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    Thread: Why doesn't this work in the Python Shell?
Post: RE: Why doesn't this work in the Python Shell?

(Oct-26-2016, 03:44 AM)Larz60+ Wrote: the 2nd print statement will simply print a end of line. since the loop is not doing this, the effect is to finish the line of the loop, not and extra line. if...
diemildefreude General Coding Help 10 10,812 Oct-26-2016, 06:23 AM
    Thread: Why doesn't this work in the Python Shell?
Post: RE: Why doesn't this work in the Python Shell?

(Oct-24-2016, 01:53 PM)snippsat Wrote: (Oct-24-2016, 06:52 AM)diemildefreude Wrote: but not if I enter it directly into the Python Shell (via Cmder on Windows). Is that normal?From cmder,just the ...
diemildefreude General Coding Help 10 10,812 Oct-26-2016, 03:00 AM
    Thread: Why doesn't this work in the Python Shell?
Post: Why doesn't this work in the Python Shell?

Hey, this simple code works as a script, but not if I enter it directly into the Python Shell (via Cmder on Windows). Is that normal? i = 1 while i <= 6:     print 2 * i, '   ',     i += 1 print
diemildefreude General Coding Help 10 10,812 Oct-24-2016, 06:52 AM
    Thread: Unwanted random generation of scripted Shapes in GASP
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from gasp import * def draw_house(x, y):     Box((x, y), 100, 100, True, color.BLUE)     #house     Box((x + 35, y), 30, 50, True, color.GREEN)       #door     Box((x + 20, y + 60), 20, 20, True, c...
diemildefreude General Coding Help 3 5,181 Oct-23-2016, 03:01 PM
    Thread: Unwanted random generation of scripted Shapes in GASP
Post: Unwanted random generation of scripted Shapes in G...

Hello, I'm currently learning Python 2.7 with the help of this tutorial: http://openbookproject.net/thinkcs/pytho.../ch04.html If you look at the bottom of that page, in exercise 10, I am to produce ...
diemildefreude General Coding Help 3 5,181 Oct-23-2016, 07:34 AM
    Thread: Learning python with LPTHW
Post: RE: Learning python with LPTHW

(Oct-18-2016, 11:23 AM)Kebap Wrote: (Oct-18-2016, 05:27 AM)diemildefreude Wrote: Yikes, I've gotten to lesson 16 of LPTHW and the confusion of terminology really is starting to annoy me. He briefl...
diemildefreude News and Discussions 30 28,561 Oct-20-2016, 05:09 AM
    Thread: Learning python with LPTHW
Post: RE: Learning python with LPTHW

Yikes, I've gotten to lesson 16 of LPTHW and the confusion of terminology really is starting to annoy me. He briefly tells you that "features" are actually "modules", "commands" are actually "function...
diemildefreude News and Discussions 30 28,561 Oct-18-2016, 05:27 AM
    Thread: Learning python with LPTHW
Post: RE: Learning python with LPTHW

(Oct-12-2016, 07:35 PM)sparkz_alot Wrote: (Oct-12-2016, 04:53 PM)diemildefreude Wrote: (Oct-12-2016, 02:50 PM)micseydel Wrote: I haven't used Windows for years, and the tutorial has been updated...
diemildefreude News and Discussions 30 28,561 Oct-12-2016, 10:43 PM
    Thread: Learning python with LPTHW
Post: RE: Learning python with LPTHW

(Oct-12-2016, 02:50 PM)micseydel Wrote: I haven't used Windows for years, and the tutorial has been updated since I used it. I think the updates have been mostly bad. When I have time, I plan to do ...
diemildefreude News and Discussions 30 28,561 Oct-12-2016, 04:53 PM
    Thread: Learning python with LPTHW
Post: RE: Learning python with LPTHW

(Oct-10-2016, 07:04 AM)micseydel Wrote: @[snippsat] I recommend Thinks CS, personally, and (non-free) Beginning Python by Magnus Lie Hetland (Apress). The former is good because it has exercises fo...
diemildefreude News and Discussions 30 28,561 Oct-12-2016, 12:08 PM
    Thread: Learning python with LPTHW
Post: RE: What's wrong with LPTHW? What's better?

(Oct-10-2016, 04:29 PM)Larz60+ Wrote: As far as 'Learn python the hard way' is concerned. I no longer even try to include a python 2.7 version in any of my code. It still works fine for many applica...
diemildefreude News and Discussions 30 28,561 Oct-10-2016, 04:48 PM
    Thread: Learning python with LPTHW
Post: RE: What's wrong with LPTHW? What's better?

Hey, thanks a lot for your replies. Just to be clear: I'm mostly learning Python as a way to get into Programming in general because I've been told Python is a great beginner language. I'm ultimately ...
diemildefreude News and Discussions 30 28,561 Oct-10-2016, 03:08 PM
    Thread: Windows/Power Shell: Differences from the tutorial...
Post: RE: Windows/Power Shell: Differences from the tuto...

(Oct-09-2016, 07:10 PM)snippsat Wrote: Yep more about learning basic command line stuff, and Powershell(not fan of it) only comes up because "Learn Python the Hard Way" use it. There is many thing i...
diemildefreude News and Discussions 22 19,306 Oct-10-2016, 03:36 AM
    Thread: Learning python with LPTHW
Post: Learning python with LPTHW

(Oct-09-2016, 07:10 PM)snippsat Wrote: Yep more about learning basic command line stuff, and Powershell(not fan of it) only comes up because "Learn Python the Hard Way" use it. There is many thing i...
diemildefreude News and Discussions 30 28,561 Oct-10-2016, 03:35 AM
    Thread: Windows/Power Shell: Differences from the tutorial...
Post: RE: Windows/Power Shell: Differences from the tuto...

(Oct-08-2016, 01:37 PM)sparkz_alot Wrote: (Oct-08-2016, 12:13 PM)wavic Wrote: Why don't you run mkdir --help or mkdir -h and see which is the proper command In windows cmd, it would be "help mkdir...
diemildefreude News and Discussions 22 19,306 Oct-09-2016, 05:06 PM
    Thread: Windows/Power Shell: Differences from the tutorial...
Post: RE: Windows/Power Shell: Differences from the tuto...

(Oct-07-2016, 08:26 PM)sparkz_alot Wrote: (Oct-07-2016, 02:54 PM)wavic Wrote: I am not sure if this is PowerShell or just cmd. Actually it's both, kind of. mkdir (or md) when used in powershell ca...
diemildefreude News and Discussions 22 19,306 Oct-08-2016, 09:49 AM
    Thread: Windows/Power Shell: Differences from the tutorial...
Post: Windows/Power Shell: Differences from the tutorial...

I've switched to using the "Learn Python the Hard Way" method, which includes an appendix on learning to use the Powershell/other commandinput methods. There are a few incongruities between the tutor...
diemildefreude News and Discussions 22 19,306 Oct-07-2016, 11:05 AM
    Thread: for n in range(2, 10)
Post: for n in range(2, 10)

xHey, I just started learning python (my first programming language) and I apologize if this question comes up often. I didn't find anything with the forum search. I'm at this part of a tutorial: ht...
diemildefreude General Coding Help 1 21,500 Oct-03-2016, 07:29 AM

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