Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!gegeweb.org!de-l.enfer-du-nord.net!feeder2.enfer-du-nord.net!cs.uu.nl!news.stack.nl!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed1.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!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 0.009 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.98; '*S*': 0.00; 'else:': 0.03; '"w")': 0.09; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.10; 'def': 0.10; 'suggest': 0.11; "'r')": 0.16; 'subject: \n ': 0.16; 'subject:entire': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.17; 'skip:{ 20': 0.17; 'subject:Issue': 0.17; 'import': 0.21; "skip:' 40": 0.22; 'cc:2**0': 0.23; 'cc:no real name:2**0': 0.24; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.25; 'header:In-Reply- To:1': 0.25; 'wrote': 0.26; 'am,': 0.27; 'message- id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.27; 'correct': 0.28; 'fri,': 0.30; 'code': 0.31; 'print': 0.32; 'getting': 0.33; 'hi,': 0.33; 'received:google.com': 0.34; 'compare': 0.36; 'subject:with': 0.36; 'skip:p 20': 0.36; 'data': 0.37; 'subject:: ': 0.38; 'skip:o 20': 0.38; 'number:': 0.65; 'serial': 0.66; 'subject:day': 0.66; 'kindly': 0.67; '2013': 0.84 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:x-received:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id :subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=OI2XjDrZZuBnJtW+Xkh3x+mCQBJ3ZRLqZn67MQBs6fU=; b=pWY2nf5UP9Cw3UETiywmqbCqDgLUR+bNkuSeAbDo5ZjZJ8eWyM0F7Jq7TNVODWRZzy RIgCwbNs6mXgI+8ygxg5FK6/ciLxWoKQ8q+ysMRMkzQanc5qe7lROsM3wBCWiURuMmId YJsii3Qzky3CFQD6iQUCSZg2spp+GM8+yoNmi71DZgAH4rgQ1PNc3P6nHkbeTFDGFR8N IxxTSbksjP7XH7EF54v4ha64vGn3DKusnLpksm7g5AJ8lS4Do1J0Yob4Fvif8dYe3VPh 7WsTCYWsjucTULLASJ35vUBmRVX0jznRde+YdsgZbDEexMNmz43g7aC0oDH3nuyvJVWf bEKw== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.181.12.103 with SMTP id ep7mr38670534wid.12.1362137102871; Fri, 01 Mar 2013 03:25:02 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2013 12:25:02 +0100 Subject: Re: Issue with continous incrementing of unbroken sequence for a entire working day From: Morten Engvoldsen To: Chris Angelico 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: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 53 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1362137104 news.xs4all.nl 6853 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:49507 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:40245 Hi, I have wrote the below code for getting the serial number: look like i am able to get correct serial number: from datetime import date def read_data_file(): with open("workfile.txt", 'r') as f: for line in f.readlines(): read_data = line.split(' ') return read_data def write_data_file(data): fo = open("workfile.txt", "w") fo.write(str(data)) fo.close() def comput_date(read_date, now_time, read_serial): if read_date == now_time: read_serial = int(read_serial) return read_serial + 1 else: read_serial = 1 return read_serial def process_sales_record(): now_time = time.strftime("%d-%m-%y") readdata = read_data_file() if readdata: read_serial = readdata[0] read_date = readdata[1] copute_date = comput_date(read_date, now_time, read_serial) serial_number = copute_date print serial_number sales_recrod = {'record1':'product1', 'record2':'product2','record3':'product3'} for i in sales_recrod: print sales_recrod[i] serial_number += 1 print serial_number data = str(serial_number) + ' ' + now_time writedata = write_data_file(data) print readdata Kindly suggest how can i improve this code now.... or is it okey in this way.. On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 10:42 AM, Morten Engvoldsen wrote: > Hi, > Thanks.. :) > so simply i can use time.strftime("%d%-m-%y %H:%M") , and then i can > compare the date.... > >