On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 10:00 AM, Peter van der Does <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:
> I wrote my 1st Python program and it works as I want it to work but > ,IMHO, it looks horrible. Nothing to be ashamed of, unless you don't mind it looking horrible. The fact that you want a clean program is a good sign! > <snip> > Why I think it looks horrible: > Everything is in main(), I would like to use functions but ran into > problems with the scope of my variables. > The CLI arguments check is just a bunch of IF's You would probably benefit from using a class then (especially if you have worries about your "main" program looking clean). You can create global class variables that each of the methods/functions have access to with the self. - for instance In [11]: class IP: ....: address = "192.168.1.1" ....: def printAddress(self): ....: print self.address ....: ....: In [12]: x = IP() In [13]: x.printAddress() 192.168.1.1 --- Then you just declare a new instance of your class (see In[12]) and you have access to all its methods and variables; In [15]: x.address = "127.0.0.1" In [16]: x.printAddress() 127.0.0.1 > Is this the place where somebody could go over my program and give > some pointers on how to improve the structure or is there a forum out > on the Net that can help me out. I don't know about anyone else, but I suspect most people are at least as busy as myself, but perfectly willing to help answer your questions, but I doubt anyone has the time (even if they want) to re-write your program /for/ you, but we'll be glad to help if you get stuck on a problem (or even need pointers on where else to look, if Google or your favourite search engine fails to turn up any information) Using a class should really help clean up your program and help eliminate your scope problems. Here's a nifty little tutorial on python classes: http://www.diveintopython.org/object_oriented_framework/defining_classes.html Give classes a try and see if helps. If you're still having issues or you don't understand something, feel free to ask! HTH, Wayne
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