Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!weretis.net!feeder4.news.weretis.net!rt.uk.eu.org!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed2.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: UNSURE 0.398 X-Spam-Level: *** X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.30; '*S*': 0.10; 'executable': 0.09; 'wrote': 0.14; 'posted': 0.15; 'door.': 0.16; 'fine.': 0.16; 'soap,': 0.16; 'url:shtml': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'do.': 0.18; 'possible,': 0.19; 'import': 0.22; 'aug': 0.22; 'days,': 0.24; 'script.': 0.24; 'decide': 0.24; 'cheers,': 0.24; 'sort': 0.25; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'chris': 0.29; "doesn't": 0.30; 'statement': 0.30; 'url:non-standard http port': 0.33; 'screen': 0.34; 'received:66': 0.35; 'except': 0.35; 'add': 0.35; 'ubuntu': 0.36; 'up!': 0.36; "i'll": 0.36; 'thank': 0.38; 'to:addr:python- list': 0.38; 'pm,': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'dangerous': 0.60; 'most': 0.60; 'received:unknown': 0.61; 'august': 0.61; 'url:%20': 0.61; 'course': 0.61; 'back': 0.62; 'header:Message- Id:1': 0.63; 'happen': 0.63; 'charset:windows-1256': 0.64; 'subject:Need': 0.64; 'more': 0.64; 'taking': 0.65; 'sunday': 0.68; 'url:%1': 0.72; 'million': 0.74; 'other.': 0.75; 'received:204': 0.75; 'hand': 0.80; 'actually,': 0.84; 'citizens.': 0.84; 'boxes': 0.91; 'skiing': 0.91; 'convinced': 0.93; 'hands': 0.96; '2013': 0.98 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.4 required=5.0 X-Spam-Level: From: Gene Heskett To: python-list@python.org Subject: Re: Need somebody schmardter than me Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2013 19:33:52 -0400 References: <201308181648.17774.gheskett@wdtv.com> In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="windows-1256" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Mon, 19 Aug 2013 03:24:43 +0200 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: 37 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1376875484 news.xs4all.nl 15933 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:57805 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:52669 On Sunday 18 August 2013 19:30:43 Chris Angelico did opine: > On Sun, Aug 18, 2013 at 9:48 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > >> import time > > > > That of course goes near the top of the script. > > > >> time.sleep(1.5) > > > > I'll see if I can see a sensible place to add this one. > > The import doesn't have to happen near the top of the script; it's an > executable statement like any other. If you want to keep it near the > time.sleep() call, that'll work fine. It's up to you to decide what > goes where. > > ChrisA Actually, I just found the authors names in the manpage. They wrote this thing back in Ubuntu Hardy 8.04 LTS days, so I have posted a note and a screen shot pix to them as I am now convinced its a Hardy to Lucid thing. Thank you for taking the time to try & sort me, I know most have better things to do. Cheers, Gene -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) My web page: is up! My views All things are possible, except for skiing through a revolving door. A pen in the hand of this president is far more dangerous than 200 million guns in the hands of law-abiding citizens.