Hey first-year engineers,

Just wondering if anyone needs any help with Python in 1D04. I've been programming in Python for a couple of years now, and wondering if I could be of use to anyone.

Just post your question below, and I'll try to answer it to the best of my knowledge.

Due to my limited time, I may not be able to answer every question in a timely matter, but I will try and answer all of them.

Happy Pythoning!

P.S. What are your assignments like? What Python editor are you using?

we use I.D.L.E ！ i will come and get u when i have question

Originally Posted by daliwangsun

we use I.D.L.E ! i will come and get u when i have question

Which version of Python, if you don't mind? 2.4? 2.5? 2.6? Just so I can help better.

its 2.66 this year. i will come here when i will need help for sure! thanks

Anyone have any problems/questions yet?

Originally Posted by aaront

Anyone have any problems/questions yet?

Heh, I'm obviously not in 1D04, but I do have some questions about Python I think you may be able to answer.

How do I integrate python with a webpage (you know, like how PHP does)? Is there something you just drop into your apache server to make it work?

I'm thinking of creating an application for my WRT54GL in C to dump bandwidth usage to an SQL database, and Python's ability to easily make graphs and stuff for a webpage is rather intriguing.

Originally Posted by Ownaginatios

Heh, I'm obviously not in 1D04, but I do have some questions about Python I think you may be able to answer.

How do I integrate python with a webpage (you know, like how PHP does)? Is there something you just drop into your apache server to make it work?

I'm thinking of creating an application for my WRT54GL in C to dump bandwidth usage to an SQL database, and Python's ability to easily make graphs and stuff for a webpage is rather intriguing.

Python (fortunately?) doesn't mix logic with the view, so you'll have to use templating and a framework.

So, I would suggest to use a lightweight framework, like Flask (http://flask.pocoo.org/), which also has the best documentation of any software project I know. I highly recommend following the tutorial, then asking me again if you have any questions. You can then deploy with mod_wsgi for Apache, http://flask.pocoo.org/docs/deploying/mod_wsgi/, a very trivial task. Again the documentation is really good.

To set up your Python, (assuming you're using Ubuntu), install setuptools and virtualenv.

sudo apt-get install python-setuptools python-virtualenv

setuptools provides the easy_install command to easily install Python modules.

virtualenv isolates your development environment to allow you to install modules for this project only, in a contained environment. It's great for decluttering your system Python modules folder.

More info on setting up is here: http://flask.pocoo.org/docs/installation/

If you have any questions, feel free to ask. I've been using (and having fun with) Flask (and Pylons, it's big brother) for about a year or so.

*whistles*

I'm bored. Anyone need some help?

What happened to C?

i need help with psychology

Originally Posted by ViktorVaughn

What happened to C?

Traded in for C#, now swapped for Python.

Programming can be fun or a pain in the butt. It's fun when you enjoy, but when there's pressure it's not.

Psh. They should just teach Java first year

Originally Posted by blackdragon

Psh. They should just teach Java first year

They do for the Comp Sci students.

Originally Posted by blackdragon

Psh. They should just teach Java first year

Yuck. Java is not the be all and end all.

I think they chose Python because:

1. It's free to obtain and a small download
2. It's similar to MATLAB, which many will use in the future
3. It's easy to understand and pseudocode-like