Python Guru needed

[Jim]

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

Thanks  Jim

[Richard Shaw]

On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 4:17 PM, 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
>
> Thanks  Jim

Whitespace is important in Python, some hate it some love it for that.
Anything that is part of the while statement (after the while
statement itself) needs to be indented, it doesn't matter how much as
long as it's the same amount for each line within the while statement.
The next line after your while statement should be unindented.

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

So if I interpreted what you were trying to do correctly it should
look something like the above. Although I'm not sure you can call the
if statement like that. maybe try "if dt == [5,45]: or something like
that, my python is a bit rusty.

Richard

[Arthur Pemberton]

On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 4:17 PM, 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

I assume you're using this: http://petro.tanrei.ca/2007/02/my-alarm-clock/

You did not copy the whitespace appropriately. Python uses whitespace
to delimit blocks.
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[Aaron Konstam]

On Wed, 2009-01-07 at 17:17 -0500, 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()) <- clauses in the body of a while must

be indented.
> 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
>
> Thanks  Jim

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[stan]

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
>
> Thanks  Jim

In Python indentation matters.  And it needs to be consistent within a block.  The python interpreter is telling you 
that you should have started an indented block at the while but there is no indented block.  Do a search for a python 
tutorial on the web or go to http://www.python.org and I think there is a link to a tutorial.

Do you have the original of the script?  It should have the correct indentation.  I've also indented it correctly above.

[Matthew Flaschen]

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

[Jim]

Arthur Pemberton wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 4:17 PM, 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
>
> I assume you're using this: http://petro.tanrei.ca/2007/02/my-alarm-clock/
>
> You did not copy the whitespace appropriately. Python uses whitespace
> to delimit blocks.
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> > [e-mail]
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White space WHERE ??
I no nothing about Python

[Jim]

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())

[Arthur Pemberton]

On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 5:06 PM, Jim  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

[Arthur Pemberton]

On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 5:18 PM, Arthur Pemberton  wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 5:06 PM, Jim  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())
> This is getting offtopic
> You need to at least send us the script you're using
> 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.

[Matthew Flaschen]

stan wrote:
> In Python indentation matters.  And it needs to be consistent within a
> block.  The python interpreter is telling you that you should have
> started an indented block at the while but there is no indented block.

Incidentally, doesn't this also mean it's impossible to do the
equivalent of:

while(true)
{
}

?

Matt Flaschen

[Arthur Pemberton]

On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 5:22 PM, Matthew Flaschen
 wrote:
> stan wrote:
> > In Python indentation matters.  And it needs to be consistent within a
> > block.  The python interpreter is telling you that you should have
> > started an indented block at the while but there is no indented block.
>
> Incidentally, doesn't this also mean it's impossible to do the
> equivalent of:
>
> while(true)
> {
> }
>
> ?

while True: pass

[Jim]

Arthur Pemberton wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 5:06 PM, Jim  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())
> This is getting offtopic
> You need to at least send us the script you're using
> 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

The script you see at the top of this email is the script I downloaded.

[Jim]

Arthur Pemberton wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 5:18 PM, Arthur Pemberton  wrote:
> > On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 5:06 PM, Jim  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())
> > This is getting offtopic
> > You need to at least send us the script you're using
> > 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.

[Arthur Pemberton]

On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 5:57 PM, Jim  wrote:
> Arthur Pemberton wrote:
> 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.

Well, one doesn't need to know about Python to know what whitespace is.

That aside, look around your desktop programs there is probably an
alarm program somewhere.

I know KDE at least used to have Kalarm

[Ed Greshko]

Jim wrote:
> Arthur Pemberton wrote:
> > On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 5:18 PM, Arthur Pemberton 
> > wrote:
> > > On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 5:06 PM, Jim  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())
> > > This is getting offtopic
> > > You need to at least send us the script you're using
> > > 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.

[Jim]

Arthur Pemberton wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 5:57 PM, Jim  wrote:
> > Arthur Pemberton wrote:
> > 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.
>
> Well, one doesn't need to know about Python to know what whitespace is.
>
> That aside, look around your desktop programs there is probably an
> alarm program somewhere.
>
> I know KDE at least used to have Kalarm

Thank you
Authur

[Jim]

Ed Greshko wrote:
> Jim wrote:
> > Arthur Pemberton wrote:
> > > On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 5:18 PM, Arthur Pemberton 
> > > wrote:
> > > > On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 5:06 PM, Jim  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())
> > > > This is getting offtopic
> > > > You need to at least send us the script you're using
> > > > 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.

[Paulo Cavalcanti]

On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 10:52 PM, Jim  wrote:
> Ed Greshko wrote:
> > Jim wrote:
> > > Arthur Pemberton wrote:
> > > > On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 5:18 PM, Arthur Pemberton 
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 5:06 PM, Jim  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())
> > > > > This is getting offtopic
> > > > > You need to at least send us the script you're using
> > > > > 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 Cavalcanti]

On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 11:01 PM, Paulo Cavalcanti  wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 10:52 PM, Jim  wrote:
> > Ed Greshko wrote:
> > > Jim wrote:
> > > > Arthur Pemberton wrote:
> > > > > On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 5:18 PM, Arthur Pemberton 
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 5:06 PM, Jim  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())
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > This is getting offtopic
> > > > > > You need to at least send us the script you're using
> > > > > > 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

If you want something more generic, to be called passing parameters,
such as, "alarm.py 23 15"

#!/usr/bin/env python

import time
import os
import sys

def alarm (h, m):
  while (True):
     dt = list(time.localtime(time.time()))
     hour = dt[3]
     minute = dt[4]
     if hour == h and minute == m:
        os.spawnv (os.P_WAIT, "/usr/bin/mpg123", ["mpg123",
"/home/mp3/Abba/Gold/queen.mp3"] )
        break

def main(argv=None):
    if argv is None:
       argv = sys.argv

if len(argv) < 3:
       print "Two arguments are needed."
       return 1
    else:
       if not (argv[1].isdigit() and argv[2].isdigit()):
          print "An hour and minute are expected."
          return 1

alarm(int(argv[1]),int(argv[2]))

return 0

if __name__=="__main__":
    sys.exit(main())