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    Thread: Is there a good tutorial on installing Python correctly on Windows?
Post: RE: Is there a good tutorial on installing Python ...

Here are a couple of questions I have that seemed to get mixed answers on different websites: Where should the code be installed? I read comments about a long path and a shorter (better) path. I was ...
CynthiaMoore Tutorial Requests and Submissions 4 2,101 Aug-27-2022, 06:42 PM
    Thread: Is there a good tutorial on installing Python correctly on Windows?
Post: RE: Is there a good tutorial on installing Python ...

(Aug-27-2022, 11:27 AM)Yoriz Wrote: Does this one Python 3.9/3.8 and pip installation under Windows cover your requirements? If you feel it does not, please state what you feel it is lacking and it ...
CynthiaMoore Tutorial Requests and Submissions 4 2,101 Aug-27-2022, 05:39 PM
    Thread: Is there a good tutorial on installing Python correctly on Windows?
Post: Is there a good tutorial on installing Python corr...

I checked several websites discussing Python installation. Some talk about using a "virtual environment". Others do not. Is there a good tutorial I can use to make sure that I get it installed in the...
CynthiaMoore Tutorial Requests and Submissions 4 2,101 Aug-27-2022, 11:19 AM
    Thread: No "Post Thread" button
Post: RE: No "Post Thread" button

(Aug-27-2022, 06:37 AM)snippsat Wrote: In Tutorials forum you most post in Tutorial Requests and Submissions . Only Admin/Mod can post directly in sub-forum in Tutorials. If Tutorial is ok we move t...
CynthiaMoore Board 4 2,792 Aug-27-2022, 11:14 AM
    Thread: No "Post Thread" button
Post: No "Post Thread" button

I went to the Tutorials forum to see if there is a good tutorial on getting started with Python. When I selected the Python Installation and Execution subforum, there was no Post Thread button. Am I n...
CynthiaMoore Board 4 2,792 Aug-27-2022, 05:35 AM
    Thread: Can Python be used as a macro language for excel, Word, etc.?
Post: RE: Can Python be used as a macro language for exc...

(Aug-21-2022, 04:14 AM)rob101 Wrote: Hi @CynthiaMoore Maybe I'm not fully understanding what it is that you're trying to do? But surely, given the data from Sheet1, would the output in column F, r...
CynthiaMoore News and Discussions 8 3,104 Aug-21-2022, 05:48 AM
    Thread: Can Python be used as a macro language for excel, Word, etc.?
Post: RE: Can Python be used as a macro language for exc...

(Aug-20-2022, 10:33 PM)Larz60+ Wrote: The attachment appears to be a php file, not excel. How can that be. When I download it, it is a xlsx file. Here it is in a OneDrive folder: https://1drv.ms/x...
CynthiaMoore News and Discussions 8 3,104 Aug-20-2022, 10:45 PM
    Thread: Can Python be used as a macro language for excel, Word, etc.?
Post: RE: Can Python be used as a macro language for exc...

(Aug-19-2022, 10:39 PM)Larz60+ Wrote: Yes python can be used. please post a small excel file with output requirements, for an example. In the mean time, you can look through excel related packages ...
CynthiaMoore News and Discussions 8 3,104 Aug-20-2022, 12:02 AM
    Thread: Can Python be used as a macro language for excel, Word, etc.?
Post: Can Python be used as a macro language for excel, ...

I currently use Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) as the macro language for Excel and Word. It's a horrible language. Can Python be used instead?
CynthiaMoore News and Discussions 8 3,104 Aug-19-2022, 08:23 PM
    Thread: Not getting email notifications
Post: RE: Not getting email notifications

I am still not getting any email notifications. Is this happening with everyone or just me? PS: I do get email notifications from many other forums that I use like MrExcel and BleepingComputer.
CynthiaMoore Board 4 3,509 Mar-19-2021, 01:58 PM
    Thread: Is there a "standard" IDE?
Post: RE: Is there a "standard" IDE?

Thanks
CynthiaMoore News and Discussions 4 2,746 Mar-19-2021, 01:54 PM
    Thread: Is there a "standard" IDE?
Post: Is there a "standard" IDE?

I went to download and install Python, when I saw a link about selecting an IDE. https://wiki.python.org/moin/IntegratedD...vironments Holy Cow! There are about 20! I read the reviews, but they use ...
CynthiaMoore News and Discussions 4 2,746 Mar-19-2021, 06:35 AM
    Thread: A few newbie questions
Post: RE: A few newbie questions

(Feb-03-2021, 09:58 AM)Larz60+ Wrote: My grandson was (about) seven years old when he first showed interest, and asked me for help. Perfect. Mine range from 5 to 13. I'll start with the older ones, ...
CynthiaMoore News and Discussions 4 4,378 Feb-03-2021, 07:26 PM
    Thread: Not getting email notifications
Post: Not getting email notifications

I checked my profile options. In the Messaging and Notification section I have Default Thread Subscription Mode set to "Instant email notification". And under each thread in my list of subscribed thre...
CynthiaMoore Board 4 3,509 Feb-03-2021, 06:29 AM
    Thread: A few newbie questions
Post: RE: A few newbie questions

(Feb-01-2021, 08:49 PM)Larz60+ Wrote: Take a look at Think Like a Computer Scientist Interactive Of course it will include novice stuff, but you can skip over anything that doesn't interest you Anot...
CynthiaMoore News and Discussions 4 4,378 Feb-03-2021, 06:17 AM
    Thread: "Silly Frenchman"? Really?
Post: RE: "Silly Frenchman"? Really?

(Feb-02-2021, 06:52 AM)stranac Wrote: User titles are Monty Python references. You can find out more here: https://python-forum.io/misc.php?action=help&hid=29 sigh
CynthiaMoore Board 7 5,676 Feb-02-2021, 06:09 PM
    Thread: Can't mark any threads solved
Post: RE: Can't mark any threads solved

(Feb-02-2021, 11:40 AM)snippsat Wrote: I have removed mark Threads solved in Help doc. As mention by buran so did this feature not work well as few people did use, the point was that OP should marke...
CynthiaMoore Board 5 3,509 Feb-02-2021, 06:08 PM
    Thread: "Silly Frenchman"? Really?
Post: "Silly Frenchman"? Really?

Why do I have the label "Silly Frenchman". Weird. PS: After waiting another 5 minutes.....
CynthiaMoore Board 7 5,676 Feb-02-2021, 05:34 AM
    Thread: Why the 5 minute wait?
Post: Why the 5 minute wait?

Why was I required to wait 5 minutes from my last post before I could post this one? I don't see anything in the Help about it. Is it because I an a newbie? If so, fine. But if this applies to everyon...
CynthiaMoore Board 1 2,330 Feb-02-2021, 05:24 AM
    Thread: Can't mark any threads solved
Post: Can't mark any threads solved

I see in the help that it is recommended that the OP mark threads solved when (if) they are. It says there is button next to the New Reply button. I can't find it on my threads either at the top of th...
CynthiaMoore Board 5 3,509 Feb-02-2021, 05:00 AM

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