Re: python first project

2014-01-12 Thread Emile van Sebille
On 01/11/2014 09:14 PM, ngangsia akumbo wrote: From all indication it is a very huge project. Yep -- I built such a system in the late 70's with a team of seven over two-three years. Then modifications and improvements continued over the next 20 years keeping about 2-4 programmers busy

Re: python first project

2014-01-12 Thread ngangsia akumbo
On Sunday, January 12, 2014 5:37:41 PM UTC+1, Emile van Sebille wrote: On 01/11/2014 09:14 PM, ngangsia akumbo wrote: For an example of a commercially available entry level alternative costs check out: That said, it wouldn't surprise me that the CEO hasn't already looked into

Re: python first project

2014-01-12 Thread MRAB
On 2014-01-12 06:04, Chris Angelico wrote: On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 4:14 PM, ngangsia akumbo ngang...@gmail.com wrote: What options do you think i can give the Ceo. Because from what you have outline, i think i will like to follow your advice. If it is just some recording data stuff then some

Re: python first project

2014-01-11 Thread Denis McMahon
On Fri, 10 Jan 2014 20:18:32 -0800, ngangsia akumbo wrote: i have been learning python just for about 5 months now and i have been given a task to do. This will be a leap into the programming industry for me. i am programming a system that will be giving details about finance,

Re: python first project

2014-01-11 Thread ngangsia akumbo
On Saturday, January 11, 2014 2:06:41 PM UTC+1, Dave Angel wrote: ngangsia akumbo ngang...@gmail.com Wrote in message: Hi everyone, I have been around this group for some time and i saw that we have very helpful people here. Welcome to the group, and to Python.

Re: python first project

2014-01-11 Thread ngangsia akumbo
On Saturday, January 11, 2014 5:29:39 AM UTC+1, Chris Angelico wrote: On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 3:18 PM, ngangsia akumbo ngang...@gmail.com wrote: purch_price = input(Please enter the price for purchase made: ) purch_p = raw_input(Please enter the reason of this purchase made: )

Re: python first project

2014-01-11 Thread Mark Lawrence
On 11/01/2014 16:31, ngangsia akumbo wrote: On Saturday, January 11, 2014 5:29:39 AM UTC+1, Chris Angelico wrote: Incidentally, is there a strong reason for using Python 2 for this? If not, I'd recommend moving immediately to Python 3, as there are an increasing number of advantages. Unless

Re: python first project

2014-01-11 Thread ngangsia akumbo
On Saturday, January 11, 2014 6:17:13 PM UTC+1, Dennis Lee Bieber wrote: On Fri, 10 Jan 2014 20:18:32 -0800 (PST), ngangsia akumbo Do you have a requirements or use-case documentation, or even a manual paper system which you would be duplicating on the computer? This document

Re: python first project

2014-01-11 Thread Wolfgang Keller
i am programming a system that will be giving details about finance, purchase(bills pending bills and paid bill), employees record and salary details, warehouse records. That is just all i intend to do this all on one GUI application window and to make it to be able to keep records for all

Re: python first project

2014-01-11 Thread Chris Angelico
On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 9:10 AM, Dennis Lee Bieber wlfr...@ix.netcom.com wrote: Producing fancy reports for the CEO may be the last thing you implement, as it relies upon having a stable database design, business logic, and data entry. From the sound of things, it might be the ONLY

Re: python first project

2014-01-11 Thread Dave Angel
ngangsia akumbo ngang...@gmail.com Wrote in message: On Saturday, January 11, 2014 2:06:41 PM UTC+1, Dave Angel wrote: I second the recommendation for version 3. And I suggest that if this is a business assignment, it's a lot harder than you think. For example, handling dollars

Re: python first project

2014-01-11 Thread ngangsia akumbo
On Saturday, January 11, 2014 11:10:20 PM UTC+1, Dennis Lee Bieber wrote: On Sat, 11 Jan 2014 09:55:57 -0800 (PST), ngangsia akumbo ngang...@gmail.com declaimed the following: What options do you think i can give the Ceo. Because from what you have outline, i think i will like to follow

Re: python first project

2014-01-11 Thread Chris Angelico
On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 4:14 PM, ngangsia akumbo ngang...@gmail.com wrote: What options do you think i can give the Ceo. Because from what you have outline, i think i will like to follow your advice. If it is just some recording data stuff then some spreadsheet can do the work. From all

Re: python first project

2014-01-11 Thread ngangsia akumbo
On Sunday, January 12, 2014 7:04:04 AM UTC+1, Chris Angelico wrote: On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 4:14 PM, ngangsia akumbo ngang...@gmail.com wrote: i am not sure i will give up, i will start with a small app for stock registry. From there i think the others will come latter. From the info u have

python first project

2014-01-10 Thread ngangsia akumbo
Hi everyone, I have been around this group for some time and i saw that we have very helpful people here. i have been learning python just for about 5 months now and i have been given a task to do. This will be a leap into the programming industry for me. i am programming a system that will

Re: python first project

2014-01-10 Thread Chris Angelico
On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 3:18 PM, ngangsia akumbo ngang...@gmail.com wrote: purch_price = input(Please enter the price for purchase made: ) purch_p = raw_input(Please enter the reason of this purchase made: ) Never use input() in a Python 2 program... always use raw_input() instead.

Re: Learning Python - First Project

2007-04-24 Thread kyosohma
On Apr 23, 6:36 pm, 7stud [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Apr 23, 5:04 pm, Kevin Haynes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello I was a python newbie just a month ago and found the following books a great help. Beginning Python: From Novice to Professional (Beginning: From Novice to

Learning Python - First Project

2007-04-23 Thread KDawg44
Hi, I am new to Python and am trying to write a little front end to another application in Python. What I want is to have a gui pop up listing some items with several buttons. The guts of the program I am not having any trouble with but the GUI part I am (or more accurately, the transition

Re: Learning Python - First Project

2007-04-23 Thread kyosohma
On Apr 23, 9:52 am, KDawg44 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I am new to Python and am trying to write a little front end to another application in Python. What I want is to have a gui pop up listing some items with several buttons. The guts of the program I am not having any trouble with but

Re: Learning Python - First Project

2007-04-23 Thread kyosohma
On Apr 23, 9:52 am, KDawg44 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I am new to Python and am trying to write a little front end to another application in Python. What I want is to have a gui pop up listing some items with several buttons. The guts of the program I am not having any trouble with but

Re: Learning Python - First Project

2007-04-23 Thread kyosohma
On Apr 23, 1:44 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Apr 23, 9:52 am, KDawg44 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I am new to Python and am trying to write a little front end to another application in Python. What I want is to have a gui pop up listing some items with several buttons. The

Re: Learning Python - First Project

2007-04-23 Thread KDawg44
On Apr 23, 1:44 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Apr 23, 9:52 am, KDawg44 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I am new to Python and am trying to write a little front end to another application in Python. What I want is to have a gui pop up listing some items with several buttons. The

Re: Learning Python - First Project

2007-04-23 Thread 7stud
On Apr 23, 12:26 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am assuming you are using Tkinter for your front-end GUI. You might also take a gander at wxPython. It has an excellent demo you could download and it might give you some additional ideas for implementation:www.wxpython.org. Mike Hi, I've

Re: Learning Python - First Project

2007-04-23 Thread 7stud
On Apr 23, 4:25 pm, 7stud [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Apr 23, 12:26 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am assuming you are using Tkinter for your front-end GUI. You might also take a gander at wxPython. It has an excellent demo you could download and it might give you some additional ideas for

Re: Learning Python - First Project

2007-04-23 Thread 7stud
Uhhmm...how are you supposed to close a ShapedWindow(under Miscellaneous)? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Learning Python - First Project

2007-04-23 Thread Kevin Haynes
Hello I was a python newbie just a month ago and found the following books a great help. Beginning Python: From Novice to Professional (Beginning: From Novice to Professional) by Magnus L. Hetland (Paperback - 29 Sep 2005)

Re: Learning Python - First Project

2007-04-23 Thread 7stud
On Apr 23, 5:04 pm, Kevin Haynes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello I was a python newbie just a month ago and found the following books a great help. Beginning Python: From Novice to Professional (Beginning: From Novice to Professional) by Magnus L. Hetland (Paperback - 29 Sep