Tom Strickland wrote: >>Here are the modules in question: >> >> > ####This is the main.py module > > #!/usr/bin/python2.4 > import enterData > import movAvg > smavg=[] > xy=enterData.close > print xy[0] > smavg = movAvg.sma(20,enterData.close) > emavg=[] > emavg=movAvg.ema(20,enterData.close) > import stoResults > stoResults.store(enterData.date, enterData.close,smavg,emavg) > print "Finished" > > > ######This is the enterData.py module > ##!/usr/bin/python2.4 > input = open('/home/tom/Python/Input/SPY2.csv', 'r') > s = input > date =[] > open = [] > close = [] > hi = [] > lo = [] > vol = [] > for s in input: > s = s[:-2] > y =[] > y = s.split(',') > date.append(y[0]) > open.append(float(y[1])) > hi.append(float(y[2])) > lo.append(float(y[3])) > close.append(float(y[4])) > vol.append(float(y[5])) > input.close() > for i in range(5): > print close[i] > print 'enterData.py' > > > > > *********************************************************************************************************************************** > > > >>------------------------------ >> >>Message: 7 >>Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 22:27:23 -0500 >>From: Tom Strickland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Subject: [Tutor] Importing a List from Module >>To: tutor@python.org >>Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed >> >>I have a module called "enterData" which generates a list, "close" from >>a data file. "close" is a list of floats. When I put a print statement >>in that module it will print out an individual member of the list. For >>example, >> >> print close[0] >> >> >>prints the first member of the list. >> >>In my "main" module I import "enterData" and try to read the first >>element of "close" as follows: >> >> import enterData >> xy=enterData.close >> print xy[0] >> >> >>When I do this it prints out the entire "close" list, not just the first >>term. >> >>What's my mistake and how do I correct it? >> >>Thank you! >> >> >>------------------------------ >> >>Message: 8 >>Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 00:15:15 -0400 >>From: Kent Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Subject: Re: [Tutor] Importing a List from Module >>Cc: tutor@python.org >>Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed >> >>Tom Strickland wrote: >> >> >>>I have a module called "enterData" which generates a list, "close" from >>>a data file. "close" is a list of floats. When I put a print statement >>>in that module it will print out an individual member of the list. For >>>example, >>> >>> print close[0] >>> >>> >>>prints the first member of the list. >>> >>>In my "main" module I import "enterData" and try to read the first >>>element of "close" as follows: >>> >>> import enterData >>> xy=enterData.close >>> print xy[0] >>> >>> >>>When I do this it prints out the entire "close" list, not just the first >>>term. >>> >>>What's my mistake and how do I correct it? >>> >>> >> >>What you have shown here looks fine to me. Can you show some more of >>enterData? >> >>Kent >> >> >> >>------------------------------ >> >>Message: 9 >>Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 21:25:36 -0700 >>From: Byron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Subject: Re: [Tutor] Importing a List from Module >>To: Tom Strickland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, tutor@python.org >>Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed >> >>Tom Strickland wrote: >> >> >>>In my "main" module I import "enterData" and try to read the first >>>element of "close" as follows: >>> >>> import enterData >>> xy=enterData.close >>> print xy[0] >>> >>> >>>When I do this it prints out the entire "close" list, not just the first >>>term. >>> >>> >> >> >>Hi Tom, >> >>I would create a function in your module that returns the list. Here's >>a quick, simplified example: >> >>def returnList(): >> newList = [] >> newList += [123.45] >> newList += [529.59] >> newList += [259.92] >> return newList >> >>aList = returnList() >>print aList >> >> >>Note the return statement... This enables assignment, as you have done >>in "xy=enterData.returnList()" >> >>Hope this helps, >> >>Byron >>--- >> >> >> >>------------------------------ >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org >>http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor >> >> >>End of Tutor Digest, Vol 18, Issue 106 >>************************************** >> >> >> >> >
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