[Tutor] Noob to Python - Need help with Variables
Ole Jensen
learning.python@dbmail.dk
Thu Jun 5 11:34:01 2003
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> ...and don't worry, you can always ask questions here if you get stuck =
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> someplace ...but you really should get the basic stuff under your belt =
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> you move on.
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> (*) Introductory docs can be found at:
> http://www.python.org/doc/Intros.html
> Look under "Introductions to Python programming for =
non-programmers"
>From one nooB to the other I agree totally with Steve that you should go =
through some of the tutorials.
Now the reason I am replying before you barely pressed the link is =
mostly because that I had a really difficult time finding this answer, =
as I have only seen this in one tutorial.
for now:
what you need to do is use the percent sign. Which as far as I now is =
called the mudulo operator, and in all but one of the tutorials I've =
been through this is only descriped as a way to calculate the remainder =
of a division. E.g. 7 / 4 =3D 1 with a remainder of 3, so in python 7 % =
4 =3D 3
But thats far from what the persent sign can do...
if you want to include a varible in a string e.g.:
>>> name =3D "Tony"
>>> str =3D "Hello, %s" % name
>>> print str
Hello, Tony
There's annother way to do it as well, but i'm not to sure about that:
keeping the varibles as is
>>> str =3D "Hello, =B4name=B4"
should print: Hello, Tony
however I get a unicode error so I'm obvously doing something wrong, if =
anybody else know about this method I would really like what im doing =
wrong!
Finally again as steve said you really need to go through some =
tutorials, these two I found extremly useful:
Alan Guald's http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/alan.gauld/
and
Michael Williams' http://users.ox.ac.uk/~sann1276/python/handbook/
ohh and forgot about this one http://www.ibiblio.org/obp/thinkCSpy/ , =
"How to Think Like a Computer Scientist"
Now I might be a slow learner but I have never even heard of this =
'shutil.rmtree("d:\\tempint\"user"' (by the way I think need an end =
brace on that), but depending on how brave you are I would recommend =
getting down with the basics before you play around with something you =
could accidentally mess up.
Ole
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<DIV>-----[snip]--------</DIV>
<DIV><BR> <BR>> ...and don't worry, you can always ask questions =
here if=20
you get stuck at <BR>> someplace ...but you really should get the =
basic stuff=20
under your belt before <BR>> you move on.<BR>> <BR>> (*) =
Introductory=20
docs can be found at:<BR>> <A=20
href=3D"http://www.python.org/doc/Intros.html">http://www.python.org/doc/=
Intros.html</A><BR>>=20
Look under "Introductions to Python programming for=20
non-programmers"<BR></DIV>
<DIV>From one nooB to the other I agree totally with Steve that you =
should go=20
through some of the tutorials.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Now the reason I am replying before you barely pressed the link is =
mostly=20
because that I had a really difficult time finding this answer, as I =
have only=20
seen this in one tutorial.</DIV>
<DIV>for now:</DIV>
<DIV>what you need to do is use the percent sign. Which as far as I now =
is=20
called the mudulo operator, and in all but one of the tutorials I've =
been=20
through this is only descriped as a way to calculate the remainder =
of a=20
division. E.g. 7 / 4 =3D 1 with a remainder of 3, so in=20
python 7 % 4 =3D 3</DIV>
<DIV>But thats far from what the persent sign can do...</DIV>
<DIV>if you want to include a varible in a string e.g.:</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>>>> name =3D "Tony"</DIV>
<DIV>>>> str =3D "Hello, %s" % name</DIV>
<DIV>>>> print str</DIV>
<DIV>Hello, Tony</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>There's annother way to do it as well, but i'm not to sure about=20
that:</DIV>
<DIV>keeping the varibles as is</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>>>> str =3D "Hello, =B4name=B4"</DIV>
<DIV>should print: Hello, Tony</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>however I get a unicode error so I'm obvously doing something =
wrong, if=20
anybody else know about this method I would really like what im doing=20
wrong!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Finally again as steve said you really need to go through some =
tutorials,=20
these two I found extremly useful:</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Alan Guald's <A=20
href=3D"http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/alan.gauld/">http://www.freenetp=
ages.co.uk/hp/alan.gauld/</A></DIV>
<DIV>and</DIV>
<DIV>Michael Williams' <A=20
href=3D"http://users.ox.ac.uk/~sann1276/python/handbook/">http://users.ox=
.ac.uk/~sann1276/python/handbook/</A></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>ohh and forgot about this one <A=20
href=3D"http://www.ibiblio.org/obp/thinkCSpy/">http://www.ibiblio.org/obp=
/thinkCSpy/</A> ,=20
"How to Think Like a Computer Scientist"</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Now I might be a slow learner but I have never even heard of this=20
'shutil.rmtree("d:\\tempint\"user"' (by the way I think need an end =
brace on=20
that), but depending on how brave you are I would recommend getting down =
with=20
the basics before you play around with something you could accidentally =
mess=20
up.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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