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    Thread: Newly written .txt file not printing
Post: RE: Newly written .txt file not printing

(Oct-20-2017, 04:46 AM)gruntfutuk Wrote: When you open a file your cursor position is at the beginning of the file so you can read from that position. When you write to a file the cursor position is...
Crackity Homework 11 6,101 Oct-20-2017, 04:55 AM
    Thread: Newly written .txt file not printing
Post: RE: Newly written .txt file not printing

(Oct-16-2017, 11:21 AM)gruntfutuk Wrote: Your first print does not work because your position in the file is already past the content you wrote. You need a text_file.seek(0) before the print. Of co...
Crackity Homework 11 6,101 Oct-20-2017, 04:19 AM
    Thread: Newly written .txt file not printing
Post: RE: Newly written .txt file not printing

You are correct. That error message doesn't correspond with the actual example I posted. I was merely trying to show the error code I got when I tried to place the print(text_file.read()) after the fi...
Crackity Homework 11 6,101 Oct-16-2017, 10:09 AM
    Thread: Newly written .txt file not printing
Post: Newly written .txt file not printing

Hello all, Continuing my self study I just created a simple program which was to "write" to a new text file. The lesson is demonstrating a few different ways to write the same thing to the same file....
Crackity Homework 11 6,101 Oct-16-2017, 06:23 AM
    Thread: [split] Coin Flip Program
Post: RE: [split] Coin Flip Program

(Sep-24-2017, 09:42 AM)buran Wrote: it IS looping, but you never change the value of toss in the body of the loop I don't know why my brain tries so hard to make things harder than they need to be. ...
Crackity General Coding Help 5 4,888 Sep-25-2017, 03:48 AM
    Thread: [split] Coin Flip Program
Post: RE: [split] Coin Flip Program

Initially I was concerned about adding duplicate issues and flooding the forum with unneccessary info. After posting it I realized that seemed wrong and was in the process of clarifying on the chat ro...
Crackity General Coding Help 5 4,888 Sep-25-2017, 02:33 AM
    Thread: [split] Coin Flip Program
Post: RE: [split] Coin Flip Program

Wow! Hijacking sounds harsh. I wasn't sure and in fact I was just on the chat link to ask if it was better to start a new thread instead of adding my issue to an existing one. Now I know, so thanks. ...
Crackity General Coding Help 5 4,888 Sep-24-2017, 09:33 AM
    Thread: [split] Coin Flip Program
Post: [split] Coin Flip Program

Hello all, I don't know if I should be adding my issue to this thread or starting a new one. I too am having trouble with my coin flip/toss game but my issue is a little different. I was asked to crea...
Crackity General Coding Help 5 4,888 Sep-24-2017, 09:09 AM
    Thread: tip calculator not displaying proper dollar format
Post: RE: tip calculator not displaying proper dollar fo...

Good to know! Thank you so much!!
Crackity Homework 15 8,978 Sep-04-2017, 09:42 AM
    Thread: tip calculator not displaying proper dollar format
Post: RE: tip calculator not displaying proper dollar fo...

(Sep-01-2017, 02:31 PM)hbknjr Wrote: (Aug-30-2017, 08:59 AM)Crackity Wrote: I was wondering though if there is a certain situation[s] where one option is preferred over the other?"{}".format(arg) ...
Crackity Homework 15 8,978 Sep-04-2017, 07:00 AM
    Thread: tip calculator not displaying proper dollar format
Post: RE: tip calculator not displaying proper dollar fo...

(Aug-30-2017, 01:43 PM)syogun Wrote: Thanks for your post and answers from others. I am new to Python too and teaching myself. I learn basics of Python on Udacity. Could you tell me the name of the ...
Crackity Homework 15 8,978 Sep-01-2017, 02:20 PM
    Thread: tip calculator not displaying proper dollar format
Post: RE: tip calculator not displaying proper dollar fo...

(Aug-30-2017, 08:36 AM)hbknjr Wrote: Use: print('To tip 20% the amount is: $ {:.2f}'.format(tip20))Another way is to use [url=https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#round]round[/url]. pri...
Crackity Homework 15 8,978 Aug-30-2017, 08:59 AM
    Thread: tip calculator not displaying proper dollar format
Post: tip calculator not displaying proper dollar format

Howdy y'all, **smile** I am working from a self-teach book and at the end of chapter 2 I have been given the challenge of creating a tip calculator. It actually says: "Write a tipper program where ...
Crackity Homework 15 8,978 Aug-30-2017, 08:26 AM
    Thread: indents disappearing from output after previewing post
Post: RE: indents disappearing from output after preview...

For the record, this is happening to me with the advanced reply. The only time I used quick reply was to add the P.S. to my previous message. **sad**
Crackity Board 14 8,408 Jul-25-2017, 08:27 AM
    Thread: indents disappearing from output after previewing post
Post: RE: indents disappearing from output after preview...

(Jul-20-2017, 12:53 PM)sparkz_alot Wrote: A couple of questions to help clarify. 1) Does this happen every time? I've only just recenly noticed it, but yes it seems to do it for me every time. 2)...
Crackity Board 14 8,408 Jul-24-2017, 09:27 AM
    Thread: indents disappearing from output after previewing post
Post: indents disappearing from output after previewing ...

Hello, I noticed this issue yesterday during another post and a moderator suggested I post this here to let someone know. I was having trouble with getting my output to match my example in my book. ...
Crackity Board 14 8,408 Jul-20-2017, 11:45 AM
    Thread: sorted list not displaying
Post: RE: sorted list not displaying

That makes sense to me except that I have the \t in my code and yet the output is not indented as in the book's example... Ok! Now I'm really confused. The above example is exactly what I got when I ...
Crackity Homework 6 5,129 Jul-18-2017, 11:54 AM
    Thread: sorted list not displaying
Post: RE: sorted list not displaying

That was it!! Thank you! That was something I actually considered, but didn't try it... so, FAIL!  **smile** Here is the code with your suggested change: def copy_sort(array):    copy = array[:]    ...
Crackity Homework 6 5,129 Jul-17-2017, 10:09 PM
    Thread: sorted list not displaying
Post: sorted list not displaying

Hello all, Sorry to bother you with yet another noob mystery but again, I find myself stumped. And I'd like to start by saying that I spent a solid hour or more trying to resolve this myself before c...
Crackity Homework 6 5,129 Jul-17-2017, 02:15 PM
    Thread: adding to code but still getting same output
Post: RE: adding to code but still getting same output

Hey Buran, Thanks again for the help I appreciate it! Per your suggestion I am going to add the info you mentioned in our PM as a reference in case there is someone out there experiencing the same p...
Crackity Homework 7 4,650 Jul-12-2017, 12:08 PM

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