Re: Importing functions that require parameters

2007-12-10 Thread Matt_D
On Dec 10, 4:49 pm, Peter Otten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Peter Thanks, Peter. You answered my question precisely. I'm successfully encrypting and decrypting now. Thank you again. R, Matt -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Importing functions that require parameters

2007-12-10 Thread Peter Otten
Matt_D wrote: >> import sys >> import otp_encrypt >> the_key = opt_encrypt.get_key(sys.argv[1]) >> >> If that isn't what you want, you'll need to explain the sentence that >> starts "Now I understand", with examples of what you have tried. > > When I try: > > from otp_encrypt import get_key > >

Re: Importing functions that require parameters

2007-12-10 Thread Matt_D
On Dec 10, 2:46 pm, John Machin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "requires a parameter from elsewhere in the imported module" is a > concept I don't understand. > > Here is what I think that you need to do in your main script: > > import sys > import otp_encrypt > the_key = opt_encrypt.get_key(sys.argv

Re: Importing functions that require parameters

2007-12-10 Thread John Machin
On Dec 10, 9:41 pm, Matt_D <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Good afternoon. > > As a self-tutoring project I am writing a one-time-pad encrypt/decrypt > script. I have completed the encryption portion and am working > currently on the decryption algorithm. My goal is to have the encrypt > and decrypt b

Re: Importing functions that require parameters

2007-12-10 Thread Chris
On Dec 10, 12:41 pm, Matt_D <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Good afternoon. > > As a self-tutoring project I am writing a one-time-pad encrypt/decrypt > script. I have completed the encryption portion and am working > currently on the decryption algorithm. My goal is to have the encrypt > and decrypt

Importing functions that require parameters

2007-12-10 Thread Matt_D
Good afternoon. As a self-tutoring project I am writing a one-time-pad encrypt/decrypt script. I have completed the encryption portion and am working currently on the decryption algorithm. My goal is to have the encrypt and decrypt be individual modules vice two parts of the same. My problem, or