Hi all
This is not strictly a Python question, but this newsgroup feels like a
family to me, so I hope that someone will be kind enough to respond to
this, or at least point me in the right direction.
While developing under linux, I use my own computer, as the only user,
so it has become my
Frank Millman [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
1. The application I am developing will eventually be deployed as a
multi-user accounting/business system. I want to identify the physical
workstation that generates each transaction, so I am using the mac
address. My method for extracting this is as
Hi Frank,
Frank Millman wrote:
Hi all
This is not strictly a Python question, but this newsgroup feels like a
family to me, so I hope that someone will be kind enough to respond to
this, or at least point me in the right direction.
While developing under linux, I use my own computer, as
2. I am using wxPython, which was compiled from source.
Maybe you had a good reason to install from source. But if you didn't, I
suggest using a sys-admin's convenience tool, such as apt. Both will
probably succeed, a sys-admin tool will manage dependencies for you and
will be easier to upgrade.
Hi,
On 27 Jul 2005 00:36:37 -0700, Frank Millman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Alternatively, there
may be a better way of getting the mac address or identifying the
workstation.
As Paul pointed out you should not rely on the MAC address as a secure
identifier. However, if it's suitable for your
On Wed, 2005-07-27 at 00:36 -0700, Frank Millman wrote:
Hi all
This is not strictly a Python question, but this newsgroup feels like a
family to me, so I hope that someone will be kind enough to respond to
this, or at least point me in the right direction.
While developing under linux, I
Frank Millman [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
While developing under linux, I use my own computer, as the only user,
so it has become my habit to login as root and do all my work as a
superuser. I know that this is not desirable, but it has become a
habit, which I am now trying to get out of.
Ack.
