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Re: What am I doing wrong in this simple tkinter example?

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Date Sat, 16 Mar 2013 11:48:41 -0400
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On 03/16/2013 11:16 AM, Yves S. Garret wrote:
> On Saturday, March 16, 2013 11:10:07 AM UTC-4, Mitya Sirenef wrote:
>> On 03/16/2013 10:53 AM, Yves S. Garret wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all, I'm well into "Python  Programming for the Absolute Beginner" in order to
>>   > become more acquainted with the language. However, when I got to page
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>> 304 and
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>>   > did my first example:
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>>   >
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>>   > http://bin.cakephp.org/view/1107093008
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>>   >
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>>   > And this is the error that I'm getting:
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>>   >
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>>   > http://bin.cakephp.org/view/399711843
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>>   >
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>>   > This is the code that came with the book:
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>>   >
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>>   > http://bin.cakephp.org/view/514822432
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>>   >
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>>   >
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>>   > What I don't understand is, why am I getting that error? I've done
>>
>> diff -w
>>
>>   > and the code looks for the most part the same. What am I doing wrong
>>
>> when I
>>
>>   > put the application together?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> The error is that indexes are supposed to be integers, instead you have
>>
>> a text string:
>>
>>
>>
>> "That's not the correct password, so I can't s hare the secret with you."
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>>       -m
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -- 
>>
>> Lark's Tongue Guide to Python: http://lightbird.net/larks/
>>
>>
>>
>> The existence of any evil anywhere at any time absolutely ruins a total
>>
>> optimism.  George Santayana
> *shrug*
>
> In the example that I have posted from the book it works just fine.  I also used
> this batch file to help me along.
>
> longevity.py
> pause
>
> Hence the question mark over my head at the moment :) .

You are giving a message to the delete call, but delete call
needs an integer to work. In the book, it's not a delete call
but an insert call that's why it works there.

  -m

-- 
Lark's Tongue Guide to Python: http://lightbird.net/larks/

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What am I doing wrong in this simple tkinter example? "Yves S. Garret" <yoursurrogategod@gmail.com> - 2013-03-16 07:53 -0700
  Re: What am I doing wrong in this simple tkinter example? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-03-17 02:08 +1100
    Re: What am I doing wrong in this simple tkinter example? "Yves S. Garret" <yoursurrogategod@gmail.com> - 2013-03-16 08:14 -0700
      Re: What am I doing wrong in this simple tkinter example? Christian Gollwitzer <auriocus@gmx.de> - 2013-03-16 16:31 +0100
    Re: What am I doing wrong in this simple tkinter example? "Yves S. Garret" <yoursurrogategod@gmail.com> - 2013-03-16 08:14 -0700
  Re: What am I doing wrong in this simple tkinter example? Mitya Sirenef <msirenef@lightbird.net> - 2013-03-16 11:10 -0400
    Re: What am I doing wrong in this simple tkinter example? "Yves S. Garret" <yoursurrogategod@gmail.com> - 2013-03-16 08:16 -0700
      Re: What am I doing wrong in this simple tkinter example? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-03-17 02:23 +1100
        Re: What am I doing wrong in this simple tkinter example? "Yves S. Garret" <yoursurrogategod@gmail.com> - 2013-03-16 08:34 -0700
          Re: What am I doing wrong in this simple tkinter example? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-03-17 02:44 +1100
            Re: What am I doing wrong in this simple tkinter example? Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2013-03-19 14:11 +0000
        Re: What am I doing wrong in this simple tkinter example? "Yves S. Garret" <yoursurrogategod@gmail.com> - 2013-03-16 08:34 -0700
      Re: What am I doing wrong in this simple tkinter example? Mitya Sirenef <msirenef@lightbird.net> - 2013-03-16 11:48 -0400
    Re: What am I doing wrong in this simple tkinter example? "Yves S. Garret" <yoursurrogategod@gmail.com> - 2013-03-16 08:16 -0700

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