With Ruby you can do gem install from the command line to install a module...even if it is not on your machine.

Can you do that with python. Does someone know of a module?

Seth

# PYTHON TIPS AND TRICKS

# int(), float(), str() are type conversion functions – pass the variable to them to return a new type.
# type() function displays the type of the variable.

# print statement prints output to the screen.
# in the interactive interpreter just type a variable name to output to the screen

# raw_input() function get a string value from the user and can assign to a variable.

# put a comma at the end of the print statement to capture the input on the same line as the print statement.  Like this:

print "Enter your name: ",
somename = raw_input()

# will appear as

# Enter your name:  Seth

# (pound) is the comment marker. 
# For multiline comments you can "trick" python into ignoring text using a multiline string like this:
"""
Anything in here will be ignore!!
Pretty cool.
It is technically not a comment but it is unassigned string that gets ignored.
"""

# speaking of … that is how you can create multiline strings in python.  I could ASSIGN to a variable and then use it.  Like this …

my_string="""  Whatever I type i
here is treated exactly like it is typed…even code and reserved words.
"""

print my_string

# import <module>         #imports a module for use
import time

# you still have to type fully qualify names for variables and methods or functions like this…
# <module>.<function> like this.
time.sleep(2)

# to avoid do the import like this
# from <module> import <methodname>  … for example

from time import sleep

# then you can just do
sleep(2)

# to import all of the public members of the module use …
# from <module> import * … for example
from time import *
# use this with caution because it can cause namespace conflicts.

##############################   SAMPLE PROGRAM
width = int(raw_input(‘What is the width of the room:  ‘))
#depth = int(raw_input(‘What is the depth of the room:  ‘))   #this works…just wanted to try it the other way.
print ‘What is the depth of the room:  ‘,
depth = int(raw_input(”))
sq_feet = width * depth
sq_yard = sq_feet / 9
cost = float(raw_input(‘What is the cost per square yard for carpet?’))
carpet_cost = sq_yard * cost

print ‘You need ‘ + str(sq_feet) + ‘ square feet of carpet’
print ‘You need ‘ + str(sq_yard) + ‘ square yards of carpet’
print ”
print ‘The cost of the carpet is ‘ + str(carpet_cost) + ‘ dollars.’

mystring = """
Anything in here will be ignored!!
Pretty cool.
It is technically not a comment but it is unassigned string that gets ignored.
"""
print ”
print mystring
from time import strftime

print strftime(‘%X %x %Z’)

raw_input()  # wait before exiting
exit()
##################################### END SAMPLE