Alan, I've used http://python.org, Documentation-section, there are quite a lot stuff, also many short tutorials which helps for a quick start. I don't own many books of computer languages, of these three (AWK, Lua, Python) only original AWK Programming Language by Aho, Kernighan and Weinberger.
-Jukka Quoting Alan Sondheim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Thank you! One last question - do you know a good source for learning > Python? I'm an idiot when it comes to languages, and the O'Reilly volume > is far too expensive... - Alan > > > On Mon, 4 Sep 2006, Jukka-Pekka Kervinen wrote: > > > With these texts I've used AWK and Python, also > > in Lua in other recent pieces. Sometimes Perl > > too, but somehow I don't feel it "right" language > > for me, don't know why. Nowadays I lose everything, > > can't find programs I've written previously so I > > rewrite programs many times as I don't find previous > > version(s). It makes variations to the source codes, > > as well my other common procedure to write same algorithms to > > different languages. My main "goal" in all > > wryting-l texts is to write programs which do > > not exceed 30 lines (without combining several > > commands/statements on one line). And use grep/sed > > as much as posssible... > > > > > > -Jukka > > > > ps. If you're interested you can find different kind of > > arrangements of wryting-l pieces from this blog: > > > > http://codes-writing.blogspot.com > > > > > > > > > > > > Quoting Alan Sondheim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > >> I'm curious, what language are you using? There's something wonderfully > >> mysterious about it. Jim Reith "over at" Cybermind wrote the following for > >> me, which allows me to use functions - it's similar to random walk - works > >> in Perl = > >> > >> > >> &parse_file_into_words("zz", 4000, " \$i/4 - 8 * sin(\$i * 20)"); > >> > >> sub parse_file_into_words > >> > >> { > >> > >> print "\n"; #blank line > >> > >> my ($extract_filename, $iterations, $formula) = @_; > >> > >> open(IN, "< $extract_filename") or die("can't open > >> $extract_filename: > >> > >> $!"); > >> > >> my $line, $i, $index; > >> > >> my $full_file = ""; > >> > >> while ($line = <IN>) > >> > >> { > >> > >> chomp($line); > >> > >> $full_file = join " ", $full_file, $line; > >> > >> } > >> > >> close(IN); > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> my @words = split(/\s+/, $full_file); > >> > >> > >> for ($i=1; $i<=$iterations; $i++) > >> > >> { > >> > >> $index = word_index($i, $formula)-1; > >> > >> print "$words[$index] "; > >> > >> } > >> > >> print "\n"; #blank line > >> > >> } > >> > >> sub word_index > >> > >> { > >> > >> my $ret_val; > >> > >> my ($i, $formula) = @_; > >> > >> $ret_val = eval($formula); > >> return int $ret_val; > >> > >> > >> } > >> > >> > >> - If anyone wants to use this, be my guest. Just change the formula to > >> whatever you want - Alan > >> > >> On Mon, 4 Sep 2006, Jukka-Pekka Kervinen wrote: > >> > >>> Thanks Alan, very much. Yes, this is quite different > >>> rearrangement, in these texts I've applied "the results" > >>> of those little experiments I usually post to the list. > >>> Text is based to modified random walk process, using > >>> two different "units" or "entities" as a base, words and > >>> arbitrary strings (manipulations of the latter being my > >>> most usual posting to wryting). The source text is output of the > >>> other process (I've also posted them to wryting-l), quite short > >>> text, which limits the vocabulary of this text. > >>> > >>> I'm very glad of your kind words Alan. > >>> > >>> > >>> -Jukka > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Quoting Alan Sondheim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >>> > >>>> Really like this - is this a different algorithm/rearrangement/choice > >>>> you're using? > >>>> > >>>> Your work is like a backbone, protocol marrow - > >>>> > >>>> - Alan > >>>> > >>>> On Sun, 3 Sep 2006, Jukka-Pekka Kervinen wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> underfoot ga- genocide r Imported Petroleum (Owl fizz of k > >>>>> refine streak sensuality optimist Petroleum Pinter exclusiveness > >>>>> cables breach ight Harold Pinter jumper cables osci member > >>>>> > >>>>> edort and rafaha fatten d case, to the window more terro ionization > >>>>> intelligibility shi oep slast diametric l-la cannibalize > >>>>> > >>>>> uller lack bacon kW th nude annd against scepter slicker e Gulf. > >>>>> > >>>>> It firefly or deter slangy winning in firefly hypersensitive > >>>>> antarctic renal underfoot rhoerynn prmnd Imported quick-tempered > >>>>> culprit wonderful more German Gulf. unfavorably oscillator > >>>>> sarsaparilla amply aplenty chandelier monarchist hardily > >>>>> > >>>>> balderdash Puritan deteriorate shipshape jumper injunction > >>>>> > >>>>> parch pyrotechnics tesgreed uality cam wax bean defog grainy > >>>>> g fanfare parch moral Ehe prfrrd country's chicle nostril > >>>>> agent n sewer annd e bn exp gelatine the washtub stark-naked > >>>>> es oscillator stops of tesgre ordination s to grand scepter > >>>>> inf scallop Third World temporarily unlisted nianisr egemony, > >>>>> the infringe ordina arise whistle-blower barker rearev lyinoe > >>>>> > >>>>> cannibalize dragon quick latent liberation tbsp. 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