max
On Jul 29, 2013, at 5:30 PM, Devyn Collier Johnson devyncjohn...@gmail.com wrote: Evidently, it is personal preference. I prefer to read computer code like a book (yes, I am a weirdo (^u^)). The only time I exced 79 characters is when I write a set of commands that perform similar tasks. I do not make too many lines over 79 char. Thanks everyone for the comments and feedback. I have heard this statement before, and so I'm wondering: do you read books printed in monospaced typefaces, or do they have proportional fonts? I've yet to come across anything meant to be read as literature that was monospaced, because it is much harder to read. I had read about a developer who switched to using proportional fonts for coding, and somewhat skeptically, tried it out. After a day or so it stopped looking strange, and after a week it seemed so much easier to read. I only switched back because I found I lost productivity switching from vim to a graphical text editor. -- Ed Leafe -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: IDE for GUI Designer
On Apr 4, 2013, at 10:41 AM, Renato Barbosa Pim Pereira renato.barbosa.pim.pere...@gmail.com wrote: Guys, is this, I wonder if there is an IDE with native support for the development of GUI's such as Netbeans with Swing,Visual Basic, etc., already tested the Boa Constructor, and PyQt, but did not like what I'm looking for is an IDE all in one, ie power encode and draw the screens of the program, someone indicates some?, but what I would like to knoweverything together with an IDE: Coding + GUI (via visual elements) without the need to import or export anything, like so: I want a button, I click and drag it to a window, give two clicks and encode their actions, understand? Check out Dabo: http://dabodev.com -- Ed Leafe (one of the authors) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: dbf.py API question
On Aug 2, 2012, at 10:55 AM, Ethan Furman wrote: SQLite has a neat feature where if you give it a the file-name of ':memory:' the resulting table is in memory and not on disk. I thought it was a cool feature, but expanded it slightly: any name surrounded by colons results in an in-memory table. I'm looking at the same type of situation with indices, but now I'm wondering if the :name: method is not pythonic and I should use a flag (in_memory=True) when memory storage instead of disk storage is desired. When converting from paradigms in other languages, I've often been tempted to follow the accepted pattern for that language, and I've almost always regretted it. When in doubt, make it as Pythonic as possible. -- Ed Leafe -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Foxpro goto command and deleted records
On Jul 17, 2012, at 5:57 PM, Ethan Furman wrote: In Foxpro if you do a GOTO 7 with deleted off and record 7 is deleted, the record pointer doesn't move (at least in version 6). I don't like that. I see four other options: 0) don't move the pointer (listed for completeness) 1) go to that record anyway 2) go to the next undeleted record 3) go to the seventh undeleted record (possibly the least practical) 4) raise an exception Any opinions? It's been many years since I fired up VFP, but the above doesn't sound correct. If you have SET DELETED OFF and the GOTO 7, the pointer should move to the 7th record, whether it is marked deleted or not. With SET DELETED ON, the pointer should not move, since 7 is not a valid record. -- Ed Leafe -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Foxpro goto command and deleted records
On Jul 18, 2012, at 12:16 PM, Ethan Furman wrote: Your memory is good! I typed it in wrong. Well, I was an MVP for Visual Foxpro for 10 years, so... ;-) I see four other options: 0) don't move the pointer (listed for completeness) 1) go to that record anyway 2) go to the next undeleted record 3) go to the seventh undeleted record (possibly the least practical) 4) raise an exception I still don't like it. Any opinion on the other four choices? I'm leaning towards 1, possibly with 4 as an option: #4 is probably the most Pythonic approach. The calling code can then decide how to react to attempting to access a deleted record. Even if you're accessing data stored in VFP tables, your module should be as Pythonic as possible. Part of the reason I feel this is reasonable is that with my dbf module it is possible to create an index that does /not/ include certain records: Deleting a record in VFP doesn't remove it from the index; I believe it marks that index entry as deleted, too. I think that as long as you treat the deleted status as the same as any other boolean column you'll be good. -- Ed Leafe -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Foxpro goto command and deleted records
On Jul 18, 2012, at 12:57 PM, MRAB wrote: #4 is probably the most Pythonic approach. The calling code can then decide how to react to attempting to access a deleted record. Even if you're accessing data stored in VFP tables, your module should be as Pythonic as possible. I disagree. I think that if you can see it should be able to go to it. The use case was a deleted record with SET DELETED ON, which means you shouldn't see it. -- Ed Leafe -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Dabo 0.9.4 Released!
On Oct 6, 2011, at 12:18 PM, Neal Becker wrote: What is it? Sorry, I guess I should have included that. We've been around for so long I sometimes assume that everyone knows what Dabo is. Dabo is a framework for building desktop applications. It is strongly geared toward database applications, although a database connection is completely optional. We wrap the wxPython GUI toolkit, hiding its C++ roots and presenting a more Pythonic interface for creating your UI. See more at http://dabodev.com, and feel free to ask any more questions. -- Ed Leafe -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Dabo 0.9.4 Released!
Yes, it's been over a year, but today we're finally releasing Dabo 0.9.4! What can I say? While we've been actively developing Dabo all along, and committing improvements and fixes regularly, we don't seem to get around to doing releases as often as we should. Since Dabo has a Web Update feature that lets developers receive regular updates between releases, most people are fairly current, but creating a new release will help newcomers to Dabo get up to speed quicker. The changes won't be too big for most current users of the framework, but compared to the 0.9.3 release, lots has been fixed and improved! Full release notes are at: http://svn.dabodev.com/dabo/tags/dabo-0.9.4/ChangeLog ...but here are just a few of the major changes since 0.9.3: - better handling of edge cases in bizobj relations - addition of support in bizobjs for many-to-many relationships - improved efficiency in detecting changed records - added the dDatePicker control - added the option of vertical text for grid headers - integrated a code editor into the command window You can grab the latest version, as always, from http://dabodev.com/download -- Ed Leafe -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Hello, and request for help with 'dynamic grids'
On Sep 5, 2011, at 8:33 AM, Simon Cropper wrote: Dabo is a great product. Spoke extensively with Ed Leafe and Paul McNett. Unfortunately the framework is not 'dynamic'. If you have an fixed database and tables it can quite quickly create a basic data entry setup and menu. Looks great when it runs. The problem is creating the window and grid on the fly. Sorry, someone just pointed me to this message. Of course we can build a window and grid on the fly: the command is: form, grid = dabo.ui.browse(data) ...where data is a data set, or any object with a getDataSet() method, such as a bizobj or a cursor. I demonstrated this at my session at PyCon 2007: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8G8AefXDo8t=3m6s If you don't want to do this in a separate window, you can call the grid's buildFromDataSet() method directly. This command has a ton of optional parameters to control just how you would like the grid to appear. -- Ed Leafe -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: PEP 8 and extraneous whitespace
Religious fervor is one thing; freedom of religion is another! ;-) We strive for readability in our code, yet every printed material designed to be read, such as books, newspapers, etc., uses a proportional font. I switched to proportional fonts years ago, and am only reluctantly using fixed width because of vim. It doesn't take as long to get used to as you might think. -- Ed Sent from my iPhone, so please excuse any top-posting. On Jul 21, 2011, at 8:12 PM, Roy Smith r...@panix.com wrote: There are very few things I am absolutely religious about, but programming in a fixed width font is one of them. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Style question for conditional execution
On Nov 24, 2010, at 1:46 PM, Gerald Britton wrote: Say that I have some function f that I will execute if some variable v evaluates true. Using a classical procedural approach, I might write: if v: f() I might, however, think more in a functional-programming direction. Then I might write: v and f() Interestingly, this second expression compiles smaller (though only by a little) in both Python 2.6 and 3.1, which I currently have installed. If I had thousands of such expressions, I could boast about a measurable difference but practically speaking, it is not significant. What I _am_ interested in, however, is feedback from a style perspective. What do the rest of you think about this? Readability is key. The first is instantly understandable; the second only if you are familiar with that particular programming construct. Explicit is better than implicit, so I'd go with the first form. -- Ed Leafe -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
ANN: Dabo 0.9.3 released
It's been a while, but we've finally released version 0.9.3 of the Dabo framework! Since Dabo has a Web Update feature that lets developers receive regular updates between releases, the changes won't be too big for most current users of the framework, but compared to the 0.9.2 release, lots has been fixed and improved! Full release notes are at: http://svn.dabodev.com/dabo/tags/dabo-0.9.3/ChangeLog ...but here are the major changes since 0.9.2: - integration of the native Python logging module for all Dabo logging - support for DES3 cryptography in Dabo encryption - changed all pathing to be relative to the app's HomeDirectory - full parameterization of SQL calls - addition of the dRichTextBox control - improvement of unicode support with the dabo.lib.ustr() method You can grab the latest version, as always, from http://dabodev.com/download -- Ed Leafe -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: WMI in Python
On Sep 13, 2010, at 9:51 AM, KING LABS wrote: I am trying to learn Python programming. Since I need a custom inventory management tool for my work place. I am considering it as a project in the process of learning Python. I am not looking for easiest way of doing things. I am considering using Python . Also I would need to build a setup of the tool for easy installation. Hope I am clear this time If you're looking for a rich client (i.e., desktop) application, and not a web app, you should check out Dabo: http://dabodev.com. We have hundreds of developers around the world using Dabo to build many different kinds of business applications. -- Ed Leafe -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: combined functionality of ipython's %whos and pdb's next (without a resource heavy IDE)
On Jul 29, 2010, at 3:39 PM, Benjamin J. Racine wrote: I am trying to combine the ability to move line-by-line through the code as is done with pdb's next function with ipython's ability to list all variables at once... without the use of a full-fledged IDE. I am not seeing how this might be done. Many thanks for your help... Check out PuDB - I use it all the time. http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pudb Intro screencast is at http://vimeo.com/5255125 -- Ed Leafe -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: python app development
On Jul 3, 2010, at 1:48 PM, mo reina wrote: an anyone recommend a resource (book,tutorial,etc.) that focuses on application development in python? something similar to Practical Django Projects, but for stand alone applications instead of web apps (for now). You should definitely check out Dabo. Several years ago we were looking for something in Python for developing desktop apps, and while there were several useful tools, there wasn't anything that integrated them together. That was our motivation for creating Dabo. We have a few screencasts to help you get acquainted with Dabo; I'd recommend these two to start: http://cdn.cloudfiles.mosso.com/c129431/dataenvironment1.html http://cdn.cloudfiles.mosso.com/c129432/dataenvironment1.html We also have a pretty comprehensive tutorial document, available at: http://dabodev.com/pycon_tutorial If you have any other questions, join our email discussion list and post them there. There are many helpful people there to answer your questions. http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/dabo-users -- Ed Leafe -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: DB Table Processor?
On Dec 27, 2009, at 11:31 AM, A. Shore wrote: Folks, I'm considering developing a particular app in Python - I've been working in PHP for some years now - and it will be db-intensive. Whether it's based on sqllite or mySQL is TBD as of right now. One tool that's done me well in the past is a generalized table processor, which I use as a way of getting early visualization into the app's requirements. That is, given an existing schema, it will generate or perform the C R U D functions on each table comprising the schema, with no/little code needing to be written. I've searched without success in trying to locate some - hopefully FOS - py-based utility that will do this for me. If you prefer a rich client app instead of a browser-based app, you should look into Dabo. We have an AppWizard that creates a searchable CRUD app in less than a minute. You can view a screencast of the AppWizard in action at http://j.mp/6kRp0u. It works with MySQL, SQLite, PostgreSQL, and MS Sql Server. More information can be found at http://dabodev.com -- Ed Leafe -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Dabo 0.9.2 released
At long last, we are finally releasing Dabo 0.9.2. This fixes the errors that were found in 0.9.1; adds a brand-new Web Update implementation that should make keeping current much easier, as well as a whole bunch of improvements under the hood. You can grab the latest version at http://dabodev.com/download. -- Ed Leafe -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-announce-list Support the Python Software Foundation: http://www.python.org/psf/donations.html
Dabo 0.9.2 released
At long last, we are finally releasing Dabo 0.9.2. This fixes the errors that were found in 0.9.1; adds a brand-new Web Update implementation that should make keeping current much easier, as well as a whole bunch of improvements under the hood. You can grab the latest version at http://dabodev.com/download. -- Ed Leafe -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Dabo 0.9.0 Released
We are proud (and relieved!) to finally release Dabo 0.9.0, the first official release of the framework in six months. We haven't been taking it easy during that period; rather, we made some changes that clean up some weak spots in the codebase, and as a result can offer a much more solid framework, and are on course for a 1.0 release in the near future. To do this, we made some decisions that break backwards compatibility. We dropped support for Python versions earlier than 2.4, and wxPython versions below 2.8. Supporting everything is nice to aim for, but completely impractical. There is also a major addition to the framework: the ability to deploy Dabo applications as true web apps. Imagine: being able to develop a rich internet app using nothing but Python on both the client and server! It's still early in the development process, so it's lacking a lot of the supporting tools, and almost no documentation has been created, but that will be coming in the next few weeks/months. When you deploy your app as a web app, all data access and business logic is on the server, and the framework automatically handles the communication between the client and server. The framework also automatically grabs file changes from the server, making UI updates seamless and quick. Lots more interesting stuff will be happening in this area in the near future, so stay tuned! If you're not already familiar with Dabo, we're the premier open source framework for developing desktop (and now web!) applications in Python. We make the difficult stuff like binding databases to UI controls simple. You can grab the latest version from http://dabodev.com/download A fairly comprehensive list of the changes we've made since the last release can be found at http://svn.dabodev.com/dabo/tags/dabo-0.9.0/ChangeLog And if you want to learn more, join our email list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/dabo-users -- Ed Leafe -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: RELEASED Python 3.0 final
On Dec 3, 2008, at 7:51 PM, Barry Warsaw wrote: On behalf of the Python development team and the Python community, I am happy to announce the release of Python 3.0 final. Props to all the folks whose hard work made this possible! You guys rock! -- Ed Leafe -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Spawning a new UI process
On Nov 9, 2008, at 4:42 PM, Steve Holden wrote: Ed! Good to see you on c.l.py! I usually only get around to reading the list when I'm having a problem I can't figure out. blush. Simply too busy most of the time. a) Try using the subprocess module b) Use *.pyw programs to ensure no console window is created. OK, I didn't see subprocess. I'll give that a whirl. In the meantime, I did find that wxPython has wx.Execute, and it seems to be working, although it prints some odd messages when running under OS X. Thanks! -- Ed Leafe -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Spawning a new UI process
I'm working on a wxPython app (well, a Dabo app, but it's basically the same thing) that presents the user with a selection of several wxPython apps that exist on their system. They choose one, and I want to then launch that app, as if they had typed python myapp.py from a terminal window. The initial app can either terminate or continue; that's not terribly important. The important thing is to get the selected app to run in a separate process. I've tried all the variants of os.spawn* and os.exec*, without success. Either nothing happens, or a Python interpreter is opened in the Terminal window I used to run the launcher. I want to do something like: cd (appdir) pth = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), main.py) followed by one of: os.spawnl(os.P_NOWAIT, main.py) os.spawnl(os.P_NOWAIT, pth) os.spawnl(os.P_NOWAIT, python, pth) os.spawnl(os.P_NOWAIT, python, main.py) os.spawnl(os.P_NOWAIT, /usr/bin/python, pth) os.spawnl(os.P_NOWAIT, /usr/bin/python, main.py) The only result I've gotten is a Python interpreter is started, but the GUI app that should be launched by 'main.py' is never run. So what am I missing? How do I launch a python app in a separate process from another Python app? -- Ed Leafe -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Porting VB apps to Python for Window / Linux use
On Oct 18, 2008, at 8:12 AM, Dotan Cohen wrote: I often see mention of SMBs that either want to upgrade their Windows installations, or move to Linux, but cannot because of inhouse VB apps. Are there any Python experts who I can reference them to for porting? I have nothing on hand at the moment, but I see this as a need without an obvious answer. Sorry for the delay in responding, but someone just pointed out this post to me. You might want to take a look at Dabo, which is an integrated desktop application framework for Python (disclosure: I'm one of the authors). It allows you to visually create UIs that run unmodified on Windows, Linux and OS X. You can learn about it at http://dabodev.com -- Ed Leafe -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
compile() and comments
I've noticed an odd behavior with compile() and code that does not contain a trailing newline: if the last line is a comment inside of any block, a syntax error is thrown, but if the last line is a non- comment Python statement, there is no error. Here's an example (using 2.5.1 on OS X) txt = ... def foo(): ... print 'bar' compcode = compile(t.strip(), , exec) compcode code object module at 0x79608, file , line 2 txt += # Comment on last line compcode = compile(txt.strip(), , exec) Traceback (most recent call last): File stdin, line 1, in module File , line 4 # Comment on last line ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax compcode = compile(txt.strip() + \n, , exec) compcode code object module at 0x79a40, file , line 2 Obviously the easy workaround is to add a newline and all is well, so this isn't a show-stopper, but is this a bug? -- Ed Leafe -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: compile() and comments
On Oct 13, 2008, at 8:35 AM, Fuzzyman wrote: It is certainly an odd restriction, but the docs for compile [1] do explicitly state that the input must be newline terminated. Understood; what I found odd was that if the last non-newline- terminated statement was *not* a comment, no error was thrown. -- Ed Leafe -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: compile() and comments
On Oct 13, 2008, at 7:20 PM, Terry Reedy wrote: I would prefer more consistent behavior. I have opened a separate doc issue that includes the documentation of this issue. http://bugs.python.org/issue4118 Again, it was not a show-stopper by any means; more of a curiosity. Thanks for verifying the inconsistency. -- Ed Leafe -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Using Python and MS-SQL Server
On Jun 23, 2008, at 11:10 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The current script that I am working on requires pulling in some information from a Microsoft SQL Server. I was wondering if anyone could suggest the best way of doing this? I have looked at the different modules that are specific to SQL server, but none of them seem to be active or up to date. Dabo may be what you need. It is a 3-tier framework for developing desktop applications, so even if you are doing web apps, the data access layer is fully usable by itself. We support MS SQL Server, as well as several other database backends. -- Ed Leafe -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Making wxPython a standard module?
On Jun 12, 2008, at 10:55 AM, Andrea Gavana wrote: And on a personal note: I find it *buttugly*. Do you mind explaining why you find it *buttugly*? I am asking just out of curiosity, obviously. I am so biased towards wxPython that I won't make any comment on this thread in particular, but I am curious to know why some people find it ugly or bad or whatever. It has its own bugs and missing features, of course, but it is one of the major GUI player in the arena, together with PyQt and PyGTK. Perhaps he meant the code, and not the results? -- Ed Leafe -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Does Python 2.5.2's embedded SQLite support full text searching?
On Apr 21, 2008, at 1:05 PM, Daniel Fetchinson wrote: Sqlite itself is not distributed with python. Only a python db api compliant wrapper is part of the python stdlib and as such it is completely independent of the sqlite build. Don't most binary distributions include SQLite itself? I installed 2.5.2 on a new WinXP VM, and SQLite is working fine. -- Ed Leafe -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Looking for Agile Python Consulting
This isn't a specific job request, which is why I'm not placing it on the Python Job Board. Rather, I'm in the process of gathering information for an upcoming project, and I need to determine what resources, if any, are available in the Python community. We're in the planning stages of a fairly long-term project (1-2 years), and the management here has been very impressed by the work of a consulting group used on another project in the company. They use Agile programming techniques, and have a lot of experience managing these sorts of projects. Unlike other projects with consultants, theirs have been very successful, and thus management is leaning towards using them for this one. The problem, though, is that these consultants are a Rails shop, and it would mean changing a large part of our coding efforts to Ruby. My very strong preference is to stay with Python, so I'm trying to locate Python-centric consultants who use a similar disciplined Agile approach so that I can propose an alternative to the Rails solution. I'm not terribly concerned with Django vs. TurboGears vs. any other framework; at this point I'm only concerned with Python vs. Ruby. If you are part of such a consulting group, or know of one that fits these requirements, please reply to me off-list. -- Ed Leafe Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message (including any attached or embedded documents) is intended for the exclusive and confidential use of the individual or entity to which this message is addressed, and unless otherwise expressly indicated, is confidential and privileged information of Rackspace. Any dissemination, distribution or copying of the enclosed material is prohibited. If you receive this transmission in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail at [EMAIL PROTECTED], and delete the original message. Your cooperation is appreciated. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: class super method
On Apr 1, 2008, at 7:23 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've also found myself wondering: 1. What are the two arguments to super used for? To determine the type (1st arg) for which the superclass hierarchy is to be determined, and the instance (2nd arg) if the super object is to be bound. In typical usage, they are the class of the current instance, and the 'self' reference to the instance. 2. What happens when the method supplied *after* the super is different from the containing method? In the above example what happens if: class DaboUIClass(dabo.ui.dControlMixin, someWxPythonClass): def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): doOurCustomStuffBeforeTheSuperCall() super(DaboUIClass, self).callRandomMethod(foobar) doOurCustomStuffAfterTheSuperCall() super() returns an object that doesn't know in what method it was derived, so as long as the superclass has the 'callRandomMethod' method, and 'foobar' is defined, there is no problem at all. IOW, the only context is the class of the instance, not any particular method of the instance. You could also do something like this: class DaboUIClass(dabo.ui.dControlMixin, someWxPythonClass): def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): doOurCustomStuffBeforeTheSuperCall() self.super = super(DaboUIClass, self) self.super.__init__(*args, **kwargs) doOurCustomStuffAfterTheSuperCall() def someMethod(self, foo, bar): self.super.someMethod(foo, bar) def someOtherMethod(self): self.super.someOtherMethod() -- Ed Leafe -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: class super method
On Apr 1, 2008, at 8:43 AM, George Sakkis wrote: Did you follow the links I gave by any chance? With all the gotchas and rules of how to use it properly, it's far from what I would call elegant. Please. Anything powerful can be dangerous if used indiscriminately. But in a language that supports multiple inheritance, it is amazingly elegant to use a simple function to create a superclass object for a class with multiple mixins at various levels of the inheritance hierarchy that just works. Yes, having to specify the current class is a bit of a wart that is being addressed in 3.0, but the approach is still the same. Pehaps, at least as long as you make sure that all superclasses have a compatible signature - which in practice typically means accept arbitrary *args and **kwargs in every class in the hierarchy like your example. Good luck figuring out what's wrong if it's not used consistently. See my comment above. If you do not know what you're doing, you shouldn't be doing it. This is not the fault of super(); it's the fault of a poor programmer. And I used generic *args and **kwargs in the method sig since I was using made-up class names and methods. Would you have reacted more favorably if I had used (self, foo, bar) instead? Also doOurCustomStuffBeforeTheSuperCall() works as long as all ancestor methods to be called need the same CustomStuff massaging. Oh, c'mon. Of course that's the case; if you are overriding method behavior, it is your job as the programmer to ensure that. Again, this is nothing to do with the super() function, and everything to do with the abilities of the developer. In a sentence, it's better than nothing but worse than anything. I guess I must be the world's most amazing Python developer, as I've used super() extensively for years without ever suffering any of the pitfalls you and others describe. -- Ed Leafe -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: class super method
On Apr 1, 2008, at 12:53 PM, Michele Simionato wrote: It is just that you did not run (yet) in a corner case of super. The interesting question would be: did any of your users run into issues using you library which is heavily relying on super? Especially when composing it with their own classes? None so far, and our users are pretty good about reporting bugs! I personally have changed my opinion about multiple inheritance over the years. At the beginning I thought it was a very cool idea, but now I think it is a pretty bad idea. If I were to design a language, I would not implement multiple inheritance. In Python I never use multiple inheritance and actually I try very hard to avoid even single inheritance, preferring composition whenever it is viable. I think MI is great as long as you understand how to use it. I would never encourage anyone to mix dissimilar classes; that's just poor design. But a well-designed mixin class is a wonderful thing. I also don't consider inheritance and composition to be either/or choices. Both can (and usually should) be part of a well-designed application. In my experience, using either incorrectly can get you in trouble. -- Ed Leafe -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: What motivates all unpaid volunteers at Pycon?
On Apr 1, 2008, at 1:20 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There really isn't any simple answer. Most people seem to be motivated to help out their communities, I still think all this unselfishness is noteworthy and curious. Assuming that people get nothing back by participating in a community, yes, it would be curious. My experience, though, is that I get a lot more out of it than I could ever contribute. IOW, it's a great example of synergy. -- Ed Leafe -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: What motivates all unpaid volunteers at Pycon?
On Apr 1, 2008, at 5:37 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What do the people get back who did all the hard work at registration desk and preparing conference attendee bags? ...who did all hotel preparations? You'll have to ask them. When I've been a part of events like this, just knowing that I contributed is a great feeling. I also usually end up meeting several people I might not have otherwise met, and invariably that makes the experience much, much richer. -- Ed Leafe -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: class super method
On Apr 1, 2008, at 6:10 PM, Steve Holden wrote: Ed is a good enough designer to avoid the corner cases. Strangely enough the one place where I have ended up making significant use of super() was in providing mixins for wxPython interface classes! Thanks much for the compliment. Yes, wrapping the disparate and confusing wxPython classes to have a consistent interface is where we also make the most use of super(), but our database wrappers also provide consistent functionality to all the dbapi cursors, no matter what the backend database may be. The only reason this works is that we are working with a single known class interface; we control all our own mixin class designs. With the wxPython stuff, each class has a well-defined set of methods and method signatures, and with the database stuff, we only mixin with the dbapi-standard methods, and avoid hooking into module-specific enhancements. My point in these postings is that working with multiple inheritance is fraught with potential pitfalls; super() doesn't create these pitfalls, although it can make it easier to fall into them. If you try to create a PotBelliedElephant class by using MI with a PotBelliedPig class and an Elephant class, well, you *should* crash and burn, whether you use super() or not. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Elephant_Makes_Love_to_a_Pig -- Ed Leafe -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: class super method
On Mar 31, 2008, at 5:58 PM, George Sakkis wrote: is there any tutorial for super method (when/how to use it)? or maybe someone could explain me how it works? thx Super is one of the dark corners of the language [1,2]... a good rule of thumb is to stay away from it, or at least stick to its basic usage. I disagree - super is quite elegant and dependable. Because Python support multiple inheritance, it is difficult to manually ensure that when augmenting a method that the correct superclass calls are made. super() handles that without having to guess as to what the correct inheritance hierarchy is. In my own project (Dabo), we use mixin classes liberally to provide consistent behavior across our UI classes. The use of super makes customizing __init__() behavior, for example, quite straightforward. The general form looks like: class DaboUIClass(dabo.ui.dControlMixin, someWxPythonClass): def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): doOurCustomStuffBeforeTheSuperCall() super(DaboUIClass, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs) doOurCustomStuffAfterTheSuperCall() This has worked reliably for us in every place where we have used it. There's nothing dark and mysterious about it at all. -- Ed Leafe -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Pycon disappointment
On Mar 20, 2008, at 11:54 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Number Three: Too much code, not enough concept. Presenters this one's for you. I can't count the number of presentations I attended where the presenter would click through three slides of pycode just to show us a two or three-line snippet that illustrated their point. Worse yet, it was often at the bottom of the screen so no one but the front row could see it. This goes for text two. I saw some great presentations as well, and they had limited text on each slide. The last thing your audience wants to see is a slide drenched in text of any kind. This is good advice: simple slides serve as organization cues, but the content should come from the speaker. The worst case (only saw this twice at this year's PyCon) is when there is a text-heavy slide that the presenter simply reads. We can all read it ourselves! Your job is to elaborate on the topic. I'd like to see two things regarding slides: first, if at all possible, set a limit on the percentage of the talk that can consist of slides. I would much rather see the presenter show actual demonstrations of what they're talking about than simply talking about it. If that's not possible, then in the session description, clearly state the % of the talk that will be slides. Perhaps there are people who like to sit in a room and watch long PowerPoint (-type) presentations, but I'm not one of them. Let's see some code! Let's see stuff working (and sometimes crashing!), and how changes affect the results. When I've presented at PyCon and other conferences, that's the part that I spend the most time on: preparing demonstrations. It's not easy to do; certainly much more difficult than creating a slide that sums up what the demo does. But it makes for a much more interesting session! -- Ed Leafe -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: a trick with lists ?
On Feb 7, 2008, at 3:19 PM, James Turk wrote: if you do a = [1,2,3] b = [] b = a then assign: b[1] = 9 now a[1] == 9 as well with a[:] = b you are actually getting a copy of the list rather than an alias Of course, this only works if 'b' is already a list. A more common and more general usage for making list copies would be: a = [1,2,3] b = a[:] In this usage, 'a' and 'b' are separate lists, but 'b' doesn't need to be defined as a list first. -- Ed Leafe -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
[ANN] Dabo 0.8.2 Released
We are pleased to announce the release of Dabo 0.8.2, the latest version of our desktop application framework. It is available on our download page: http://dabodev.com/download If you're not familiar with Dabo, it is the leading framework for building desktop applications in Python. You can get more information about Dabo on our website: http://dabodev.com Probably the biggest change is in the way we will be handling updates and releases. We will no longer maintain separate 'stable' and 'development' versions, as the 'stable' got out-of-date so quickly that the name became ironic. Instead, we will only have a single development branch. What's made this possible is the incorporation of Web Update into the framework. This will check our servers regularly for updates, and notify you if any are available. If you want to grab those updates, you simply need to click the 'OK' button, and your framework is updated for you. Of course, nothing is ever updated without you knowing about it, and you can turn the whole thing off if you so desire. We are also including DaboDemo and the visual tools in the download, instead of making you grab those separately. We plan on integrating Web Update-like features into these in the near future. As usual, there have been a bunch of minor changes and bugfixes; instead of including them here, you can see them at: http:// svn.dabodev.com/dabo/tags/dabo-0.8.2/ChangeLog -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: [ANN] Dabo 0.8.2 Released
On Oct 26, 2007, at 1:23 PM, Dennis Lee Bieber wrote: We are also including DaboDemo and the visual tools in the download, instead of making you grab those separately. We plan on integrating Web Update-like features into these in the near future. Let's see if I have this right before doing an empty trash... I can delete the directory I had for stable (containing three TortoiseSVN enabled subdirectories: Dabo, DaboIDE, DaboDemo), along with the DaboIDE and DaboDemo subdirectories I had under dev... That's right. The 'stable' branches are still available in Subversion, but only read-only. No changes will be made to these from now on. You can continue to use Subversion if you wish, but note that the URLs have changed, since the framework, demo and visual tools are all in the same trunk: svn checkout http://svn.dabodev.com/dabo/trunk/dabo svn checkout http://svn.dabodev.com/dabo/trunk/ide svn checkout http://svn.dabodev.com/dabo/trunk/demo -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: super() doesn't get superclass
On Sep 19, 2007, at 6:52 AM, Michele Simionato wrote: Well, I am personally *against* multiple inheritance (i.e. IMO it gives more troubles than advantages) For the sorts of examples that have been used in this thread, it isn't MI that's problematic; it's the poor quality of the design. Mixing two complete classes to create a multiply-inherited class is almost always the sign of poor design. OTOH, mixin-style classes are a wonderful way to ensure consistency across several different classes that all need a common behavior added to them. We use mixins extensively throughout Dabo, and they allow us to give several classes the desired behaviors, while only having one mixin class to maintain. -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Python Database Apps
On Sep 11, 2007, at 2:56 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's gonna be a desktop app. The database engine is going to be the critical component. I like sqlite so that I don't need a database server on the client side. It would help though if there is a way to sync between multiple clients to a central server database. That's the tough part. To give you a better idea of what i'm trying to do, I am trying to write an app where multiple technicians have an issue tracker that is available both offline and online. I was looking to use sqlite as the local side that would sync new and updated issues to a central server when online. Any technician may work on any issue. Generally they will not be working on the same issue at the same time. The technicians are geographically diverse (anywhere in the southeast US, not in an office.) As far as the server goes, you can't go wrong with PostgreSQL, as others have mentioned. I have more experience with MySQL, but their recent licensing changes have simply made it easier to go with Postgres, as I don't have to worry about which clause of which document I might be violating. For the local data store, SQLite is far and away the best choice, since you don't have to use two types of data access, as you would if you went with SQL on the server and, say, pickling on the local. If you create both data stores with the same structure, you can use UUIDs as your keys, along with a timestamp flag for records that are added or modified when disconnected so that you can re-sync later. You will have to handle conflicts (i.e., someone changed a record that another also changed while disconnected) on your own, implementing your own business logic to determine who wins, and how the conflicted data is handled. I'll close with a plug for our product: Dabo. It is a desktop application framework with support for SQLite, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Firebird and Microsoft SQL Server databases. For disconnected data, you would simply define a local connection (to SQLite) and a remote connection (to your server database), and switch between the two depending on whether you are disconnected or not. The framework will handle the rest, allowing you to focus on the stuff that is unique to your app, such as the conflict resolution and business logic. -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Python Database Apps
On Sep 12, 2007, at 10:53 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for ideas Ed. I am checking out dabo now. I do have a few questions about it. Packaging. Is it easy to package into a quick install for windows. The users are going to want to get too in depth. py2exe is your friend here. I know several developers who have used this to distribute Dabo apps, so we could certainly help you get your setup.py working. Second, data sources. When I'm adding a data source to the window in class designer, it always picks up the one I created (which incidentally was a sample, my form for connection manager isn't working at the moment.) My idea is to have the the local sqlite database as the only viewable data source, and the server side only for syncing. So they logon, sync up, sync down, and view. I'm worried about having to get them to install python, dabo, and the app. The users would never see any of the Class Designer, connection editor, or any of the other development tools. I would imagine that you would need to code the sync parts by getting the current changed data from the local SQLite database, creating a connection to the server DB, doing the insert/update as needed, grabbing the latest from the server, disconnecting from the server, and then updating the local data. The user would probably need to do nothing more than click a button to start running your code. As far as what the user must install, that's what will happen with any Python solution. py2exe takes care of all of that, bundling Python, Dabo, your database modules, and any other dependencies into a single .exe file. You can then use something like Inno Setup to create a basic Installer that will look and work like any other Windows application installer. -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Python Database Apps
On Sep 10, 2007, at 10:52 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kindof a poll, kindof curiosity... What is your favorite python - database combination? I'm looking to make an app that has a local DB and a server side DB. I'm looking at python and sqlite local side and sql server side. Are you asking for opinions on what sort of database engine to use? Or are you trying to get a feel for what people use to develop their apps? Are you looking for a web app, or a desktop app, or a non-UI app? -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: creating a tar file with python
On Aug 23, 2007, at 11:27 PM, Brian McCann wrote: I ran the code as you suggested, didn't work, tried variations of it didn't work, If you don't know the answer don't pretend you do! Apology not accepted, please don't wake up! Future correspondence on any python questions from you go to trash. May your pillow not have pity on your head! What a tool. Add another to the twit filter... -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: creating a tar file with python
On Aug 24, 2007, at 11:24 AM, Carsten Haese wrote: You clearly have no idea who you're talking to. I suggest you Google for 'Steve Holden Python' to get a clue. Good luck finding any more help here. Even if it were Joe Nobody to whom he was directing those comments, it was *way* out of line. The fact that it was Steve only reinforces the cluelessness of the writer. -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Ligmail bug?
On Aug 12, 2007, at 7:06 AM, Steve Holden wrote: [Please reply via the list when a response is made via the list. You may now have detached the follow-ups from your original question, but at least if you use the list there's a chance someone else will help you if I give up or don't have time. Note I have sent this response to the list; you are Cc'd to make sure you pick it up even though it may not appear in the same thread.] I've seen others comment on this, so I'll throw in my 2 cents. The default behavior for this list should be to reply to the list, as you have pointed out. Yet for some unfathomable reason, the keepers of the list have set it up to default to reply to the original sender. This is nothing short of stupid, and I cast my vote (if I even have one) for changing this default to a more intelligent one, if for no other reason than to not have to constantly read comments like this chiding someone for acting in a predictable fashion. -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: (no) fast boolean evaluation ?
On Aug 3, 2007, at 11:57 AM, Bruno Desthuilliers wrote:
Sorry, I forgot to mention the language did not allow to have else
if
in the same statement. IOW :
if some_condition then
do_sometehing
else
if some_other_condition then
do_something_else
else
if yet_another_condition then
do_yet_another_thing
else
if your_still_here then
give_up('this language is definitively brain dead')
end if
end if
end if
end if
Usually that's because the language provides a switch/case statement
construct. If it does and you try to write the above code, it isn't
the language that's brain-dead! ;-)
-- Ed Leafe
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Re: bool behavior in Python 3000?
On Jul 11, 2007, at 2:04 AM, Stargaming wrote: No, I think Bjoern just wanted to point out that all those binary boolean operators already work *perfectly*. You just have to emphasize that you're doing boolean algebra there, using `bool()`. Explicit is better than implicit. I think that the assignability to the names 'True' and 'False' is incorrect, or at the very least subject to all sorts of odd results. Look at this: True, False (True, False) True = False True, False (False, False) True == False True (True == False) == True False Yeah, I know: Doctor, it hurts when I do this. Doc: So don't do that!. I haven't kept up with all the Python 3000 docs, so does anyone know if True and False will become true keywords, and whether oddball stuff like the above will no longer be possible? -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Properties for modules?
I have a simple module that reads in values from disk when imported, and stores them in attributes, allowing for code like: import moduleFoo print moduleFoo.someSetting 'the value' What I'd like to do is have a more property-like behavior, so that if they try to set the value of moduleFoo.someSetting, it also persists it to disk. But properties are really only useful in instances of classes; if I define 'someSetting' as a property at the module level, I get: import moduleFoo print moduleFoo.someSetting property object at 0x78a990 Does anyone know any good tricks for getting property-like behavior here? -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Properties for modules?
On Jun 11, 2007, at 5:55 PM, Steven Bethard wrote: I typically define a module wrapping class like:: class GiveThisModuleProperties(object): def __init__(self, module_name): self._module = sys.modules[module_name] sys.modules[module_name] = self # now define whatever behavior you need def __getattr__(...): ... def __setattr__(...): ... Then, in the module you want wrapped, you write:: GiveThisModuleProperties(__name__) The trick here is basically that we replace the module object in sys.modules with a class instance that wraps the module with whatever extra behavior is necessary. OK, I see the trick involved. Yes, that does work for what I need. Thanks! -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: wxPython / Dabo demo shell ?
On Jun 8, 2007, at 3:14 AM, stef wrote: I was impressed by the demo shell of wxPython, and a few days ago (finally getting Dabo to work), I saw Dabo uses the same demo shell. Is there any more information available about this shell, because it seems a very nice / good way to show (many) demos, in an organized way to newbies. There isn't a common shell. I wrote DaboDemo from scratch, using the Dabo Class Designer visual tools; you can actually open up the demo in the Class Designer and edit the entire thing! I just thought that the wxPython demo was such a great way to explore wxPython and try out new things that I blatantly copied it. ;-) -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: wxPython / Dabo demo shell ?
On Jun 8, 2007, at 8:59 AM, Chris Mellon wrote: The shell in the wxPython demo (but apparently not in the dabo demo, as per Ed's email) is from the wx.py package. It's quite trivial to add to your own applications, documentation is at http://www.wxpython.org/PyManual.html I may be wrong, but I believe that the OP was interested in the overall frame, contents, and inner workings of the wxPython demo application (and DaboDemo), not the PyShell interpreter. -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: wxPython / Dabo demo shell ?
On Jun 8, 2007, at 10:01 AM, stef wrote: I'm interested in the overall demo setup, really beautiful and powerful, just one thing missing (user configurable tree). And if you can copy it, I'm allowed to do so also ;-) You can certainly copy and customize the DaboDemo code. There is a folder named 'samples' that contains the the code for each individual demo. If you look at a few of those, you should be able to figure out how to create your own. The tree is created dynamically at startup, based on the files in the 'samples' directory, and each of those files' 'category' attribute. If you have any further questions, it would probably be best to post them to the dabo-users list. You can sign up for it at http:// leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/dabo-users -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: PythonCard or Dabo?
On Jun 2, 2007, at 7:22 AM, SPE - Stani's Python Editor wrote: Another alternative are GUI designers such as wxGlade or XRCed, both of which ship with SPE (http://pythonide.stani.be). Dabo is especially usefull (but not limited to) developping database applications as it is an open source alternative to Visual Fox pro. Sorry for coming into this discussion late; I was away celebrating our 21st anniversary with my wife! I think that the most important thing to consider in deciding between one or the other is what it is you want to do. PythonCard is much easier if you want to create a simple GUI app. In fact, when I first started working with Python, I used PythonCard to develop my first GUI apps, and we've paid homage to PythonCard in Dabo by incorporating some of their better ideas. :-). The problem I found was that I quickly ran into a wall where I needed to do something that PythonCard didn't do, and the workaround was more complex than if I had started with plain wxPython in the first place. Since at that time PythonCard didn't support sizers, and I needed cross- platform apps, it really didn't handle the hard stuff like sizers very well. When I started with the Dabo Class Designer, I made it sizer-centric from the start, since I felt then that sizers are a necessity in UI design. Yes, we also support fixed-position/size controls, but I think that the investment in grokking sizers pays off many times over, especially when you can see exactly how something will look up front, rather than guessing in code and then modifying your code when the result isn't what you wanted. The other thing I would point out is that the Dabo Class Designer is written in 100% Dabo code: no raw wxPython or external libraries are used. The Class Designer is probably one of the most complex applications I have ever written in my 20+ years as a developer, and Dabo can handle it just fine. To me, that demonstrates that not only is the UI class library rich and robust, but the event model that we wrote is also very powerful. If you have an app that requires a more complex UI than the Dabo Class Designer, I'd sure like to see it! So if you ask me which product to use, I would naturally be inclined to say Dabo, but really, the main question is just how complex is your app. If you need to work with a backend database, well, then it's a no-brainer - Dabo is designed to handle data as well as any free or commercial tool on the market. But for a simple UI app, such as many of the PythonCard demos, I'd have to say that you should look at both and see which one feels more comfortable to you, and go with that. -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: gui application on cross platform
On May 28, 2007, at 2:01 AM, james_027 wrote: I am using delphi to develop gui application, and wish to make a shift to python. here are some of my question/concern... 1. is python develop gui application a cross platform? just like java swing? wxPython is probably the best cross-platform GUI toolkit available for Python. That's why we chose it for our primary UI toolkit for Dabo. 2. delphi makes things easy for me like coding for a specific event on a specific component, could it be the same for python? Not in Python per se, but I know exactly what you mean. I come from the Visual FoxPro world, which is very similar to Delphi. I stumbled upon Python, and quickly discovered that it was far and away the best language I've programmed in in over 3 decades of coding. Yet it lacked anything like the power of GUI development that tools such as Delphi or Visual FoxPro offered. So along with my partner Paul McNett, we set out to create such a tool, and that is Dabo. 3. are there cool library of component like in delphi available for python that will make database application more usesable? One word: Dabo. We do database apps. 4. where do I start the learning curve? I did some research and I don't know which one to take among wxwdiget, pygtk, and etc. Check out our collection of screencasts to see what Dabo can do for you (http://dabodev.com/documentation). Post messages to the dabo- users list to get answers to any questions you might have (sign up at http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/dabo-users). There are a ton of web frameworks out there. But for Python, there is only one desktop app framework: Dabo. -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Python and GUI
On May 26, 2007, at 3:17 PM, rzed wrote: If there were a standard Python GUI API (call it the PGA, say) that be the target for app developers, they wouldn't have to worry about the back end. The PGA would have to be flexible enough to handle incompatibilities among the various approaches to displaying widgets and text. FWIW, this has been a design goal of Dabo from Day One. While we currently wrap only wxPython, the ui module is not tied to it. We have standardized on a syntax for control names, property names, etc., that is independent of wxPython, and then is implemented in the ui.uiwx module. Throughout Dabo, the only place where you will ever see import wx is in the ui.uiwx module; when you write Dabo UI code, you never need to import wx; instead, you write to the Dabo uiapi. The same will be true when we get around to wrapping Tkinter, Qt, etc. -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Python and GUI
On May 24, 2007, at 10:22 AM, Brian Blais wrote: Then there is Dabo, which I personally have had problems with. I am looking for a pythonic, professional looking GUI framework. I first tried dabo with python 2.4, and had to install sqlite, which seemed a bit odd for trying to just get a GUI framework...I understand why, but when you're looking for one thing, having it tied to a completely different thing feels a little strange. FWIW, we made that decision only after Python itself committed to including SQLite as part of the standard distribution. While there may have been some problems during the transition, such as you apparently had, it made for a much better product in the long run. I never got it working in Python2.5, either on Linux or OS X, and the problem is most definitely mine and I didn't have the patience to debug it. I am really not trying to diss dabo here, because there enough people who swear by it, that it must be doing many things right. I checked the archives, and didn't find any messages from you asking for help. We know that the documentation is far from complete, and the installation process can be problematic, but one thing we pride ourselves on is quick response to help requests, and then fixing whatever it was that caused the initial problem. My problem with Dabo is not what it is, it is what I am looking for...a pythonic GUI framework. Coming from Unix, I generally feel that a program should try to do one thing, and one thing well. To mix really different functionality seems to me to be a bad idea. If you can use the GUI parts separately, why not package it separately? One might find a lot of users who only what that. We've thought about doing exactly that, but to be honest, it would take a large investment of time without a corresponding increase in value. Right now all you have to do is install Dabo, and then just use the dabo.ui classes. You never need to touch the database or business object layers if you don't want to. Also, I don't feel that we are mixing different functionality. Rather, we are creating an integrated environment for those wishing to create rich desktop apps. Nearly all such apps require displaying and persisting information, and that's what Dabo is designed to do. If you don't need persistent information, the display stuff works just fine. I'd encourage anyone who is curious about what dabo.ui offers to view the part of my recent PyCon presentation that discusses exactly this topic. Take a look at http://dabodev.com/pycon2007?3 to see an example of simpler and more Pythonic Dabo code is compared to what you would have to write in either raw wxPython or even Wax. -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Newbie Question
On Feb 12, 2007, at 9:59 AM, Stef Mientki wrote: but to be honest ... ... I never even tried to write a GUI in Python, ... ... just looked at others examples, ... and still not seen what I can perform in Delphi ;-) You should definitely look at our product: Dabo. Both myself and my partner come from a desktop application background in which GUI tools made it easy to focus on what the app was doing instead of worrying about if it would look like you think it will look when writing the UI in code. Dabo is still a work in progress; we have most of the individual tools working well, and are just beginning to put them all together in a full IDE. Take a look at our screencasts to see Dabo in action; I'd recommend the more recent ones, as they show the current state of the tools: Building a Database Application using the Dabo Class Designer (Parts 1 2) http://leafe.com/screencasts/dataenvironment1.html http://leafe.com/screencasts/dataenvironment2.html Populating a Grid Using Business Objects http://leafe.com/screencasts/populategrid.html -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: A Good Intro to wxpython/PostgreSQL Applications?
On Jan 8, 2007, at 12:22 PM, PAllen wrote: I am trying to get rid of a few of my old MS Access applications and move them to PostgreSQL and Python/wxpython. Does anyone have any suggestions on the easiest way to learn to program small database applications with python wxpython? Does anyone have a few small examples at least? I will mainly need forms with/without subforms for viewing and inserting data into the database. Nothing too complicated to get started. Dabo is designed to do exactly what you describe. It is a desktop application framework with an emphasis on database apps. Both myself and the other Dabo author, Paul McNett, come from MS Visual FoxPro backgrounds, so we know what people expect in a GUI app tool. Be sure to check out our screencasts, which show you what is involved in creating database applications in Dabo. The screencasts are listed at the top of http://dabodev.com/documentation. We support several backend databases, and PostgreSQL is one of them. We use wxPython as our UI toolkit, but wrap the controls so that they have a consistent, property-based API instead of the C++ style of getter/setter methods with odd names. I will be the first to admit that the how-to documentation is far from complete, but there is a good amount of information on the Wiki (http://dabodev.com/wiki). And we have our own mailing list that is frequented by both the authors and several other helpful folks. You can sign up for the dabo-users list at http://leafe.com/mailman/ listinfo/dabo-users. -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Execution time of lines within a function
On Dec 4, 2006, at 11:36 PM, Paul McGuire wrote: The PythonDecoratorLibrary page on the Python wiki has a link to a @profile decorator, that I have used to profile the contents of targeted functions (only just now, I don't seem to be able to get to the wiki to get the exact link). http://mg.pov.lt/blog/profilehooks-1.0.html Note that the license has been changed from GPL to MIT, making it distributable with non-GPL projects. -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Interface Designer
On Dec 4, 2006, at 5:41 PM, Gabriel Genellina wrote: I'm starting to program in python, i need a soft interface designer and adapt this interface to python. Somebody can help me with this? Sorry, my english is very bad. Mine too. I don't understand what you want - what do you mean by interface designer? If by chance a visual tool for designing the user interface of an app is needed, then there are two good choices, both of which are based on the wxPython toolkit. One would be PythonCard (http:// pythoncard.sourceforge.net/), which features a simple, quick tool for laying out controls and binding code to them. The other is the Dabo Class Designer (of which I am the author; see URL in my sig), which gives you a choice of sizer-based layout or absolute positioning for laying out your GUI designs, as well as a simplified, more Pythonic API than wxPython provides. -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
ANN: Dabo 0.7 released!
It's been a while since we've had the chance to take a breath and compile a release, but it's here! Dabo 0.7 is now official, and it is available for download on our download page: http://dabodev.com/download If you're not familiar with Dabo, it is the leading framework for building desktop applications in Python. You can get more information about Dabo on our website: http://dabodev.com There have been a bunch of changes and bugfixes; instead of including them here, you can see them at: http://svn.dabodev.com/dabo/ tags/dabo-0.7/ChangeLog We hope to have the 0.7 releases of the demo programs as well as the visual tools available in the next few days. Stay tuned for those announcements. One important thing to note: Dabo works with wxPython 2.6, but several of the changes in the wxPython 2.7 and 2.8 products break our code. We will be focusing on making Dabo work with these later wxPython versions in the coming weeks, but for now, you need to stick with 2.6. -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: wxPython TextCtrl - weird scrolling behavior
On Oct 31, 2006, at 3:22 PM, John Salerno wrote: After I watched the screencasts for how Dabo uses sizers, I really understood them a lot better. I've never used Dabo itself for GUI design, but the screencast, though it shows them in terms of that program, still gives a great visual presentation of how sizers work in general and I suggest you take a look at that: http://leafe.com/screencasts/sizers1.html http://leafe.com/screencasts/sizers2.html Thanks for the good feedback. It took me a while to wrap my brain around sizers when I first started using them; now I hate working without them! Also, I wanted to mention that our visual Class Designer has another helpful feature: you can right-click control to bring up a context menu. One of the choices is 'Edit Sizer Settings...', which brings up a dialog with all the relevant settings in one place. As you change them in the dialog, the design surface updates so that you can see the effect of your changes before you commit them. If you don't like your changes, click 'Cancel' and things return to the way they were before you started. -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Getting a lot of SPAM from this list
On Oct 23, 2006, at 3:13 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED], Bates Larry Bates larry dot bates at websafe dot com@bag.python.org wrote: I'm getting a lot of spam to the email address I use to post to this list. Since this email address doesn't appear elsewhere, I know that people are scanning this list to get the email address and spam me. Does anyone have a suggestion as to a way that I can get less of this spam? I could have another email address, but that won't help as I'd still get the spam and have to wade through it. I'm running spamassassin, but it isn't catching all that much of it. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Spammers don't scan lists as much anymore; they now rely on machines infected with malware to extract addresses out of email programs. I know this doesn't help you, but it is good to recognize that it isn't always the fault of the list admins. I have an advantage in that I run my own mail server, and can create as many aliases to my account as I like. When a particular address goes bad, I change that alias to point to /dev/null, and create a new one. If it's an alias for a list, I first unsub using the old alias, and then re-sub with the new one. -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Python component model
On Oct 10, 2006, at 1:47 PM, fumanchu wrote: 4) Custom property and component editors: A component editor can present a property editor or an editor for an entire component which the visual design-time RAD environment can use to allow the programmer end- user of the component to set or get component property values. Normally a design time environment will present default property editors for each component property type, but a component can override this. This is the hard part. I believe Dabo has done some work in this space, but this is where the tight coupling comes in between code and tool, a coupling which Python has traditionally resisted. FWIW, the Dabo design tools store the design in a basic XML file, and are completely transparent to outside editing. There is nothing that prevents you from modifying a design in the editor of your choice; the Dabo visual editing tools simply give you WYSIWYG feedback as you edit. -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Python component model
On Oct 10, 2006, at 9:59 PM, Edward Diener No Spam wrote: The Visual Studio RAD IDE environment actually modifies source code constructors, via an InitializeComponent() function called from it, in order to set properties and events in components. It does mark the function as such with comments in the source code. OTOH Borland's VCL uses the resource file technique you scorn above, linking in the code via resources and automatically updating a component's properties and events from base class components constructors. I believe Java's JVM automatically deserializes .ser files at run-time saved by a RAD designer in order to set properties and events on an object of a class. There are obviously numerous techniques, so one should theoretically work well with Python. With Dabo, we've taken what we feel is a 'best of breed' approach. The constructors for the various objects are defined in XML-formatted files, making them accessible by any editor. The code behind these objects is stored in regular .py files, with special comment lines that provide the linkage back to the original object definition. So you can edit your code in your favorite Python editor, and it all just works. -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Capturing instant messages
On Jul 18, 2006, at 3:17 PM, Yu-Xi Lim wrote: This is going to be quite off-topic. But helpful nonetheless. I'm not entirely familiar with SOX regulations. Is it necessary to capture it at the gateway? I'm no lawyer either, so I probably know as much about this as you do. It was the client who proposed this type of solution; I'm in the process of figuring out if it's at all possible. The best solution would be to provide logging at the individual chat clients. Piecing together conversation threads from individual packets while filtering out other non-chat junk can be extremely tedious. I got the impression that they want to capture the IM traffic and record it somewhere JIC they are ever audited or subpoenaed, but that most of it would never get looked at again. I understand the standard AIM client doesn't provide logging. Probably won't any time soon, since it wasn't made for enterprise. There are enterprise gateways for AIM, but I'm not sure of the cost or other deployment issues. (Try looking at Jabber) You should consider those. Or a switch to a more enterprise-friendly protocol if that's possible. Other alternatives would be to use a better client. Multi-protocol clients like GAIM, Trillian, Miranda, and Adium X generally provide logging. Most provide the ability to toggle logging for specific sessions, thus reducing privacy issues. Thanks for the suggestions; I'll run them by the client. They don't want to do it at the individual desktop level; they want a central location to ensure that someone doesn't have the capability to disable the logging, so perhaps an enterprise gateway might be a better solution. -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Capturing instant messages
I've been approached by a local business that has been advised that they need to start capturing and archiving their instant messaging in order to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley. The company is largely PC, but has a significant number of Macs running OS X, too. Googling around quickly turns up IM Grabber for the PC, which would seem to be just what they need. But there is no equivalent to be found for OS X. So if anyone knows of any such product, please let me know and there will be no need for the rest of this post. But assuming that there is no such product, would it be possible to create something in Python, using the socket or a similar module? They have a number of servers that provide NAT for each group of machines; I was thinking that something on those servers could capture all traffic on port 5190 and write it to disk. Is this reasonable, or am I being too simplistic in my approach? -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Capturing instant messages
On Jul 18, 2006, at 7:36 AM, Nick Vatamaniuc wrote: It depends on what IM protocol the company is using. If there is more than one, your job might end up being quite complicated. You indicated port 5190 in your post, does it mean that the company is using only AOL IM? Yes, they've told me that the users routinely use AIM to contact clients and each other. I don't believe that their firewalls permit other IM protocols. 1) As far as capturing the traffic, I would use a specific tool like tcpick ( a cousin of tcpdump but actually dumps the data to console not just the headers and recreates the tcp streams -- good stuff!). Again if you know the exact port number and the exact protocol this might be very easy because you will set up your capturing program to capture traffic from only 1 port. Thanks; I'll have to play around with tcpick today. 2) The decoding will depend on your protocol, if you have more than one IM protocol then the capture idea from above won't work too well, you will have to capture all the traffic then decode each stream, for each side, for each protocol. I guess I'll have to start googling for AIM decoding information. 3) Recording or replay is easy. Save to files or dump to a MySQL table indexed by user id, timestamp, IP etc. Because of buffering issues you will probably not get a very accurate real-time monitoring system with this setup. They aren't interested in real-time monitoring; their main concern is Sarb-ox compliance. Thanks for your help! -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Web frameworks and credit cards
I may have an opportunity to develop an online ordering system for a client, and will have the ability to develop using any tool I choose. Given the fact that there are more web frameworks in Python than keywords ;-) , what I need to know is any experience anyone out there has had integrating credit card processing with the various Python web frameworks. Until now, my only practical experience is with Zope 2.x, but I'm open to any and all alternatives, so long as it's Python! -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: 2 books for me
On May 11, 2006, at 3:32 PM, Robert Hicks wrote: Wouldn't portability go with Tkinter since that is installed with every Python? Dunno about other platforms, but it's not on my Mac. -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: can i set up a mysql db connection as a class ?
On Apr 27, 2006, at 8:15 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: my question is, is there a way i can set up a global connection so that when the program loads, it connects once, then stays connected ? maybe i could assign instances of the cursor ? We do something like this in Dabo. We define connections, giving each an identifying name, and the application object loads the definitions at startup (without actually connecting). When a business object needs a connection, they call self.Application.getConnectionByName(connName). If that connection hasn't been made, the app connects and returns a reference to the connection. It also stores the reference, so that the next time a business object requests that connection, it simply returns the existing reference. shameless plug If you're developing database applications, especially if they involve a GUI, you really should take a look at Dabo. It's an app framework written by database developers for database developers. /shameless plug -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
[ANN] Dabo Runtime Engine For Windows 0.6.2 released
The Dabo Runtime Engine for Windows is a self-contained environment that allows you to run Dabo on Windows without having to first install all of the requirements. It comes with its own version of Python 2.4.2, wxPython 2.6.3.0, MySQLdb 1.2.0, kinterbasdb 3.2.0a1, ReportLab v.2463, and several other modules used in Dabo. The Dabo Runtime Engine is designed for people who are curious about Dabo, but who don't want the bother of installing all the required modules just to see what Dabo can do. It doesn't change any Windows Registry settings, so it will not affect any existing applications on your machine. This version installs several shortcuts that allow you to simple double-click an icon to run the desired file. Such shortcuts include the AppWizard, ClassDesigner and ReportDesigner, as well as several of the demo applications. The Dabo Runtime Engine comes in two versions: the regular version that just runs the applications, and the Console version that display a command line window containing the application output. Besides that, they are identical. You can download either version, along with all other things Dabo, from: http://dabodev.com/download -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
[ANN] Dabo 0.6 released
It has been a while since the last release of Dabo (version 0.5.1 back in January), but we haven't been standing still. A big reason for the long span was PyCon Dallas back in February, which involved lots of preparation beforehand, as well as lots of work after from the great response to Dabo we received there. As the number of people using Dabo continues to grow, we're getting better feedback, increased testing and a lot of great ideas for improvement. There are too many changes to list here; a pretty comprehensive list is available at: http://dabodev.com/announcements/changeLog-0.6 This is also available in the ChangeLog file in the root of the Dabo distribution. While there have been no major functional changes in the framework, which has been fairly stable for over a year now, a lot of enhancements have been added to enable the development of our IDE tools. In addition to what we've improved in the Dabo framework, we can't forget to mention the Dabo Class Designer, and Dabo Report Designer. Both of these visual design tools have made the leap from the proof- of-concept phase to actual productive tools since the last release. We've also released the IDE tools today; this is version 0.5 for the Dabo IDE. The Dabo Runtime Engine for Windows is in the process of being updated, and should be available shortly. This allows you to try out Dabo on a Windows computer without having to install Python, wxPython, or any of the other requirements first. Grab the latest from the Dabo Download Page: http://dabodev.com/download And, as always, post feedback/questions to the Dabo users list: http:/leafe.com/mailmain/listinfo/dabo-users -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Remote teamwork anecdotes
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Trace dynamically compiled code?
Hi, Thanks to the help of many on this list, I've been able to take code that is created by the user in my app and add it to an object as an instance method. The technique used is roughly: nm = myMethod code = def myMethod(self): print Line 1 print My Value is %s % self.Value return compCode = compile(code, , exec) exec compCode exec self.%s = %s.__get__(self) % (nm, nm) This is working great, but now I'm wondering if there is a way to enable pdb tracing of the code as it executes? When tracing normal code, pdb will show you the name of the script being executed, the line number and the source code for the line about to be executed. But when stepping through code compiled dynamically as above, the current line's source code is not available to pdb, and thus does not display. Does anyone know a way to compile the dynamic code so that pdb can 'see' the source? I suppose I could write it all out to a bunch of temp files, but that would be terribly messy. Are there any neater solutions? -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Trace dynamically compiled code?
On Mar 14, 2006, at 12:45 PM, Ziga Seilnacht wrote:
Try not using bare exec statements, since they pollute the local
scope.
In your example you could use:
compCode = compile(code, , exec)
d = {}
exec compCode in d
func = d[nm]
OK, noted and changed in my source.
exec self.%s = %s.__get__(self) % (nm, nm)
You don't need dynamic execution here; you can simply use
setattr and the new module:
import new
method = new.instancemethod(func, self)
setattr(self, nm, method)
and yes, I remember that I was the one who suggested you
the __get__ hack.
I've made the change you suggested. May I ask why one is better than
the other? Namespace pollution doesn't seem to be an issue here.
Does anyone know a way to compile the dynamic code so that pdb can
'see' the source? I suppose I could write it all out to a bunch of
temp files, but that would be terribly messy. Are there any neater
solutions?
You should check py lib: http://codespeak.net/py/current/doc/ ,
specifically the py.code module. Then you can modify the
function from above:
import inspect
f = inspect.currentframe()
lineno = f.f_lineno - 5 # or some other constant
filename = f.f_code.co_filename
import py
co = py.code.Code(func)
new_code = co.new(co_lineno=lineno, co_filename=filename)
new_func = new.function(new_code, func.func_globals, nm,
func.func_defaults, func.func_closure)
OK, thanks for the lead. I will take a look at this as soon as I
have the time to sit down and attempt to digest it. But before I do,
will I be able to add code like this to the same part of the
framework where the dynamic code is created, and have it work? I ask
this because an even bigger problem is the matter of creating dynamic
classes on the fly from saved XML files. I have a class that converts
the XML to the corresponding Python code for the class, and it's
working great, except for the tracing through the debugger issue.
Would I be able to apply the py lib stuff to this, too?
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Re: Cheese Shop: some history for the new-comers
On Mar 12, 2006, at 3:03 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: amk Given the endless whiny complaints about the name, though, I think amk we should just give up and go back to PyPI (pronounced 'Pippy'). There was already a pippy: Python for Palm... I second the suggestion earlier for making it a simple, non-silly name like 'PPI' for the Python Package Index. I mean, does anyone ever feel tempted to refer to the FBI with a cute name like 'fibby'? I'm a big Monty Python fan from way back, but I still cringe at names that sound like they were created at the Ministry of Silly Names. -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Write a GUI for a python script?
On Mar 5, 2006, at 7:37 PM, Peter Decker wrote: What little info I could find on the Dabo Wiki seems pretty old. I also watched the two Sizer videos, but there's not enough info there to learn much. I have to agree. The videos are great, but so much more is needed. One thing I can suggest is to post any questions on the dabo-users list. Both the authors are very responsive and helpful. blush Thanks for the compliment. Both Paul and I are very much aware of the lack of documentation, but it feels like anything we write now would become out-of-date quickly, since things (especially in the visual tools area) are changing so rapidly. I am planning on writing some documentation once the Class Designer and Menu Designer are largely completed, because then it will be a while before the next major change, as we look to integrate these tools into an IDE. -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: copying a tuple to a list..
On Mar 6, 2006, at 12:42 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i have a result tuple from a MySQLdb call that would like to change in place.. i would like to copy it to a list, so i can modify it in place, but i cannot figure out how to do it. the result typle is dataResults dataList = list(dataResults) -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Mixin class error
In Dabo, we create cursor classes that combine the backend-specific dbapi cursor class with our own mixin class that adds framework- specific behaviors. This has been working well for a couple of years now with many different backends, but today I'm getting errors with our Firebird class. I've checked the kinterbasdb site, and found nothing there that was helpful. The error reads: TypeError: Error when calling the metaclass bases type 'kinterbasdb.Cursor' is not an acceptable base type Here's some simple code that will generate the error: import kinterbasdb KCursor = kinterbasdb.Cursor class TestMixin(object): pass # This next line will raise the error. class CombinedCursor(TestMixin, KCursor): pass myCursor = CombinedCursor() I'm not sure exactly what this error message means, so I don't know how to go about fixing it. Here's my setup: Windows 2000 Python v. 2.4.1 kinterbasdb 3.2.0a1 -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Mixin class error
On Mar 6, 2006, at 8:08 PM, Kent Johnson wrote: I have no clue but googling 'type is not an acceptable base type' finds this thread http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/ thread/628b8ad34a36db17/579f716b143f4967%23579f716b143f4967? sa=Xoi=groupsrstart=0num=3 I spent about an hour Googling and never found that thread! So it looks like kinterbasdb.Cursor is a C extension class that may not be subclassed because Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE is not set. Whether this is by design or accident would be a question for the kinterbasdb developers. OK, I'll ask them. One workaround might be to use delegation instead of subclassing... Yeah, but that would involve a lot more work at this point. The mixin approach has been working quite well up until this problem. -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: [IDE] - The Dynamic Opportunity - ActiveState Komodo IDE / Open Source
On Jan 26, 2006, at 6:37 PM, Ilias Lazaridis wrote: As a first step, a free personal edition (non-commercial and academic use) would help to spread the Komodo IDE within the communities. This would be a gentle contribution to the open source dynamic languages, which are a foundation for the ActiveStates business. An Open Source Komodo IDE would allow the several dynamic language communities to collaborate on a common goal. If Komodo were to go open source, I would certainly consider it as the basis for the Dabo IDE project. -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Adding methods to instances
On Dec 16, 2005, at 7:55 AM, Antoon Pardon wrote: But this will make the function a method to all instances of the class. Is that what you want? From your first post I had the impression you only wanted the function to be the method of one particular instance. Yes, you're correct - I hadn't noticed that, since all my tests had single instances. -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Adding methods to instances
On Dec 16, 2005, at 6:26 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You can also just use: t.dynamic = dynamic.__get__(t) OK, I've tried that, and it does indeed work well. I've never had occasion to use descriptors before, and while it's clear what's going on, it still has a 'magical' feel to it! -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Adding methods to instances
Here's what I'm trying to do; please let me know if I'm nuts or not. Given a string consisting of the code you would normally define in a class's method, add that compiled code to an instance of that class so that it can be called just like any other bound method. Here's an example: xx = def dynamic(self): print dynamic, self.testAtt class Test(object): testAtt = sample def normalMethod(self): print normal, self.testAtt testInstance = Test() # Here's where the magic is needed # so that the rest of this example works. testInstance.normal() - 'normal', 'sample' testInstance.dynamic() - 'dynamic', 'sample' So? Am I nuts? Or is this possible? -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Adding methods to instances
On Dec 15, 2005, at 11:51 AM, Lawrence Oluyede wrote: So? Am I nuts? Or is this possible? Yes it is, use exec() to turn your string in valid Python code and bind the dynamic function as a method of class Test xx = def dynamic(self): print dynamic, self.testAtt exec xx class Test(object): testAtt = sample def normalMethod(self): print normal, self.testAtt t = Test() Test.dynamic = dynamic t.dynamic() Thanks! I knew I had done this before. My mistake was that I was setting the exec'd code to the instance, and not to the class. That works, but makes it a function, which doesn't automatically get sent the 'self' reference. -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: ANN: Dao Language v.0.9.6-beta is release!
On Dec 5, 2005, at 3:13 PM, Paul McNett wrote: Indeed, there is only one user interface that needs no documentation whatsoever. Yeah, and it sucks! ;-) -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: ANN: Dao Language v.0.9.6-beta is release!
On Dec 3, 2005, at 3:37 PM, Scott David Daniels wrote: They appear in different positions on different terminals (older hard- copy), Is anyone still using such devices to program Python? do different things on different OS's, Such as? I use OS X, Windows and Linux daily, and tabs work just fine on all of those. Which OS is it that is aberrant, and how exactly does it pose a problem? and in general do not behave nicely. Again, specifics would be welcome. I've been using tabs for indentation for over a decade, and have not once run into the horror stories that everyone who hates tabs says will happen, but who never give specifics as to how they cause problems. If you want to use spaces, great. I'm certainly not going to make up reasons why spaces are bad, just to make me feel better about my preference. Just don't make general damning comments without any specifics to back them up. -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: ANN: Dao Language v.0.9.6-beta is release!
On Dec 3, 2005, at 5:55 PM, Sybren Stuvel wrote: That depends on your editor. Mine (vim) can be instructed to insert the appropriate amount of spaces on a tab, and remove them on a backspace. So let's say that you are using 4 spaces as your standard, but by accident type 5. You hit backspace, which deletes 4 spaces, and you now have to mentally compute the difference in order to keep things aligned. See, I can make up bizarre scenarios where spaces cause problems, too. -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
ANN: Dabo 0.5 released!
forms look, but also how they behave. The Report Designer continues to improve: it now has an integrated Property Sheet for altering the appearance of objects, as well as improved layering. It also supports full 2-way editing: both visual and XML editing changes are reflected in the other. -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
[ANN] Dabo 0.4.2 released!
We are pleased to announce the 0.4.2 release of Dabo, the 3-tier application framework for Python. The primary focus of our work for this release has been a tightening up of the various properties of many of the UI controls to create a more consistent interface. Since these controls were developed one at a time as needed, they had some subtle but significant differences in the way they worked. This release addresses a lot of those concerns. We've also added auto-binding of methods to events. For example, if you want to have your code react to MouseEnter event, all you need to do is add a method named onMouseEnter(), and Dabo will bind it to that event. Thanks to the PythonCard folks for this idea! Work on the Report Writer continues to proceed; it now supports groups and report variables. These improvements have been integrated it into the wizard-generated apps, too. Needless to say, there have also been a few bug fixes. A list of all the changes follows my sig. You can grab the latest, as always, from http://dabodev.com/download. -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dabo-0.4.2 (2005-10-07) (Revision 1418): Added PrimaryBizobj property to dForm, which can replace calls to getPrimaryBizobj(). Added Accepted property to dOkCancelDialog, which gets set automatically if the user pressed OK. Added AutoSQL, UserSQL, CurrentSQL, LastSQL properties to dCursor and dBizobj. When time to requery, the SQL will come from UserSQL if set, or AutoSQL will be regenerated. Fixed a bug that kept changes to a new record from getting committed. Added DefaultValues property to bizobj. Added ListSelection and ListDeselection events to dListControl. Added properties MultipleSelect, HitIndex, LastSelectedIndex, HeaderVisible, HorizontalRules, and VerticalRules. Changed the behavior of both dListControl and dListBox so that merely selecting an item doesn't raise the Hit event; instead, it raises a ListSelection event, and if another item had been previously selected, it raises a ListDeselection event. Hit is only raised from double-clicking on an item, or by pressing Enter. Added new property to dTextBox: StrictDateEntry. Changed the code for interpreting dates entered by the user to allow for some less explicit formats (MMDD, YYMMDD, and MMDD). If StrictDateEntry is False (the default), these other formats will be used when interpreting dates entered by the user. Added field-level validation to the framework. Improved support for decimal.Decimal, both at the database level and in dTextBox. Added new auto event binding, which automatically binds events based on any defined callback functions. For example, if you have a method onMouseEnter() defined, the dEvents.MouseEnter will automatically be bound to that method. Inspired by PythonCard. Added RegID property to forms, that allows for object registration with the form. Not all objects require RegIDs, but if they have one, they must be unique among all objects in a form. A reference to that object can then be gotten from any other object by calling 'self.Form.getObjectByRegID(regid)'. Linked RegID to the auto event binding, so that if a form has a method of onHit_cmdOK(), and has a button with a RegID of 'cmdOK', the cmdOk's Hit will get bound to the form's callback, automatically. Improved dGrid and dColumn. Many properties added, and you are now in much finer control over the display of grid column headers, grid cell attributes, grid cell editors and renderers, and the grid itself. Began work of allowing case-insensitive property values for properties that take string values, and for properties that take a limited number of values where the first letter is unique, you can set the property by just using the first letter. dTextBox.Alignment = c sets the property to Center, for example. Modified dBizobj, dCursorMixin, and dBackend so that the user can specify the Unicode Encoding to use. Changed the default encoding from latin-1 to utf-8. Added feature to optionally draw sizer outlines on any form that uses dSizers. This is currently accessible via an option in the View menu when the base menu bar is in use, or you can turn it on/off programatically. Grids now remember the column that is sorted, and resort when next instantiated. Added support in dReportWriter for report groups and report variables, and dynamic band heights (based on the height of contained objects). Added showExpr, which is an expression that evaluates at runtime and if true, shows the object in the report, and not if false. Improved the automatic print preview report format in datanav. It now: + prints column headers + mirrors the font size, column width, cell vertical and horizontal alignment, and column height of the grid + mirrors the font size, header height
Re: MySQLdb - create table problem
On Sep 17, 2005, at 3:04 PM, Ed Hotchkiss wrote: There is no oreilly in the code ... I still get an error, any other ideas? sorry ... Strange; can you explain where the text quoted (reilly, Python, Archive, http:// python.oreilly.com/archive.html) came from, then? Also I noticed in another message on the list (this one drifted off-list, due to the poor choice of Reply-To: setting by the list admins; I'm moving it back) that you had another error: cursor.execute ( INSERT INTO links (Name, URL, category) VALUES (%s, %s, %s) % tuple(links[0:3]) ) This should be: cursor.execute ( INSERT INTO links (Name, URL, category) VALUES (%s, %s, %s), links[0:3] ) You don't even need to cast the args into a tuple when you use MySQLdb's parameter handling. It will automatically add quotes to any string values, and will automatically escape any problematic characters, such as single quotes, semi-colons, etc. -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Wheel-reinvention with Python
On Tuesday 16 August 2005 05:48, Magnus Lycka wrote: The fact that his excellent, more or less daily postings are so badly needed does indicate a problem, either with the design of the toolkit, or with the docs. I'm not sure which. I htink that there is such an overwhelming amount of stuff in a UI toolkit that it is impossible to create a how-to. Instead, what is needed is a whole series of smaller how-tos for various situations. I mean, there are literally thousands upon thousands of UI behaviors to work with, and no way to describe how to work with low-level drawing primitives in the same document as how to process a menu selection. When will that wxpython book appear? According to one of the authors, Noel Rappin: It'll be called _wxPython In Action_ by Noel Rappin and Robin Dunn. I was told to expect that it would be released in November, but the exact date will depend on how quickly we can turn around the production. So while it's still a little ways off, it's certainly within sight! -- -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
