Python Guru needed

[Ed Greshko]

Jim wrote:
> Arthur Pemberton wrote:
>> On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 5:18 PM, Arthur Pemberton <pemboa at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>  
>>> On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 5:06 PM, Jim <mickeyboa at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>>    
>>>> Matthew Flaschen wrote:
>>>>      
>>>>> Jim wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>        
>>>>>> FC 10/KDE
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm trying to set a simple Alarm Clock in FC10 and I have a Python
>>>>>> script I picked up, but I have error, running the script.
>>>>>> Can you explain to me with # comments on each line how to make
>>>>>> this work.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> import time
>>>>>> import os
>>>>>>
>>>>>> not_executed = 1
>>>>>>
>>>>>> while(not_executed):
>>>>>> dt = list(time.localtime(time.time())
>>>>>> hour = dt[3]
>>>>>> minute = dt[4]
>>>>>> if hour == 5 and minute == 45:
>>>>>> os.popen2("open /Users/jun/shout.mp3")
>>>>>> not_executed = 0
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Error Message;
>>>>>>
>>>>>> $ python AlarmClock
>>>>>>  File "AlarmClock", line 7
>>>>>>   dt = list(time.localtime(time.time())
>>>>>>    ^
>>>>>> IndentationError: expected an indented block
>>>>>>
>>>>>>           
>>>>> It's because of Python's always charming significant whitespace. 
>>>>> I.E.
>>>>> Python uses indenting instead of braces, making problems like this
>>>>> extremely common.  (No sane language even has "IndentationErrors".
>>>>> Also,
>>>>> you were missing a paren, but that's not what caused the error above.
>>>>>
>>>>> A correct version is attached.  Hopefully it will not get mangled by
>>>>> your client.
>>>>>
>>>>> Matt Flaschen
>>>>>
>>>>>         
>>>> I ran yo
>>>> $ python times.py
>>>> Welcome to the talking alarm clock
>>>> This program is public domain
>>>>
>>>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>>>  File "times.py", line 1, in <module>
>>>>   import time
>>>>  File "/home/mickey/time.py", line 8, in <module>
>>>>   t = time.localtime(time.time())
>>>>
>>>> AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'localtime'
>>>>
>>>> Python is having problems of execute this line.
>>>>
>>>> t = time.localtime(time.time())
>>>>       
>>> 1) This is getting offtopic
>>> 2) You need to at least send us the script you're using
>>> 3) There is no way that that line of code doesn't work if you did
>>> `import time` first
>>> 4) You may want to check and IRC channel such as
>>> irc://freenode.net/fedora
>>>     
>>
>>
>> Also, there are several alarm apps already in Fedora, it doesn't seem
>> like you're trying to learn Python, so might be best to just use an
>> already existing app.
>>
>>
>>   
> I told you in the beginning I know nothing about Python.
> I'm getting answers that assume, I know what your talking about, I
> don't, I just have a script that I'm asking how it works.
> What are the other scripts that are already in Fedora.
>
I know nothing about python either.....  But the comments of others has
got me to ....

import time
import os

not_executed = 1

while(not_executed):
        dt = list(time.localtime(time.time()))
        hour = dt[3]
minute = dt[4]
if hour == 5 and minute == 45:
        os.popen2("open /Users/jun/shout.mp3")
not_executed = 0


I added a "tab" to Lines 7 and 8 as well as a closing ) on Line 7.  Note
that blank lines are counted.
Line 11 also has a tab added.  Hope that helps...and I hope my
formatting survives.



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