Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!weretis.net!feeder1.news.weretis.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!newsfeed.freenet.ag!news2.euro.net!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.021 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.96; '*S*': 0.00; 'sized': 0.07; 'friday,': 0.09; 'literal': 0.09; 'suggestions.': 0.09; 'to:addr:comp.lang.python': 0.09; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.10; 'bonus': 0.13; 'extension': 0.13; '.py': 0.16; 'entries.': 0.16; 'interesting:': 0.16; 'program?': 0.16; 'subject:ideas': 0.16; 'subject:program': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.17; 'thanks.': 0.21; 'do.': 0.21; 'algorithms.': 0.22; 'combination': 0.22; 'ones.': 0.22; 'stick': 0.22; 'stopping': 0.22; 'cc:2**0': 0.23; 'example': 0.23; '15,': 0.23; 'monday,': 0.23; 'specified': 0.23; 'cc:no real name:2**0': 0.24; 'command': 0.24; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.25; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.25; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.26; 'first,': 0.27; 'question': 0.27; 'tree': 0.27; 'smart': 0.29; 'strings,': 0.29; 'convert': 0.29; 'file': 0.32; 'could': 0.32; 'comments': 0.33; 'dates': 0.33; 'directory,': 0.33; 'utility': 0.33; 'guys': 0.33; 'another': 0.33; 'received:google.com': 0.34; 'pm,': 0.35; 'received:209.85': 0.35; 'something': 0.35; 'there': 0.35; 'add': 0.36; 'thank': 0.36; 'enough': 0.36; 'two': 0.37; 'received:209': 0.37; 'subject:: ': 0.38; 'files': 0.38; 'some': 0.38; 'things': 0.38; 'system.': 0.39; 'build': 0.39; 'kind': 0.61; 'repeat': 0.62; 'solve': 0.62; 'between': 0.63; 'perfect': 0.63; 'prime': 0.65; 'useful.': 0.65; 'dvd': 0.78; '2013': 0.84; 'burning': 0.84; 'processed,': 0.84; 'tree,': 0.84; 'more?': 0.91; 'spell': 0.91; 'angel': 0.93; 'eli': 0.93 X-Received: by 10.49.24.164 with SMTP id v4mr8806qef.6.1361918870420; Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:47:50 -0800 (PST) Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:47:50 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=75.62.131.238; posting-account=T0Q4ngoAAADFqe_JPINLNp5NgW2XDzan References: <1cff6513-4d67-4fdc-a86d-945635859683@googlegroups.com> User-Agent: G2/1.0 X-Google-Web-Client: true X-Google-IP: 75.62.131.238 MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: Small program ideas From: eli m To: comp.lang.python@googlegroups.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: python-list@python.org X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Message-ID: Lines: 83 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1361918873 news.xs4all.nl 6981 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:52702 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:40012 On Monday, February 25, 2013 10:15:24 PM UTC-8, Dave Angel wrote: > On 02/25/2013 10:48 PM, eli m wrote: > > > On Friday, February 15, 2013 7:22:41 PM UTC-8, eli m wrote: > > >> Any small program ideas? I would prefer to stick to command line ones. Thanks. > > > > > > Thank you guys for the suggestions. Any more? > > > > > > > There are all kinds of things you could do. First, consider something > > that might be useful. > > > > 1) checksum all the files in a directory tree, using various checksum > > algorithms. > > > > 2) Convert one kind of file to another. > > > > 3) Calculate time between two dates > > > > 4) Write some part of a backup system. For example, copy files from a > > directory tree into a specified directory, stopping when the size totals > > N.N gig, and keeping track of which files have been so processed, so > > that after burning that directory to DVD, you can repeat the process. > > As a bonus, add a utility & datafile to the top of that directory, so > > that the DVD can be self-checking. > > > > Then try something interesting: > > > > 1) find the nth prime, for example the 1000th prime > > > > 2) Find all perfect numbers under a trillion > > > > 3) solve the puzzles on http://projecteuler.net > > > > 4) Build a spell checker, using a combination of a standard > > dictionary-list and custom entries. Bonus question - Make it smart > > enough to only spell-check comments and literal strings, when applied to > > files with an extension of .py > > > > > > -- > > DaveA How hard would it be to change one file to another and would it be a small-medium sized program?