Python Guru needed

[Jim]

Ed Greshko wrote:
> 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.
>
>
>
>   
Thank you Ed.