[Pythonmac-SIG] Novice Just Starting
Louis M. Pecora
pecora@anvil.nrl.navy.mil
Tue, 22 Oct 2002 09:15:53 -0400
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>I am an unsophisticated programmer just starting to learn Python. I
>have been a "ham and bean" programmer for quite a fews years but
>always worked in high level languages. I have programmed in APL,
>Basic, Visual Basic, and applications such as Paradox, 1-2-3, and
>Access so I know how to use IF, WHILE, and other such functions. I
>like Python because of its simplicity and the fact that you can
>start programming and "learn as you go". I'm looking for answers
>to problems and not the beauty of a well written and structured
>program. My son, who is a professional programmer and writes tools
>for the other programmers, cringes at my spaghetti code.
>
>I am currently using a Mac computer running OS X 10.2.1 and I
>downloaded MacPython (I think that is what it is called), but I have
>not installed the Apple Developer files when I upgraded to 10.2.
>Should I install these files?
>
>I feel I am ready to start writing the code I need to solve a
>particular problem but I need a good input/output GUI for the user
>of my soon to be written program. I tried to access Tkinter which
>was downloaded with Python but I can't seem to import it to try it
>out.
>
>Is there a GUI program available that I can use with Python and if
>so what do I need to do to acquire it?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Charles Lloyd
>The Woodlands, TX
Under the old MacPython I use you did an
import macfs
then used the routines like
macfs.StandardGetFile()
and
macfs.StandardPutFile('Output')
to access the open/save dialogs.
Check out the macfs.py module.
BTW, you'll love Python. :-)
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Lou Pecora
email: Louis.M.Pecora@nrl.navy.mil
Code 6340, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. 20375, U.S.A.
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>I am an unsophisticated programmer just
starting to learn Python. I have been a "ham and bean"
programmer for quite a fews years but always worked in high level
languages. I have programmed in APL, Basic, Visual Basic, and
applications such as Paradox, 1-2-3, and Access so I know how to use
IF, WHILE, and other such functions. I like Python because of
its simplicity and the fact that you can start programming and
"learn as you go". I'm looking for answers
to problems and not the beauty of a well written and structured
program. My son, who is a professional programmer and writes
tools for the other programmers, cringes at my spaghetti
code.</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><br></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>I am currently using a Mac computer
running OS X 10.2.1 and I downloaded MacPython (I think that is what
it is called), but I have<u> not</u> installed the Apple Developer
files when I upgraded to 10.2. Should I install these
files?</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><br></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>I feel I am ready to start writing the
code I need to solve a particular problem but I need a good
input/output GUI for the user of my soon to be written program.
I tried to access Tkinter which was downloaded with Python but I can't
seem to import it to try it out.</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><br></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Is there a GUI program available that I
can use with Python and if so what do I need to do to acquire
it?</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><br></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Thanks,</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><br></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Charles Lloyd</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>The Woodlands, TX</blockquote>
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<div>Under the old MacPython I use you did an</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>import macfs<br>
</div>
<div>then used the routines like</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>macfs.StandardGetFile()</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>and</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>macfs.StandardPutFile('Output')</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>to access the open/save dialogs.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Check out the macfs.py module.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><br></div>
<div>BTW, you'll love Python. :-)</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><font color="#000000">-- <br>
Lou Pecora<br>
email: Louis.M.Pecora@nrl.navy.mil<br>
Code 6340, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. 20375,
U.S.A.<br>
Voice (Me): 202-767-6002 FAX:
202-767-1697<br>
== My comments are my own and do not reflect the views of the
U.S. Navy. ==<br>
== No Spamming or solicitations -- both are illegal at this site
==<br>
Check out our Nonlinear Dynamics Web site:
http://chaos-mac.nrl.navy.mil/<br>
---- Conferences
----------------------------------------------------------</font></div
>
<div><font color="#000000"> * The Experimental Chaos Conference
2002, 25-29 August 2002 San Diego, CA</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000"> See
http://experimentalchaosconference.org</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000"> * The Gordon Research Conference on
Nonlinear Science 3-8 August 2003.</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000"> See http://</font><font
face="Times New Roman" size="+2"
color="#000000">www.grc.uri.edu</font><font
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