[Tutor] how to read Messages sorted by thread in thunderbird

Timothy Grant timothy.grant at gmail.com
Tue Aug 19 11:48:39 CEST 2008 

On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 1:38 AM, scsoce <scsoce at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>   1. Re: unsupported characters (Robert Johansson)
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:17:34 +0200
>> From: "Robert Johansson" <robert.johansson at math.umu.se>
>> Subject: Re: [Tutor] unsupported characters
>> To: "'Kent Johnson'" <kent37 at tds.net>
>> Cc: Tutor at python.org
>> Message-ID: <005b01c90180$39e413a0$adac3ae0$@johansson at math.umu.se>
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>> On 8/17/08, Robert Johansson <robert.johansson at math.umu.se> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Hi, I have problems using characters from the Swedish language. I tried
>>>
>>
>> the
>>
>>>
>>> following in IDLE under MacOS X leopard (running Python 2.5.1)  :
>>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>> S='?'
>>> Displaying error message: "unsupported characters in input".
>>>
>>
>> To use non-ascii characters in Python code you have to declare the
>> encoding of the source file with a comment such as
>> # coding=UTF-8
>>
>> See http://python.org/dev/peps/pep-0263/
>>
>> Kent
>>
>> Thanks for taking you time with this. Yes, that works. I know that you can
>> declare the encoding for a script in that way but there is still a problem
>> when I use the shell as input device. There are options for encoding in
>> the
>> menu for IDLE but changing them doesn't help at all. I've tried two
>> versions
>> of IDLE but both seem to be a bit buggy (scrolling doesn?t work, etc). If
>> there are any Mac users who read this, which editor would you recommend
>> for
>> Mac?
>> /Robert
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
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>> Message: 2
>> Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:30:13 -0700 (PDT)
>> From: optimum <jozzy_a at hotmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Tutor] Gaussian function
>> To: tutor at python.org
>> Message-ID: <19039434.post at talk.nabble.com>
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>>
>> I dont think that this program uses the gaussian function, am I in the
>> right
>> wavelength?
>> from __future__ import division
>> import math
>>
>> a=raw_input("What is the value of xmin?")
>> b=raw_input("What is the value of dx?")
>> c=raw_input("What is the value of nx?")
>>
>> xmin=float(a)
>> dx=float(b)
>> nx=int(c)
>> n=int(c)
>> l=[]
>>
>> for x in range(0.00,n):
>>    print xmin+x*dx
>> def line(n):
>>    s=''
>>    i=raw_input("Please choose a scale for your plot")
>>    n=int(i)
>>    for j in range(0.00,n):
>>        s= s+ "***" + "\n"
>>        print s
>>        return s
>>        def gauss(x):
>>    gaussa=math.pi(2)
>>    gaussb=math.sqrt(gaussa)
>>    gaussc=1/gaussb
>>    gaussd=math.exp(-0.5*-2.00**2)
>>    gausse= gaussc*gaussd
>>    print gausse
>>
>>
>>
>> Bob Gailer wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> optimum wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hey. Is there anyone who can give me some help? Below is the question I
>>>> was set.
>>>>
>>>
>>> This sounds like a homework assignment. We don't write programs for
>>> assignments. We offer help after you give it your best effort.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I am having trouble with the gaussian function and don't really know
>>>> where
>>>> to start.
>>>>
>>>
>>> It sounds like you are having trouble with programming, not with the
>>> gaussian function. Did you run the following code? Did it give you any
>>> useful results? (I expect it to raise an exception.) At least run it and see
>>> what happens. How does it contribute to the overall result?
>>>
>>>    s=''
>>>    for n in range (0,100):
>>>    s=s+ '*'
>>>    print s
>>>
>>>
>>> Can you at least outline the program or algorithm as a starting place.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Write a program which asks the user for values
>>>> of xmin, dx and nx. The program should then
>>>> output a plot of the gaussian function
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> at the following series of values of x:
>>>> xmin, xmin+dx, xmin+2*dx, xmin+3*dx, : : :,
>>>> xmin+(nx-1)*dx. e.g. the following output
>>>> should result if xmin = 2:5, dx = 0:5 and
>>>> nx = 11.
>>>> -2.50 *
>>>> -2.00 ***
>>>> -1.50 ******
>>>> -1.00 ************
>>>> -0.50 ******************
>>>> 0.00 ********************
>>>> 0.50 ******************
>>>> 1.00 ************
>>>> 1.50 ******
>>>> 2.00 ***
>>>> 2.50 *
>>>> The program should contain and make full use
>>>> of the following functions:
>>>> gauss(x) - Returns the value of the Gaussian
>>>> function
>>>>
>>>> line(n) - Prints a line of n asterisks followed
>>>> by a newline character.
>>>>
>>>> You will need to choose a scale for your plot;
>>>> in the example shown the number of asterisks
>>>> is 50 * gauss(x).
>>>>
>>>> Should I start with a program like this?
>>>>
>>>>    s=''
>>>>    for n in range (0,100):
>>>>    s=s+ '*'
>>>>    print s
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for any help received. :confused:
>>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Bob Gailer
>>> Chapel Hill NC 919-636-4239
>>>
>>> When we take the time to be aware of our feelings and needs we have more
>>> satisfying interatctions with others.
>>>
>>> Nonviolent Communication provides tools for this awareness.
>>>
>>> As a coach and trainer I can assist you in learning this process.
>>>
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>
> hello, guys:
>
>   Sorry to ask a question not related to python, but to the mail list. That
> is i use thundbird to read the list,  just find  when  a post with many
> threads is clustered and unfriendly to me.  My question is there a  way to
> read  messages sorted by thread ( just  like in web  version
> http://mail.python.org/pipermail/ )  but   in thunderbird or other mail
> applications, or other way better ?
>   thks
> --song *
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Looks to me like you might be subscribed to the digest instead of
individual messages. If you're subscribed to the digest, you likely
have to read the messages in the order the digest provides them.

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tjg. [Timothy Grant]

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