I am trying to find out the version of Visual Studio that is used to compile the Python on my computer It says What I do not understand is this MSC V.1500 designation. Does it mean it is compiled with Visual Studio 2005? I cannot find this information on http://python.org. Answer Visual C++ version _MSC_VER Visual C++ 4.x 1000 Visual
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Non-blocking console input?
I am trying to make a simple IRC client in Python (as kind of a project while I learn the language). I have a loop that I use to receive and parse what the IRC server sends me, but if I use raw_input to input stuff, it stops the loop dead in its tracks until I input something (obviously). How
fcntl substitute on Windows
I received a Python project (which happens to be a Django project, if that matters,) that uses the fcntl module from the standard library, which seems to be available only on Linux. When I try to run it on my Windows machine, it stops with an ImportError, because this module does not exist here. Is there any way for me
How to clear the interpreter console?
Like most Python developers, I typically keep a console window open with the Python interpreter running to test commands, dir() stuff, help() stuff, etc. Like any console, after a while the visible backlog of past commands and prints gets to be cluttered, and sometimes confusing when re-running the same command several times. I’m wondering if, and how, to clear the
Cleanest way to run/debug python programs in windows
Python for Windows by default comes with IDLE, which is the barest-bones IDE I’ve ever encountered. For editing files, I’ll stick to emacs, thank you very much. However, I want to run programs in some other shell than the crappy windows command prompt, which can’t be widened to more than 80 characters. IDLE lets me run programs in it if
Open document with default OS application in Python, both in Windows and Mac OS
I need to be able to open a document using its default application in Windows and Mac OS. Basically, I want to do the same thing that happens when you double-click on the document icon in Explorer or Finder. What is the best way to do this in Python? Answer open and start are command-interpreter things for Mac OS/X and
Drag and drop onto Python script in Windows Explorer
I would like to drag and drop my data file onto a Python script and have it process the file and generate output. The Python script accepts the name of the data file as a command-line parameter, but Windows Explorer doesn’t allow the script to be a drop target. Is there some kind of configuration that needs to be done
How do you run a Python script as a service in Windows?
I am sketching the architecture for a set of programs that share various interrelated objects stored in a database. I want one of the programs to act as a service which provides a higher level interface for operations on these objects, and the other programs to access the objects through that service. I am currently aiming for Python and the