[Tutor] Need Help with Source Code [please tell us what you want us to look at] (fwd)

[Lloyd Kvam]

What is the error message?

If it is coming from Python there should be a traceback with line
numbers.  Show us the lines from the source that match the traceback.

You need to provide enough information so that we can help you!


> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 12:10:32 -0500
> From: christopher lavezza <clavezza at hotmail.com>
> To: dyoo at hkn.eecs.berkeley.edu
> Subject: Re: [Tutor] Need Help with Source Code [please tell us what you
>     want us to look at]
> 
> I am getting an error message when I run the script.
> 
> 
> >From: Danny Yoo <dyoo at hkn.eecs.berkeley.edu>
> >To: christopher lavezza <clavezza at hotmail.com>
> >CC: tutor at python.org
> >Subject: Re: [Tutor] Need Help with Source Code  [please tell us what you
> >want us to look at]
> >Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 16:25:28 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >
> >
> >On Tue, 17 Aug 2004, christopher lavezza wrote:
> >
> > > could someone take the attachments and run the source code in python and
> > > see where I made the mistakes.  I am trying to get the source code into
> > > an telephone database using python.
> >
> >
> >[Long rant ahead; my apologies!]
> >
> >
> >Hi Chris,
> >
> >Again, please try to explain why you think the program is broken.  It is
> >not helpful enough to say "It's broken." and ask us to do a global search
> >throughout the program.
> >
> >
> >What problems do you want us to look at?  Are you getting a particular
> >error?  Is there a problem with syntax?  Or does the program behave in a
> >way that you don't expect?  These are the kinds of things we need to know
> >before we dig through code: otherwise, there's no motivating reason that
> >drives our search.
> >
> >
> >In previous correspondence on the Tutor list, folks have asked for more
> >specific information to your questions.  If you look at:
> >
> >     http://mail.python.org/pipermail/tutor/2004-June/029902.html
> >     http://mail.python.org/pipermail/tutor/2004-June/029899.html
> >     http://mail.python.org/pipermail/tutor/2004-August/031241.html
> >
> >all responses have a particular pattern.  Each asks the equivalent of:
> >"Show us an error message."  That's not just because we like seeing error
> >messages, but because it's a crucial part of the problem-solving process.
> >
> >
> >Please try not to treat us like a magical black box that takes in buggy
> >code and churns out unbuggy code.  It's very demotivating for me
> >personally; it reminds me too much of what's worst about school and the
> >question->answer mentality that goes with it.
> >
> >We would rather collaborate together with you.
> >
> >
> >
> >The guide, "How To Ask Questions the Smart Way":
> >
> >     http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> >
> >explains, in more detail, ways to improve your questions so that people
> >will be happy to answer them.
> >
> >
> >Good luck to you.
> >
> 
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