newbie question | shell scripting [html-removed]

[Jelle Feringa // EZCT / Paris]

I appreciate your comments!
Its my intention to make a nice class-based module interface to my software,
radiance. Though classes will help structure the interface, it wont resolve
that my for loop creates more than one process. Which seems quite a
fundamental problem, and is far beyond my (yet!) modest python skill.
Hence my post. 

True, string interpolation is more elegant.
I'll update this.

I agree with your architectural comment.
That's why I want to resolve my processes problem before moving the
interface to a class based module.

Cheers,

Jelle.

Btw: I haven't been able to find many resources on shell scripting. So far
'Programming Python 2nd edition' has been a great help. Any online tutorials
you could recommend?

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sells, Fred [mailto:fred at adventistcare.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 1:49 PM
> To: 'Jelle Feringa // EZCT / Paris'
> Subject: RE: newbie question | shell scripting [html-removed]
> 
> 1. if you're just learning to program, figuring out how to kill processes
> on
> windows from within Python may be more than you want to try right now.
> 
> 2. take a look at the % operator, especially when used with a dictionary,
> it
> will make the code snippet you included much more readable.
> 
> 3.  If you are new to programming, take the time to get familiar with
> Object
> Oriented programming.  It is actually easier than standard programming,
> just
> requires a different perspective.
> 
> 4.  My rule of thumb is that a python file should only be one page when
> printed; two at most.  To achieve this I do not use many comments but do
> use
> meaningful variable and method names.
> 
> I realize I'm not answering your questions, but as an architect you should
> know you have to first check out the foundation before adding a floor ;)