[Tutor] need an explanation

[Mark Lawrence]

On 11/10/2012 20:24, Matthew Ngaha wrote:
> i need help on 2 topics.
>
> 1) can someone please tell me what sys is doing, and why its using weird
> indexing?

sys isn't doing anything and the weird indexing is called slicing.

>
> if __name__ == "__main__":
>      A_Class(*sys.argv[1:4]).A_Class_Method()
>
> is sys able to call methods? if so why does it need indexing if it uses * .

sys isn't calling anything.  The second, third and fourth items from 
sys.argv are being used via slicing to create A_Class and then 
A_Class_Method is called.

>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 2) also i need help with zipfiles. these 2 functions are related in the
> same class.

Obviously a Monty Python fan as I see 3 methods :)

>
> def __init__(self):
>      self.zipping_directory = "unzipped-{}".format(filename)

Where did filename appear from above?

>
> def _full_filename(self, filename):
>          return os.path.join(self.zipping_directory, filename)
>
> def zip_files(self):
>          file = zipfile.ZipFile(self.filename, 'w')

Where is self.filename set up?

>          for filename in os.listdir(self.zipping_directory):
>              file.write(self._full_filename(filename), filename)
>
> the main thing i need help with is the last line. the zip file is writing
> to a file but why does it use the same argument twice?the for loop above
> that line returns the file from the zipping directory, which is the 2nd
> argument on file.write? But the 1st argument is using that same file
> because that is the file returned from the def _full_filename(self,
> filename): method. so please can someone tell me why it uses the same file
> argument twice in its write method?

I suggest that you show us some real code that will run with some print 
statements in appropriate places to show us what is happening.  That way 
you may well be able to answer your own questions and learn at the same 
time.

>
> thanks for your time
>
>
>
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Cheers.

Mark Lawrence.