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  [Beginner] - Hanging in the code, can't figure out what's wrong "Loop.IO" <thisisink01@gmail.com> - 2016-04-02 14:59 -0700
    Re: [Beginner] - Hanging in the code, can't figure out what's wrong BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-04-02 23:08 +0100
      Re: [Beginner] - Hanging in the code, can't figure out what's wrong Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2016-04-02 15:16 -0700
        Re: [Beginner] - Hanging in the code, can't figure out what's wrong BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-04-02 23:27 +0100
          Re: [Beginner] - Hanging in the code, can't figure out what's wrong "Loop.IO" <thisisink01@gmail.com> - 2016-04-02 15:31 -0700
            Re: [Beginner] - Hanging in the code, can't figure out what's wrong BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-04-03 01:12 +0100
              Re: [Beginner] - Hanging in the code, can't figure out what's wrong Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-04-03 01:38 +0100
                Re: [Beginner] - Hanging in the code, can't figure out what's wrong "Loop.IO" <thisisink01@gmail.com> - 2016-04-03 12:52 -0700
              Re: [Beginner] - Hanging in the code, can't figure out what's wrong "Loop.IO" <thisisink01@gmail.com> - 2016-04-03 07:41 -0700
                Re: [Beginner] - Hanging in the code, can't figure out what's wrong BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-04-03 16:11 +0100
                  Re: [Beginner] - Hanging in the code, can't figure out what's wrong Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2016-04-03 08:25 -0700
                    Re: [Beginner] - Hanging in the code, can't figure out what's wrong BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-04-03 17:04 +0100
                  Re: [Beginner] - Hanging in the code, can't figure out what's wrong "Loop.IO" <thisisink01@gmail.com> - 2016-04-03 12:31 -0700
                    Re: [Beginner] - Hanging in the code, can't figure out what's wrong "Loop.IO" <thisisink01@gmail.com> - 2016-04-03 12:36 -0700
                      Re: [Beginner] - Hanging in the code, can't figure out what's wrong Michael Selik <michael.selik@gmail.com> - 2016-04-03 19:46 +0000
                      Re: [Beginner] - Hanging in the code, can't figure out what's wrong BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-04-03 21:21 +0100
                        Re: [Beginner] - Hanging in the code, can't figure out what's wrong "Loop.IO" <thisisink01@gmail.com> - 2016-04-03 14:07 -0700
                Re: [Beginner] - Hanging in the code, can't figure out what's wrong Erik <python@lucidity.plus.com> - 2016-04-03 20:46 +0100
                  Re: [Beginner] - Hanging in the code, can't figure out what's wrong "Loop.IO" <thisisink01@gmail.com> - 2016-04-03 12:54 -0700
                    Re: [Beginner] - Hanging in the code, can't figure out what's wrong Erik <python@lucidity.plus.com> - 2016-04-03 21:15 +0100
                      Re: [Beginner] - Hanging in the code, can't figure out what's wrong "Loop.IO" <thisisink01@gmail.com> - 2016-04-03 13:25 -0700
                        Re: [Beginner] - Hanging in the code, can't figure out what's wrong Erik <python@lucidity.plus.com> - 2016-04-03 22:26 +0100
                          Re: [Beginner] - Hanging in the code, can't figure out what's wrong "Loop.IO" <thisisink01@gmail.com> - 2016-04-03 14:49 -0700
                            Re: [Beginner] - Hanging in the code, can't figure out what's wrong Erik <python@lucidity.plus.com> - 2016-04-03 23:07 +0100
                            Re: [Beginner] - Hanging in the code, can't figure out what's wrong Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2016-04-05 06:49 +1000
          Re: [Beginner] - Hanging in the code, can't figure out what's wrong Michael Selik <michael.selik@gmail.com> - 2016-04-02 22:37 +0000
          Re: [Beginner] - Hanging in the code, can't figure out what's wrong Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-04-03 01:11 +0100
      Re: [Beginner] - Hanging in the code, can't figure out what's wrong "Loop.IO" <thisisink01@gmail.com> - 2016-04-02 15:23 -0700
        Re: [Beginner] - Hanging in the code, can't figure out what's wrong Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-04-03 01:08 +0100
          Re: [Beginner] - Hanging in the code, can't figure out what's wrong "Loop.IO" <thisisink01@gmail.com> - 2016-04-03 07:45 -0700

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#106317 — [Beginner] - Hanging in the code, can't figure out what's wrong

Hey 

So I built a keylogger using python as a test, got the code from the tutorial online, I want to improve on it to make it more automated, but the issue I'm having is it won't create the file until I press return, any clues where I'm going wrong? 

If I press return it makes the batch file, otherwise it just hangs. 

CODE: 

import os 
from os.path import join 

lookfor = "iexplore.exe" 
for root, dirs, files in os.walk('C:\\Program Files\\Internet Explorer'): 
    print "searching", root 
    if lookfor in files: 
        print "found: %s" % join(root, lookfor) 
         
import sys 

def create(): 
    print("creating new file") 

    name=raw_input ('C:\\Documents\\PythonCoding\\')+'launch2.bat' 
                    

    try: 
        file=open(name,'w') 
        file.close() 

    except: 
            print("error occured") 
            sys.exit(0) 

create() 

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#106319

On 02/04/2016 22:59, Loop.IO wrote:
> Hey
>
> So I built a keylogger using python as a test, got the code from the tutorial online, I want to improve on it to make it more automated, but the issue I'm having is it won't create the file until I press return, any clues where I'm going wrong?
>
> If I press return it makes the batch file, otherwise it just hangs.

>      name=raw_input ('C:\\Documents\\PythonCoding\\')+'launch2.bat'

You're asking for a file name to be entered. So that if ABC is pressed, 
followed by Enter, it will use:

       C:\Documents\PythonCoding\ABClaunch2.bat

Assuming that's the intention, then Enter is needed so that it knows 
when the user has completed typing the name. If not, then just use:

       name='C:\\Documents\\PythonCoding\\launch2.bat'

(If you want a single character name, without pressing Enter, that's 
harder to do. Someone else will have to help.)

-- 
Bartc

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#106320

On Saturday, April 2, 2016 at 6:09:13 PM UTC-4, BartC wrote:
> On 02/04/2016 22:59, Loop.IO wrote:
> > Hey
> >
> > So I built a keylogger using python as a test, got the code from the tutorial online, I want to improve on it to make it more automated, but the issue I'm having is it won't create the file until I press return, any clues where I'm going wrong?
> >
> > If I press return it makes the batch file, otherwise it just hangs.
> 
> >      name=raw_input ('C:\\Documents\\PythonCoding\\')+'launch2.bat'
> 
> You're asking for a file name to be entered. So that if ABC is pressed, 
> followed by Enter, it will use:
> 
>        C:\Documents\PythonCoding\ABClaunch2.bat

That line of code will prompt the user:

    C:\Documents\PythonCoding\

then the user enters ABC<enter>:

    C:\Documents\PythonCoding\ABC

and raw_input returns "ABC", so name becomes "ABClaunch2.bat".

Presumably the intention here was to use the prompt as a suggestion
for a value to enter, but I can't be sure.

--Ned.

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#106322

On 02/04/2016 23:16, Ned Batchelder wrote:
> On Saturday, April 2, 2016 at 6:09:13 PM UTC-4, BartC wrote:
>> On 02/04/2016 22:59, Loop.IO wrote:
>>> Hey
>>>
>>> So I built a keylogger using python as a test, got the code from the tutorial online, I want to improve on it to make it more automated, but the issue I'm having is it won't create the file until I press return, any clues where I'm going wrong?
>>>
>>> If I press return it makes the batch file, otherwise it just hangs.
>>
>>>       name=raw_input ('C:\\Documents\\PythonCoding\\')+'launch2.bat'
>>
>> You're asking for a file name to be entered. So that if ABC is pressed,
>> followed by Enter, it will use:
>>
>>         C:\Documents\PythonCoding\ABClaunch2.bat
>
> That line of code will prompt the user:
>
>      C:\Documents\PythonCoding\
>
> then the user enters ABC<enter>:
>
>      C:\Documents\PythonCoding\ABC
>
> and raw_input returns "ABC", so name becomes "ABClaunch2.bat".

Yes, of course. I ran the code and picked up the wrong line even though 
I printed out 'name'!

But, it does look as though that path is supposed to form part of the 
resulting filename.

-- 
Bartc

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#106323

On Saturday, April 2, 2016 at 11:27:49 PM UTC+1, BartC wrote:
> On 02/04/2016 23:16, Ned Batchelder wrote:
> > On Saturday, April 2, 2016 at 6:09:13 PM UTC-4, BartC wrote:
> >> On 02/04/2016 22:59, Loop.IO wrote:
> >>> Hey
> >>>
> >>> So I built a keylogger using python as a test, got the code from the tutorial online, I want to improve on it to make it more automated, but the issue I'm having is it won't create the file until I press return, any clues where I'm going wrong?
> >>>
> >>> If I press return it makes the batch file, otherwise it just hangs.
> >>
> >>>       name=raw_input ('C:\\Documents\\PythonCoding\\')+'launch2.bat'
> >>
> >> You're asking for a file name to be entered. So that if ABC is pressed,
> >> followed by Enter, it will use:
> >>
> >>         C:\Documents\PythonCoding\ABClaunch2.bat
> >
> > That line of code will prompt the user:
> >
> >      C:\Documents\PythonCoding\
> >
> > then the user enters ABC<enter>:
> >
> >      C:\Documents\PythonCoding\ABC
> >
> > and raw_input returns "ABC", so name becomes "ABClaunch2.bat".
> 
> Yes, of course. I ran the code and picked up the wrong line even though 
> I printed out 'name'!
> 
> But, it does look as though that path is supposed to form part of the 
> resulting filename.
> 
> -- 
> Bartc

Oh i see, so the code prompts for a name.. so i'm more lost than i thought, what do I need to change to make it just create the file with the chosen name Launch2.bat without the prompt?

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#106331

On 02/04/2016 23:31, Loop.IO wrote:

> Oh i see, so the code prompts for a name.. so i'm more lost than i thought, what do I need to change to make it just create the file with the chosen name Launch2.bat without the prompt?

If you don't want the user to enter anything, then I explained how 
before, just use:

      name='C:\\Documents\\PythonCoding\\launch2.bat'

if that's the file name you need.

-- 
Bartc

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#106334

On 03/04/2016 01:12, BartC wrote:
> On 02/04/2016 23:31, Loop.IO wrote:
>
>> Oh i see, so the code prompts for a name.. so i'm more lost than i
>> thought, what do I need to change to make it just create the file with
>> the chosen name Launch2.bat without the prompt?
>
> If you don't want the user to enter anything, then I explained how
> before, just use:
>
>       name='C:\\Documents\\PythonCoding\\launch2.bat'
>
> if that's the file name you need.
>

name = r'C:\Documents\PythonCoding\launch2.bat'

Alternatively you could just use a forward slash.

I'm not sure which is the most efficient, I'll leave that to others to test.

-- 
My fellow Pythonistas, ask not what our language can do for you, ask
what you can do for our language.

Mark Lawrence

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#106399

On Sunday, April 3, 2016 at 1:38:48 AM UTC+1, Mark Lawrence wrote:
> On 03/04/2016 01:12, BartC wrote:
> > On 02/04/2016 23:31, Loop.IO wrote:
> >
> >> Oh i see, so the code prompts for a name.. so i'm more lost than i
> >> thought, what do I need to change to make it just create the file with
> >> the chosen name Launch2.bat without the prompt?
> >
> > If you don't want the user to enter anything, then I explained how
> > before, just use:
> >
> >       name='C:\\Documents\\PythonCoding\\launch2.bat'
> >
> > if that's the file name you need.
> >
> 
> name = r'C:\Documents\PythonCoding\launch2.bat'
> 
> Alternatively you could just use a forward slash.
> 
> I'm not sure which is the most efficient, I'll leave that to others to test.
> 
> -- 
> My fellow Pythonistas, ask not what our language can do for you, ask
> what you can do for our language.
> 
> Mark Lawrence

Hey Mark,

Sorry i totally missed your input, and guess what, it solved it !!!

Thanks man, it created the file and finished, what is different with r and raw_input

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#106361

On Sunday, April 3, 2016 at 1:12:23 AM UTC+1, BartC wrote:
> On 02/04/2016 23:31, Loop.IO wrote:
> 
> > Oh i see, so the code prompts for a name.. so i'm more lost than i thought, what do I need to change to make it just create the file with the chosen name Launch2.bat without the prompt?
> 
> If you don't want the user to enter anything, then I explained how 
> before, just use:
> 
>       name='C:\\Documents\\PythonCoding\\launch2.bat'
> 
> if that's the file name you need.
> 
> -- 
> Bartc

Hi Bartc, i tried that, didn't work

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#106364

On 03/04/2016 15:41, Loop.IO wrote:
> On Sunday, April 3, 2016 at 1:12:23 AM UTC+1, BartC wrote:
>> On 02/04/2016 23:31, Loop.IO wrote:
>>
>>> Oh i see, so the code prompts for a name.. so i'm more lost than i thought, what do I need to change to make it just create the file with the chosen name Launch2.bat without the prompt?
>>
>> If you don't want the user to enter anything, then I explained how
>> before, just use:
>>
>>        name='C:\\Documents\\PythonCoding\\launch2.bat'
>>
>> if that's the file name you need.
>>
>> --
>> Bartc
>
> Hi Bartc, i tried that, didn't work

You mean it gave an error when you tried to create that file?

Does that path already exist on your machine? If not then trying to 
create a file in a non-existent path won't work.

You can create the path manually outside of Python. Or look up the docs 
to find out how to do that. A quick google suggested using os.makedirs 
(to create multiple nested paths at the same time).

The following code worked on my machine:

import sys
import os

def create():
	print("creating new file")

	path="c:/Documents/PythonCoding/"
	name=path+"launch2.bat"

	try:
		os.stat(path)
	except:
		os.makedirs(path)

	print (name)

	try:
		file=open(name,'w')
		file.close()
	except:
		print("error occured")
		sys.exit(0)

create()

-- 
Bartc

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#106365

On Sunday, April 3, 2016 at 8:41:49 PM UTC+5:30, BartC wrote:
> On 03/04/2016 15:41, Loop.IO wrote:
> > On Sunday, April 3, 2016 at 1:12:23 AM UTC+1, BartC wrote:
> >> On 02/04/2016 23:31, Loop.IO wrote:
> >>
> >>> Oh i see, so the code prompts for a name.. so i'm more lost than i thought, what do I need to change to make it just create the file with the chosen name Launch2.bat without the prompt?
> >>
> >> If you don't want the user to enter anything, then I explained how
> >> before, just use:
> >>
> >>        name='C:\\Documents\\PythonCoding\\launch2.bat'
> >>
> >> if that's the file name you need.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Bartc
> >
> > Hi Bartc, i tried that, didn't work
> 
> You mean it gave an error when you tried to create that file?
> 
> Does that path already exist on your machine? If not then trying to 
> create a file in a non-existent path won't work.
> 
> You can create the path manually outside of Python. Or look up the docs 
> to find out how to do that. A quick google suggested using os.makedirs 
> (to create multiple nested paths at the same time).
> 
> The following code worked on my machine:
> 
> import sys
> import os
> 
> def create():
> 	print("creating new file")
> 
> 	path="c:/Documents/PythonCoding/"
> 	name=path+"launch2.bat"
> 
> 	try:
> 		os.stat(path)
> 	except:
> 		os.makedirs(path)
> 
> 	print (name)
> 
> 	try:
> 		file=open(name,'w')
> 		file.close()
> 	except:

If you dont want the vigilantes out in their squadrons please dont do it that way.

More seriously you can do what you like but dont teach beginners to use bare excepts.

Do
     except IOError  # I think... else whatever is the error you want to trap

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#106371

On 03/04/2016 16:25, Rustom Mody wrote:
> On Sunday, April 3, 2016 at 8:41:49 PM UTC+5:30, BartC wrote:

>> You can create the path manually outside of Python. Or look up the docs
>> to find out how to do that. A quick google suggested using os.makedirs
>> (to create multiple nested paths at the same time).

>> 	try:
>> 		os.stat(path)
>> 	except:
>> 		os.makedirs(path)
>>
>> 	print (name)
>>
>> 	try:
>> 		file=open(name,'w')
>> 		file.close()
>> 	except:
>
> If you dont want the vigilantes out in their squadrons please dont do it that way.
>
> More seriously you can do what you like but dont teach beginners to use bare excepts.

They're not mine (the first is from the first google hit, the second is 
the OP's); if it was my choice I wouldn't use exceptions at all.

But the primary issue here is that file not being created. Once the code 
works, it can be tweaked later and, if the path still needs creating 
from the code, there are doubtless better ways of doing it, with or 
without exceptions.

At the minute we don't even know if this was the problem.

-- 
Bartc

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#106395

On Sunday, April 3, 2016 at 4:11:49 PM UTC+1, BartC wrote:
> On 03/04/2016 15:41, Loop.IO wrote:
> > On Sunday, April 3, 2016 at 1:12:23 AM UTC+1, BartC wrote:
> >> On 02/04/2016 23:31, Loop.IO wrote:
> >>
> >>> Oh i see, so the code prompts for a name.. so i'm more lost than i thought, what do I need to change to make it just create the file with the chosen name Launch2.bat without the prompt?
> >>
> >> If you don't want the user to enter anything, then I explained how
> >> before, just use:
> >>
> >>        name='C:\\Documents\\PythonCoding\\launch2.bat'
> >>
> >> if that's the file name you need.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Bartc
> >
> > Hi Bartc, i tried that, didn't work
> 
> You mean it gave an error when you tried to create that file?
> 
> Does that path already exist on your machine? If not then trying to 
> create a file in a non-existent path won't work.
> 
> You can create the path manually outside of Python. Or look up the docs 
> to find out how to do that. A quick google suggested using os.makedirs 
> (to create multiple nested paths at the same time).
> 
> The following code worked on my machine:
> 
> import sys
> import os
> 
> def create():
> 	print("creating new file")
> 
> 	path="c:/Documents/PythonCoding/"
> 	name=path+"launch2.bat"
> 
> 	try:
> 		os.stat(path)
> 	except:
> 		os.makedirs(path)
> 
> 	print (name)
> 
> 	try:
> 		file=open(name,'w')
> 		file.close()
> 	except:
> 		print("error occured")
> 		sys.exit(0)
> 
> create()
> 
> -- 
> Bartc

The issue is that it hangs, there is no error. its like it pauses until i press enter, ill try what you've posted one moment

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#106397

On Sunday, April 3, 2016 at 8:32:06 PM UTC+1, Loop.IO wrote:
> On Sunday, April 3, 2016 at 4:11:49 PM UTC+1, BartC wrote:
> > On 03/04/2016 15:41, Loop.IO wrote:
> > > On Sunday, April 3, 2016 at 1:12:23 AM UTC+1, BartC wrote:
> > >> On 02/04/2016 23:31, Loop.IO wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> Oh i see, so the code prompts for a name.. so i'm more lost than i thought, what do I need to change to make it just create the file with the chosen name Launch2.bat without the prompt?
> > >>
> > >> If you don't want the user to enter anything, then I explained how
> > >> before, just use:
> > >>
> > >>        name='C:\\Documents\\PythonCoding\\launch2.bat'
> > >>
> > >> if that's the file name you need.
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Bartc
> > >
> > > Hi Bartc, i tried that, didn't work
> > 
> > You mean it gave an error when you tried to create that file?
> > 
> > Does that path already exist on your machine? If not then trying to 
> > create a file in a non-existent path won't work.
> > 
> > You can create the path manually outside of Python. Or look up the docs 
> > to find out how to do that. A quick google suggested using os.makedirs 
> > (to create multiple nested paths at the same time).
> > 
> > The following code worked on my machine:
> > 
> > import sys
> > import os
> > 
> > def create():
> > 	print("creating new file")
> > 
> > 	path="c:/Documents/PythonCoding/"
> > 	name=path+"launch2.bat"
> > 
> > 	try:
> > 		os.stat(path)
> > 	except:
> > 		os.makedirs(path)
> > 
> > 	print (name)
> > 
> > 	try:
> > 		file=open(name,'w')
> > 		file.close()
> > 	except:
> > 		print("error occured")
> > 		sys.exit(0)
> > 
> > create()
> > 
> > -- 
> > Bartc
> 
> The issue is that it hangs, there is no error. its like it pauses until i press enter, ill try what you've posted one moment

Ok the Bartc code gives me an error.

What is it that makes the code hang with what I have, you said it was that it's prompting for a name for the file, so how do I bypass that and force it to create the file with the name I've provided?

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#106400

How do you know when you're done typing the name of the file?

It's hard to get tone right on the internet, so I'll clarify: this is not a
rhetorical question and I mean you, LoopIO, not a generic person.

On Sun, Apr 3, 2016, 8:40 PM Loop.IO <thisisink01@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sunday, April 3, 2016 at 8:32:06 PM UTC+1, Loop.IO wrote:
> > On Sunday, April 3, 2016 at 4:11:49 PM UTC+1, BartC wrote:
> > > On 03/04/2016 15:41, Loop.IO wrote:
> > > > On Sunday, April 3, 2016 at 1:12:23 AM UTC+1, BartC wrote:
> > > >> On 02/04/2016 23:31, Loop.IO wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >>> Oh i see, so the code prompts for a name.. so i'm more lost than i
> thought, what do I need to change to make it just create the file with the
> chosen name Launch2.bat without the prompt?
> > > >>
> > > >> If you don't want the user to enter anything, then I explained how
> > > >> before, just use:
> > > >>
> > > >>        name='C:\\Documents\\PythonCoding\\launch2.bat'
> > > >>
> > > >> if that's the file name you need.
> > > >>
> > > >> --
> > > >> Bartc
> > > >
> > > > Hi Bartc, i tried that, didn't work
> > >
> > > You mean it gave an error when you tried to create that file?
> > >
> > > Does that path already exist on your machine? If not then trying to
> > > create a file in a non-existent path won't work.
> > >
> > > You can create the path manually outside of Python. Or look up the docs
> > > to find out how to do that. A quick google suggested using os.makedirs
> > > (to create multiple nested paths at the same time).
> > >
> > > The following code worked on my machine:
> > >
> > > import sys
> > > import os
> > >
> > > def create():
> > >     print("creating new file")
> > >
> > >     path="c:/Documents/PythonCoding/"
> > >     name=path+"launch2.bat"
> > >
> > >     try:
> > >             os.stat(path)
> > >     except:
> > >             os.makedirs(path)
> > >
> > >     print (name)
> > >
> > >     try:
> > >             file=open(name,'w')
> > >             file.close()
> > >     except:
> > >             print("error occured")
> > >             sys.exit(0)
> > >
> > > create()
> > >
> > > --
> > > Bartc
> >
> > The issue is that it hangs, there is no error. its like it pauses until
> i press enter, ill try what you've posted one moment
>
> Ok the Bartc code gives me an error.
>
> What is it that makes the code hang with what I have, you said it was that
> it's prompting for a name for the file, so how do I bypass that and force
> it to create the file with the name I've provided?
> --
> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
>

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#106405

On 03/04/2016 20:36, Loop.IO wrote:
> On Sunday, April 3, 2016 at 8:32:06 PM UTC+1, Loop.IO wrote:

>> The issue is that it hangs, there is no error. its like it pauses until i press enter, ill try what you've posted one momen


> Ok the Bartc code gives me an error.

This is confusing! I know you said you fixed the problem now, but if it 
was waiting for the user to press enter, then you still had a raw_input 
or input() call in your code.

You need to get rid of that raw_input(). That was explained early on in 
the thread but perhaps you didn't grasp that you had to use:

   name = '....'

in place of:

   name = raw_input(....)

and not as well as!

(And the 'r' in name = r'....' isn't a different version of raw_input(), 
it's just a way of entering strings without having to type \\ when you 
need \.)

-- 
Bartc

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#106409

On Sunday, April 3, 2016 at 9:21:44 PM UTC+1, BartC wrote:
> On 03/04/2016 20:36, Loop.IO wrote:
> > On Sunday, April 3, 2016 at 8:32:06 PM UTC+1, Loop.IO wrote:
> 
> >> The issue is that it hangs, there is no error. its like it pauses until i press enter, ill try what you've posted one momen
> 
> 
> > Ok the Bartc code gives me an error.
> 
> This is confusing! I know you said you fixed the problem now, but if it 
> was waiting for the user to press enter, then you still had a raw_input 
> or input() call in your code.
> 
> You need to get rid of that raw_input(). That was explained early on in 
> the thread but perhaps you didn't grasp that you had to use:
> 
>    name = '....'
> 
> in place of:
> 
>    name = raw_input(....)
> 
> and not as well as!
> 
> (And the 'r' in name = r'....' isn't a different version of raw_input(), 
> it's just a way of entering strings without having to type \\ when you 
> need \.)
> 
> -- 
> Bartc

Hey Bartc

I'm sorry about getting you confused, I did try that, but it didn't work, maybe it was me, but now I've tried it again it does work.

I've now managed to get the file to be created and write to the file so its all working fine.

The only question left is when I've conducted a search through all the drives for a browser .exe file, how do I take the search results and put them in to a text file, but I guess that's for another thread.

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#106398

Hi Loop.IO,

On 03/04/16 15:41, Loop.IO wrote:
>> If you don't want the user to enter anything, then I explained how
>> before, just use:
>>
>>        name='C:\\Documents\\PythonCoding\\launch2.bat'
>>
>> if that's the file name you need.
>>
>> --
>> Bartc
>
> Hi Bartc, i tried that, didn't work

FYI, for the future.

Telling someone what _didn't_ happen is generally not very useful to 
them if you expect them to try to help further.

If you tell them what _did_ happen (be that an error message or a weird 
file created or a pain in your leg or whatever), then that is much more 
likely to be productive ;)

If you would like someone to diagnose your illness, you must explain 
your symptoms ...

E.

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#106401

On Sunday, April 3, 2016 at 8:49:28 PM UTC+1, Erik wrote:
> Hi Loop.IO,
> 
> On 03/04/16 15:41, Loop.IO wrote:
> >> If you don't want the user to enter anything, then I explained how
> >> before, just use:
> >>
> >>        name='C:\\Documents\\PythonCoding\\launch2.bat'
> >>
> >> if that's the file name you need.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Bartc
> >
> > Hi Bartc, i tried that, didn't work
> 
> FYI, for the future.
> 
> Telling someone what _didn't_ happen is generally not very useful to 
> them if you expect them to try to help further.
> 
> If you tell them what _did_ happen (be that an error message or a weird 
> file created or a pain in your leg or whatever), then that is much more 
> likely to be productive ;)
> 
> If you would like someone to diagnose your illness, you must explain 
> your symptoms ...
> 
> E.

The original post said what did happen, the code runs and hangs on the create file, and once i press Enter it then finishes and creates the file, not sure how you missed that but thanks

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#106404

On 03/04/16 20:54, Loop.IO wrote:
> The original post said what did happen, the code runs and hangs on
> the create file, and once i press Enter it then finishes and creates
> the file, not sure how you missed that but thanks

Yes, I read your original post. That was days ago.

The comment I was replying to was you telling BartC that what he had
suggested "didn't work" (with no further information).

Please pay attention to the context of the email you are responding to.

E.

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