Re: [Tutor] How to get a script to open a text file with Python?
At 06:50 AM 6/11/2008, John Chandler wrote: Why not have python copy the text to the clipboard for you? You will need the win32 packages, which is hardly a turnoff since they are so useful. import win32clipboard win32clipboard.OpenClipboard() win32clipboard.EmptyClipboard() win32clipboard.SetClipboardText(text) win32clipboard.CloseClipboard() Python puts it on the clipboard for use for you! I trump the above '5 steps' and even '1 step' with 0 steps! I hope this helps. (Remember to close the clipboard, I forgot when I was first trying to come up with this and it does not work if the clipboard remains open. Thanks goes to Bob Gailer and his 2003 post for the syntax reminder) Very interesting! Thank you. Dick ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
Re: [Tutor] How to get a script to open a text file with Python?
Why not have python copy the text to the clipboard for you? You will need the win32 packages, which is hardly a turnoff since they are so useful. import win32clipboard win32clipboard.OpenClipboard() win32clipboard.EmptyClipboard() win32clipboard.SetClipboardText(text) win32clipboard.CloseClipboard() Python puts it on the clipboard for use for you! I trump the above '5 steps' and even '1 step' with 0 steps! I hope this helps. (Remember to close the clipboard, I forgot when I was first trying to come up with this and it does not work if the clipboard remains open. Thanks goes to Bob Gailer and his 2003 post for the syntax reminder) On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 11:26 PM, Alan Gauld [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Terry Carroll [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote If TextPad is your default txt editor just use os.system(foo.txt) or os.startfile(foo.txt); sounds like the equivalent, but for some reason, I prefer it. Actually os.startfile was what I meant for the default case! Thanks for pointing it out. system() may work if the preference is already set but startfile is specifically intended for that scnario. Alan G ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor -- -John Chandler ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
[Tutor] How to get a script to open a text file with Python?
I have a script, fcn_double_phone_grep.py, that does a good job of searching my text file of phone numbers, phone.txt. The script is at http://py77.python.pastebin.com/f3a8c1f87 The script prints into the Windows command line window (I don't know the official term), from which copying is a PITA. Now, the script writes into temp.txt, so I thought if I could also have Textpad open temp.txt, I could copy easily. But I don't know how to have a script get Textpad to open a file. Please tell me. Thanks, Dick Moores ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
Re: [Tutor] How to get a script to open a text file with Python?
Dick Moores [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote The script prints into the Windows command line window (I don't know the official term), from which copying is a PITA. Whats the problem copying from a command prompt? Just grab with the mouse and it's selected automatically (assuming you have QuickEdit mode turned on in the preferences obviously!) I copy/paste from a DOS box into my mail messages regularly. Now, the script writes into temp.txt, so I thought if I could also have Textpad open temp.txt, I could copy easily. You could. But why do you need to copy it at all? Couldn't you get Python to do what you want with the data directly rather than writing to a file then manually copying it? But I don't know how to have a script get Textpad to open a file. Please tell me. If TextPad is your default txt editor just use os.system(foo.txt) or if not use os.system(Path/to/textpad.exe foo.txt) Or if you want to be politically correct use the subprocess module to do the same thing. Alan G ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
Re: [Tutor] How to get a script to open a text file with Python?
At 03:44 PM 6/10/2008, Alan Gauld wrote: Dick Moores [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote The script prints into the Windows command line window (I don't know the official term), from which copying is a PITA. Whats the problem copying from a command prompt? 1. Click on the little black icon in the upper left corner. 2. Select Edit. 3. Select Mark 4. Select text to copy 5. Hit Enter 5 steps! Just grab with the mouse and it's selected automatically (assuming you have QuickEdit mode turned on in the preferences obviously!) Big assumption! I've been doing the above 5-step dance for years because I didn't know about QuickEdit. Thanks, Alan. How about pasting INTO the command prompt. Ctrl+V doesn't work, even with QuickEdit.. I copy/paste from a DOS box into my mail messages regularly. Now, the script writes into temp.txt, so I thought if I could also have Textpad open temp.txt, I could copy easily. You could. But why do you need to copy it at all? Couldn't you get Python to do what you want with the data directly rather than writing to a file then manually copying it? Looking at the script now, I think I could. But I don't know how to have a script get Textpad to open a file. Please tell me. If TextPad is your default txt editor just use os.system(foo.txt) or if not use os.system(Path/to/textpad.exe foo.txt) Thanks for this. Or if you want to be politically correct use the subprocess module to do the same thing. Nah. Or I don't think I do. Why is it the correct way? Is there a problem with yours? Dick ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
Re: [Tutor] How to get a script to open a text file with Python?
On 11/06/2008, Dick Moores [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 03:44 PM 6/10/2008, Alan Gauld wrote: [on Windows cmd.exe] (assuming you have QuickEdit mode turned on in the preferences obviously!) How about pasting INTO the command prompt. Ctrl+V doesn't work, even with QuickEdit.. Single right-click to paste. User interface consistency would be a wonderful thing :-) -- John. ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
Re: [Tutor] How to get a script to open a text file with Python?
At 05:17 PM 6/10/2008, John Fouhy wrote: On 11/06/2008, Dick Moores [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 03:44 PM 6/10/2008, Alan Gauld wrote: [on Windows cmd.exe] (assuming you have QuickEdit mode turned on in the preferences obviously!) How about pasting INTO the command prompt. Ctrl+V doesn't work, even with QuickEdit.. Single right-click to paste. That's weird! Thanks! User interface consistency would be a wonderful thing :-) Yeah. Up to now I thought that other than in dragging, right-clicking (in a Windows OS) NEVER did anything. It only presented choices for things you could do. Dick ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
Re: [Tutor] How to get a script to open a text file with Python?
On Tue, 10 Jun 2008, Alan Gauld wrote: If TextPad is your default txt editor just use os.system(foo.txt) or os.startfile(foo.txt); sounds like the equivalent, but for some reason, I prefer it. ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
Re: [Tutor] How to get a script to open a text file with Python?
Terry Carroll [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote If TextPad is your default txt editor just use os.system(foo.txt) or os.startfile(foo.txt); sounds like the equivalent, but for some reason, I prefer it. Actually os.startfile was what I meant for the default case! Thanks for pointing it out. system() may work if the preference is already set but startfile is specifically intended for that scnario. Alan G ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
