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Re: Critic my module

Date 2013-07-27 09:44 -0400
From Devyn Collier Johnson <devyncjohnson@gmail.com>
Subject Re: Critic my module
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On 07/27/2013 09:35 AM, Dave Angel wrote:
> On 07/27/2013 09:19 AM, Devyn Collier Johnson wrote:
>>
>
>     <SNIP>
>
>> About the aliases, I have tried setting pwd() as an alias for
>> "os.getcwd()", but I cannot type "pwd()" and get the desired output.
>> Instead, I must type "pwd". I tested this in Guake running Python3.3.
>>
>>  >>> os.getcwd()
>> '/home/collier'
>>  >>> pwd = os.getcwd()
>>  >>> pwd()
>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>    File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
>> TypeError: 'str' object is not callable
>>  >>> pwd
>> '/home/collier'
>>  >>> pwd() = os.getcwd()
>>    File "<stdin>", line 1
>> SyntaxError: can't assign to function call
>>
>>
>> How could I make pwd() work?
>
> Don't call getcwd() when making the alias.  You want it to be called 
> when USING the alias.
>
> pwd = os.getcwd    #creates the alias
>
> pwd()     #runs the alias
>
>
>
Thanks! It works!

 >>> pwd = os.getcwd
 >>> pwd()
'/home/collier'


Mahalo, Dave!


DCJ

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Critic my module Devyn Collier Johnson <devyncjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-07-25 09:24 -0400
  Re: Critic my module Alain Ketterlin <alain@dpt-info.u-strasbg.fr> - 2013-07-25 16:09 +0200
    Re: Critic my module Devyn Collier Johnson <devyncjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-07-26 06:59 -0400
      Re: Critic my module Alister <alister.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2013-07-26 15:08 +0000
        Re: Critic my module Joshua Landau <joshua@landau.ws> - 2013-07-26 18:24 +0100
  Re: Critic my module Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-07-27 02:48 +0000
    Re: Critic my module Devyn Collier Johnson <devyncjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-07-27 08:56 -0400
      Re: Critic my module Alister <alister.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2013-07-27 16:32 +0000
        Re: Critic my module Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2013-07-27 12:58 -0400
    Re: Critic my module Devyn Collier Johnson <devyncjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-07-27 09:19 -0400
    Re: Critic my module Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2013-07-27 09:35 -0400
    Re: Critic my module Chris “Kwpolska” Warrick <kwpolska@gmail.com> - 2013-07-27 15:36 +0200
    Re: Critic my module Devyn Collier Johnson <devyncjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-07-27 09:44 -0400
    Re: Critic my module Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-07-27 14:37 +0100
    Re: Critic my module Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2013-07-27 10:33 -0400
    Re: Critic my module Devyn Collier Johnson <devyncjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-07-27 10:53 -0400
    Re: Critic my module Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-07-27 16:15 +0100

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