slightly OT: Python BootCamp

[J]

On Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 20:14, Terry Reedy <tjreedy at udel.edu> wrote:
> J wrote:
>>
>> Ok... so I've been re-teaching myself python, as it's been several
>> years since I last really used it.  And in the midst of this, my
>> contracting company came up to me on Friday and asked if I'd be
>> interested in filling a last minute vacancy in this:
>>
>> http://www.otg-nc.com/python-bootcamp

> The list of topics seems to cover basic + intermediate issues.
> If you do go, perhaps you could review it here.
> Same for people who have attended other Python training courses, of course.

The last day is tomorrow, so I'll actually try and write something
real then... I just wanted to say that this has been a pretty good
class.  Really good, compared to others I've taken (in college and so
forth)...

Anyway, just thought I'd share this:

The difference between me (learning a new language) and the guy
teaching (who knows it inside and out)

My code:

import os

startDir = '/home/student/testdirectory' #raw_input("Enter starting location: ")
searchList=['html','py','jpg']
filenames=[]
report={}

try:
    fhtml=open('HTMLFiles','w')
    fpy=open('PYFiles','w')
    fjpg=open('JPGFiles','w')
except:
    assert 0, 'Unable to open file'

for root, dirs, files in os.walk(startDir):
    filenames += [os.path.normcase(os.path.join(root,f))
                  for f in files if f[f.rfind('.')+1:] in searchList]

for file in filenames:
    ext=file.split('.')[1]
    if report.has_key(ext):
        report[ext].extend([file])
    else:
        report.update({ext:[file]})

for k,v in report.iteritems():
    if k == 'html':
        for item in v:
            fhtml.write("%s\n" % item)
    if k == 'py':
        for item in v:
            fpy.write("%s\n" % item)
    if k == 'jpg':
        for item in v:
            fjpg.write("%s\n" % item)

His code:

import os

def FindFiles(base_dir="/", exten=[]):

    results={}

    # Initialize results dictionary with blank arrays

    for l in exten:

        results[l]=[]

    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(base_dir):

        for e in exten:

            results[e] += [os.path.join(root,fn) for fn in files if
fn.endswith(e)]

    return results




files=FindFiles('C:/Python26',['exe','html'])



for (exten, list) in files.iteritems():

    try:

        f=open('extensions-%s.txt' % exten,'w')

        f.write('\n'.join(list))

    except:

        assert 0, 'Unable to create output file extensions-%s.txt.' % exten

Different thought processes, plus experience makes a difference too...

That and while I have an educational background in programming, the
only programming I've been able to do in my professional (read daily)
life is BASH... I think it shows.

Cheers,

Jeff



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