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Does anyone know of an approximation to raising a negative base to a fractional exponent? For example, (-3)^-4.11111 since this cannot be computed without using imaginary numbers. Any help is appreciated.

Is there a module that can pull str values for say the last 3 months? Something like: print lastMonths(3) Thanks

To compute the absolute value of a negative base raised to a fractional exponent such as: z = (-3)^4.5 you can compute the real and imaginary parts and then convert to the polar form to get the correct value: real_part = ( 3^-4.5 ) * cos( -4.5 * pi ) imag_part = ( 3^-4.5 ) * sin( -4.5 * pi )

Hi, I would like to use python to start an terminal, e.g. xterm, and login on a remote machine using rsh or ssh. This could be done using 'xterm -e ssh machine', but after the login I would like to jump to a given directory. Does anyone have an idea how to do this with python? Regards! Fabian

Hi all, I'm new to this group so I don't know if this question has been posted before, but does anyone knows about linear/integer programming routines in Python that are available on the web, more specifically of the branch and bound method. Thanks, Jorge Velasquez

This question concerns compilation of Python from sources. Specifically Python 2.3.6. On Kubuntu 7.04, ./configure outputs these lines about readline: checking for rl_pre_input_hook in -lreadline... yes checking for rl_completion_matches in -lreadline... yes On openSuSE 10.3, ./configure outputs these lines about readline: checking for...

Does anybody know of a decent HTML parser for Jython? I have to do some screen scraping, and would rather use a tested module instead of rolling my own. Thanks! GP

i am trying to make a gui and need some help on how to link buttons to certain commands. here is my code: from Tkinter import * root =Tk() root.geometry('300x200') root.title('EXAM') Label (text='Enter a Bus Number').pack(side=TOP,padx=10,pady=10) Entry(root, width=6).pack(side=TOP,padx=10,pady=10) Button(root, text='EXAM').pack(side=...

What I want to do is zip up my drive and not include the Windows folder or program files folder. This is what I have and I can't get it to work. Someone please help. import os, zipfile from os.path import join

Hye everyone, I'm would like to do something a bit tricky. I would like when I do something like to create a __init__ package's (here calle my_package) file witch make an action when we try to import something in this package... Quiet like __getattribute__ work for a class, I would like this kind of behaviour for a whole module or a...

I have a schedule of times in the future that I want to display in a timezone the user sets. There is a useful module http://www.purecode.com/~tsatter/python/README.txt (at that URL) with a function that takes seconds from the epoch and a time zone and returns what is basically a datetime object. My question is how to I display the seconds...

Just found this: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/170523979/french-lady-finds-py.html I do believe that Python should be somewhat more upfront to brandish it's merits - but then, sneaky ways are ok with me to... Diez

Hi! Is there any possibility/tool to automatically organize the imports at the beginning of a module? I don't mean automatic imports like autoimp does as I like seeing where my objects/functions really come from. For the same reason I don't like "from foo import *". The downside is that you have a rather verbose import section at the

I have a schedule of times in the future that I want to display in a timezone the user sets. There is a useful module http://www.purecode.com/~tsatter/python/README.txt (at that URL) with a function that takes seconds from the epoch and a time zone and returns what is basically a datetime object. My question is how to I display the seconds...

hi guys i am very new to python and Django framework and currently i am doing my final year project by using this language. currently i understand their basic logic, however, i did not really know what kind of models and functions i could use. for example, i am doing signup, login and booking of cars in my website, which models or functions i...

Hello, Can anyone recommend a simple python template engine for generating HTML that relies only on the Pyhon Core modules? No need for caching, template compilation, etc. Speed is not a major issue. I just need looping and conditionals. Template inheritance would be a

I want to view my own namespace, i.e. to see the modules namespace in the module itself, is that possible ? I can use dir() but I read dir is just a convenience function, and besides I want key/value pairs. thanks,

I'm looking at doing some currency calculations in some Python code integrated with a C++ application. I want to be able to come up with the same values I get in an Excel spreadsheet. I've been poking around for a couple of days and haven't come across a definitive method for dealing with currency in a precise manner. What do I need to...

I don't understand my earlier problem but the following code works no matter what the ylim is set to: I reworked the example major_minor_demo1.py to find the answer. thanks Dick C ps: I still can't post a reply since I read the list with my mozilla or konqueror browser and email separately with thunderbird - the reply

Hi, How to run the jython scripts? I have db_compare.py and jython.bat. I try in command promt Jython,bat db_compare.py output.xml I don't know how to store the output file..

I just learned about while statements and get why you place them around inputs for validation, but I'm a little lost on exactly where to place it with what condition in this program where the number of fat grams exceeds the total number of calories so that it loops back and asks you the two questions again instead of just saying The calories...

My Main program imports several other smaller programs. for example Main.py imports Program1.py Program2.py .... Program50.py Now I need to find out which of Programs imports a particular module

QOTW: "Aaaugh! Don't use __slots__!" - Aahz "I will use public attributes (with access customizable with properties) and remember that in Python I can do everything :)." - Artur Siekielski Don't use __slots__ to create struct-like objects: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/4d0aa0ce90ee9eab/ Carsten...

Hi, when i use Pamie to write the script to access a web site by https://, how can i catch the security alert? Thanks,

It seems to me the original question was how can I reply to a posted message. I'm new here and see that while there are replies to several messages, many times, like with this note, the issue is brought up as if it is new. I don't know how to do a reply, can someone tell me how? This note was sent to: python-list@python.org with the...