Python Guru needed

[Paulo Cavalcanti]

On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 10:52 PM, Jim <mickeyboa at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> 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.
>>
>>
>>

 #!/usr/bin/env python

import time
import os

not_executed = 1

while (not_executed):
   dt = list(time.localtime(time.time()))
   hour = dt[3]
   minute = dt[4]
   if hour == 22 and minute == 58:
        os.spawnv (os.P_WAIT, "/usr/bin/mpg123", ["mpg123",
"/home/mp3/Abba/Gold/queen.mp3"] )
        not_executed = 0


-- 
Paulo Roma Cavalcanti
LCG - UFRJ
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