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[Dave Angel]

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Sivapathasuntha Aruliah wrote:
> Dave
> Thank you very much for your response. I think I have problem with both 
> Python23 & Python31. Please help.
>
> Python23 : The program works but programs written by Mark Summerfield in 
> his book Programming in Python3 does not work.
> Python 31: When I run this program it says in the pop up window "
> C:\py3eg\csv2html1_ans.py is not a valid Win32 application" and on the the 
> dos box it says Access is denied.
> Below is the dos box contents
>
>
> C:\>cd python31
>
> C:\Python31>python C:\py3eg\quadratic.py
> Access is denied.
>
> C:\Python31>python C:\py3eg\quadratic.py
> Access is denied.
>
> C:\Python31>python C:\py3eg\hello.py
> Access is denied.
>
> C:\Python31>python.exe C:\py3eg\hello.py
> Access is denied.
>
> C:\Python31>cd..
>
> C:\>cd python23
>
> C:\Python23>python.exe C:\py3eg\hello.py
> ('Hello', 'World!')
>
> C:\Python23>python.exe C:\py3eg\print_unicode.py
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "C:\py3eg\print_unicode.py", line 30, in ?
>     print_unicode_table(word)
> NameError: name 'print_unicode_table' is not defined
>
> C:\Python23>python.exe C:\py3eg\quadratic.py
>   File "C:\py3eg\quadratic.py", line 14
>     except ValueError as err:
>                        ^
> SyntaxError: invalid syntax
>
>
>
>
> Regards,
> Siva
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> Dave Angel <davea at ieee.org>
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> 05/12/2010 09:50 AM
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> Sivapathasuntha Aruliah wrote:
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>> Hi
>> I am learning Python. When I tried to run any of the program for example 
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>> csv2html1_ans.py it displays the following message. This error is coming 
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>> on both Python24 & Python 31. That is whether i give the any one of the 
>> following command
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>> COMMAND GIVEN
>> 1.C:\python24\python.exe C:\py3eg\quadratic.py
>> 2.C:\python31\python.exe C:\py3eg\quadratic.py
>>
>> A message below appears with the program name. Please advice me how to 
>>     
> get 
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>> over from this issue
>> ERROR MESSAGE
>> command  C:\py3eg\csv2html1_ans.py is not a valid Win32 application
>>
>> Regards,
>> Siva
>> Test Equipment Engineering
>> Amkor Technology (S) Pte Ltd
>> 1 Kaki Bukit View
>> #03-28 TechView Building
>> Singapore 415941
>> Tel: (65) 6347 1131
>> Fax: (65) 6746 4815
>>
>>     
> Please copy and paste the actual contents of your DOS box, rather than 
> paraphrasing.  COMMAND hasn't been the normal shell name since Win95 
> days.  You can't use numbers in front of commands in any shell I've 
> used.  The error message refers to a different file than anything you 
> specified in your commands.
>
> What OS are you using?
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> DaveA
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Again, what OS are you using?

I have no idea what the pop up comes from, but I suspect you have some 
non-trivial code in that python program, perhaps that creates a gui.  Is 
there any tkinter stuff in it?

As for "Access is Denied", it usually means you tried to access a 
non-existent drive, or one which isn't currently mounted.  For example, 
referencing your CD drive with no platter in it.

I don't know why "print_unicode_table" is undefined, but apparently 
you're missing some code.


And the except clause changed between 2.x and 3.x, so you need to change 
the syntax to match the particular interpreter you're using.  They're 
not compatible, although there's a utility to convert from 2.x to 3.x, I 
don't think there's anything that reverses it.

I'd suggest picking one version, and using only books and references 
that are compatible with it till you're comfortable with the language.

DaveA