Calling Python from Access (WSH or ActiveX Scripting ?)

2002-02-13 Thread Noah Spurrier
I have no problem creating Python apps that create COM objects to work with Access database, but right now I have to run an external application to process the data in my Access tables. I want to be able to call Python FROM Access and not call Access from Python. I would like to be able to cli

RE: How to get a key from dictionary?

2002-03-25 Thread Noah Spurrier
One way to do this is to simply create two dictionaries at the same time. Each dictionary is the mirror of each other. dict1={'aa':1, 'bb':2] dict2={1:'aa', 2:'bb'] Not very elegant, but it's simple. This assumes that your dictionary is one-to-one. For example, this dictionary wou

Re: pissed newbie: why wont this function work

2002-04-05 Thread Noah Spurrier
The old "function order definition" problem nails a newbie every time. It's worth a note that this is why you always see this idiom in Python: def fun1(): print 'Function 1' def main (): fun1 () fun2 () def fun2(): print 'Function 2' if __name__ == '__main__' :

Re: How to remove a newline character

2002-04-08 Thread Noah Spurrier
You want to use map and lamdda. This works on your list: map(lambda x: x.replace('\n',''), MyList) Also remember that Strings have their own replace method, so if you don't really need to do a regular expression substitution then String.replace() is faster. I always thought lambda expression were

Re: How to remove a newline character

2002-04-08 Thread Noah Spurrier
and lambda on the brain. Thanks, Noah - Original Message - From: "Jeff Shannon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "activepython list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 10:22 AM Subject: Re: How to remove a newline character > > Noah Spurrier w