open file on mac

Jason Swails jason.swails at gmail.com
Fri Oct 8 15:40:38 EDT 2010


On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 3:39 PM, Jason Swails <jason.swails at gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 10:16 AM, tinauser <tinauser at libero.it> wrote:
>
>> hi, sorry if it is a stupid qustio,but i cannot figure out where's the
>> problem.
>> i've a simpleModule:
>> class Starter:
>>    def init(self,num):
>>
>
> If you want this to execute upon declaring an instance of Starter, rename
> this as __init__.
>
>
>>        print "hithere!"
>>        print "the answer is ",num
>>        import sys,os
>>        print "path:",sys.path
>>
>>
>>        try:
>>            #f = open("/Users/lguerrasio/myfold/initfile.py",'r')
>>
>
> Try this instead:  f = open(os.path.combine('/Users/lguerrasio/myfold',
> 'initfile.py'),'r')
>

Gah, stupid.  os.path.join, not os.path.combine.  I'm down for the golf
thing...


>
>            f = open("initfile.py",'r')
>>            f.close()
>>            print "huurray!"
>>        except IOError:
>>            print "The file does not exist, exiting gracefully"
>>        print "This line will always print"
>>
>>
>> The module is located in the same folder of initfile.py
>> now,from terminal I import sys and add to the path the folder /Users/
>> lguerrasio/myfold; the I import the module and execute
>> simpleModule.Starter().init(48)
>>
>
> If you had renamed the function __init__ above, all you would have to do
> is:
>
> instance_of_starter = Starter(48)
>
> Which makes more sense IMO.
>
> Good luck!
> Jason
>
>
>>
>> on mac I get an error if i do not give the full path of initfile.py
>> (commented out in the code above);
>> on windows i did not have this problem.
>> Am I missing anything?
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>
>
>
> --
> Jason M. Swails
> Quantum Theory Project,
> University of Florida
> Ph.D. Graduate Student
> 352-392-4032
>



-- 
Jason M. Swails
Quantum Theory Project,
University of Florida
Ph.D. Graduate Student
352-392-4032
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