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Sample code usable Tkinter listbox 7 23 (3/1/2010 12:30:12 AM) comp.lang.python In case Someone Else(TM) may need this. This code is just how it currently looks, what I needed for my code, so it's not a full-fledged or even tested class. But it works. import tkinter as t import tkint... Alf

A silly macro technique 5 52 (2/23/2010 11:11:10 AM) comp.lang.c++ Replace "debugger api" with "whatever" in this #define USE_DEBUGGER_API // Or not extern void useDebuggerApi(); #define CALL_IF_EXPANDED( doIt, f ) \ struct S_##f { ... Alf

MSVC sillywarnings -- more? 11 36 (2/23/2010 10:02:36 AM) comp.lang.c++ I just added MSVC sillywarnings to this list as I encountered them. Are there more that should be added? Note: "unreferenced" warnings are handled by other explicit mechanism. // Copyright (c) Alf P. Stein... Alf

Easter Eggs 4 21 (2/9/2010 11:40:50 PM) comp.lang.python I know 3 Python Easter Eggs, from __future__ import braces import this help( "antigravity" ) Are there more? Cheers, - Alf ... Alf

TABS in the CPython C source code 17 27 (2/6/2010 8:31:52 PM) comp.lang.python Just trying to delve into the CPython source code. Pleasant surprise: while e.g. the gcc compiler is written in K&R C (1975 style C), CPython seems to be written in almost modern C (1989 and on). But, hey, T... Alf

A simple-to-use sound file writer 48 35 (1/14/2010 5:09:33 AM) comp.lang.python Just as a contribution, since someone hinted that I haven't really contributed much to the Python community. The [simple_sound] code will probably go into my ch 3 at , but sans sine wave generation since I h... Alf

Those two controversial 2nd & 3rd paragraphs of my ch 1 13 28 (1/13/2010 2:41:25 PM) comp.lang.python Referring to Due to especially Steven D'Aprano's comments I've replaced "hopeless" with "very hard" in paragraph 1 of section 1.1 -- I know he'll disagree with that also but I think any more downplaying o... Alf

Does turtle graphics have the wrong associations? 15 31 (11/12/2009 6:21:01 AM) comp.programming One reaction to has been that turtle graphics may be off-putting to some readers because it is associated with children's learning. What do you think? Cheers, - Alf ... Alf

Req. comments on "first version" ch 2 progr. intro (using Python 3.x in Windows) 8 27 (11/9/2009 4:10:31 PM) comp.programming Chapter 2 "Basic Concepts" is about 0.666 completed and 30 pages so far. It's now Python 3.x, and reworked with lots of graphical examples and more explanatory text, plus limited in scope to Basic Concepts (w... Alf

Feedback desired on reworked ch 1 progr. intro (now Python 3.x, Windows) 2 47 (10/31/2009 7:40:36 AM) comp.programming Hi all! After my earlier feedback request a lot of you responded with constructive criticism and suggestions. As a result of that I've changed the text to be based on *Python 3.x* instead of 2.6+, and chapt... Alf

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[ANN] pyjamas 0.7 released 7 10 (4/25/2010 1:49:58 PM) comp.lang.python pyjamas - the stand-alone python-to-javascript compiler, and separate GUI Widget Toolkit, has its 0.7 release, today. this has been much delayed, in order to allow the community plenty of time between the 0... Luke

iostream >> string, but fixed length string - how? 16 53 (4/30/2010 12:38:43 PM) comp.lang.c++ Hi all, I'd like to read a fixed number of bytes from a binary file into a std::string. I have been doing this sort of thing: char foo[123]; stream.read(foo, 123); std::string bar(foo); However I woul... a.nielsen382 (6)

The joy (?) of C++98 argument forwarding 6 24 (5/3/2010 9:48:51 AM) comp.lang.c++ Consider ... // Copyright (c) Alf P. Steinbach, 2010. #include "_config.h" #include #include namespace { using namespace progrock; cppx::Size count = 0; class Fo... Alf

Throwing error is potentially buggy 25 39 (6/10/2010 4:58:36 AM) comp.lang.c++ Note: This thread is from comp.lang.c++.moderated, moved here because I failed twice to reply. Please refer the original thread for context. On 6=E6=9C=888=E6=97=A5, =E4=B8=8B=E5=8D=885=E6... wij (60)

Tkinter Toplevel sizing issue (using a grid) 2 24 (6/11/2010 11:40:06 PM) comp.lang.python Hello all, Hi this i my first post here. I would like to create a tkinter toplevel window with a custom resize action based on a grid. From the Tk docs it say you can do this but for the life of me i cannot fi... pywin32 (9)

Linked list question 10 35 (6/13/2010 12:18:45 AM) comp.programming Let's say I have function called delete() that takes a string 's' as its argument. This functions sole purpose is to delete a node from a singly linked list. The pseudo code would be like the following.... voi... cdalten (976)

variable placement in structures 12 148 (6/14/2010 10:56:48 AM) comp.lang.c++ Hi All .. I am facing a rather strange issue. I have a struct A which is part of struct B as follows: struct A{ int a; int b; .... } struct B{ struct A a; int x; int y; .... } so whenever i a... omnia

A question about TC++PL 19 90 (6/15/2010 4:11:49 PM) comp.lang.c++ Dear All, I'm reading appendix C.13.8.3 in TC++PL special ed. and it says: " The definition of "instantiation point" implies that a template parameter can never be bound to a local name or a class mem... ekschencn (3)

Overriding "__setattr__" of a module - possible? 22 117 (6/16/2010 2:43:29 AM) comp.lang.python Is it possible to override "__setattr__" of a module? I want to capture changes to global variables for debug purposes. None of the following seem to have any effect. modu.__setattr__ = myfn ... nagle (1022)

using subprocess.Popen does not suppress terminal window on Windows 7 28 (6/18/2010 4:23:19 PM) comp.lang.python I am calling a ruby program from a python gui and using subprocess.Popen in Windows XP using python 2.6. Unfortunately, whenever the ruby program is called a blank command window appears on screen, annoying my... Steven.Rumbalski (3)