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From: Bruce S. <Bru...@nc...> - 2019-03-04 15:55:30
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VPython continues to be vigorously supported, both VPython 7 for use with installed Python (including Python 3), and GlowScript VPython that compiles and executes in a browser, without installing any software. For current installers, at vpython.org, choose "Using VPython with installed Python". There you will find detailed information on how to install VPython 7. Also available on that page are details on how to use the installed vpython module (click "Read more"). Also at vpython.org, if you click "Additional sources of information" , under "Plans for the future" you can read a document on why it was necessary to abandon Classic VPython in Jan. 2016. As for the WORST plan ever, 1) use with installed Python is still supported, and 2) the browser version has been an enormous success for the many tens of thousands of high school and college students who use VPython in classes and who in the past, due to lack of prior programming experience, had so many difficulties with installing Python, installing VPython, and, on a Mac, installing an update to Tcl that they saw VPython as a menacing barrier. These students can then graduate to VPython 7, with its access to the world of Python modules, in later, more advanced courses. The VPython syntax is the same in both versions. Bruce P.S. Note that vis...@li... is deprecated. The active forum is at https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups&hl=en#!forum/vpython-users |
From: free <pat...@gm...> - 2017-01-12 15:46:36
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On 01/12/2017 11:01 AM, Russell Jones wrote: > Have a look at http://vispy.org/ as well. > > It seems vpython-users doesn't allow mailing list-type subscriptions, > which seems a bit odd as I thought Google Groups allowed that. Maybe > that's only for gmail. These vispy people seem to be on a whole new level of ignorance about privacy and user safety, beyond for example vpython using a google forum that mandatorily requires one to run javascript in the browser, opening one up to those scripts calling other scripts etc., no, these people never even learned to feel ashamed if some *python* script "needs to load a few files from the Internet" in the background. It's probably useless to call them out on it because they would start calling one a paranoid or something like that. P. |
From: Russell J. <rus...@ph...> - 2017-01-12 11:08:32
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On 11/01/17 12:40, free wrote: > On 01/11/2017 03:09 AM, Bruce Sherwood wrote: >> This email list is indeed dead, but Magnus Elden found it using Google, >> alas. It has long been superceded by the VPython forum at >> >> https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups&hl=en#!forum/vpython-users >> <https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups&hl=en#%21forum/vpython-users> >> >> VPython itself is very much alive. See vpython.org <http://vpython.org>. > Thanks for replying, and sorry for hijacking the thread, and for > performing necromancy on a dead email list. > > From over here things seem a bit different. > > What I came to know and love as vpython had been rebranded "classical > vpython" and is no longer maintained. > > I want a vpython free of all kinds of encumbrances and dependencies on > corporations, webbrowsers and integrated development environments. In > fact I want it to be as lean and mean a layer over opengl as humanly > possible to program, while still retaining all the nice abstractions. > > I believe that it was long overdue for vpython to switch away from using > compiled C code, specifically boost, and instead to start to use ctypes > or cffi. That would mean one could much easier maintain and develop it, > because there would be no code compile run loop and instead one would be > accessing already compiled functions that exist in some system library. > > Pi3d is an example of the kind of this thing I'd want, except of course > vpython (the classical vpython) has a much larger mindshare and cultural > background, based on a long history of use. > > I suspect that maybe some of these considerations have been at the basis > of your decisions, unfortunately resulting in a direction that doesn't > please me too much :( but that I think I can understand. > Have a look at http://vispy.org/ as well. It seems vpython-users doesn't allow mailing list-type subscriptions, which seems a bit odd as I thought Google Groups allowed that. Maybe that's only for gmail. Russell |
From: free <pat...@gm...> - 2017-01-11 12:40:55
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On 01/11/2017 03:09 AM, Bruce Sherwood wrote: > This email list is indeed dead, but Magnus Elden found it using Google, > alas. It has long been superceded by the VPython forum at > > https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups&hl=en#!forum/vpython-users > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups&hl=en#%21forum/vpython-users> > > VPython itself is very much alive. See vpython.org <http://vpython.org>. Thanks for replying, and sorry for hijacking the thread, and for performing necromancy on a dead email list. From over here things seem a bit different. What I came to know and love as vpython had been rebranded "classical vpython" and is no longer maintained. I want a vpython free of all kinds of encumbrances and dependencies on corporations, webbrowsers and integrated development environments. In fact I want it to be as lean and mean a layer over opengl as humanly possible to program, while still retaining all the nice abstractions. I believe that it was long overdue for vpython to switch away from using compiled C code, specifically boost, and instead to start to use ctypes or cffi. That would mean one could much easier maintain and develop it, because there would be no code compile run loop and instead one would be accessing already compiled functions that exist in some system library. Pi3d is an example of the kind of this thing I'd want, except of course vpython (the classical vpython) has a much larger mindshare and cultural background, based on a long history of use. I suspect that maybe some of these considerations have been at the basis of your decisions, unfortunately resulting in a direction that doesn't please me too much :( but that I think I can understand. P. |
From: Bruce S. <Bru...@nc...> - 2017-01-11 02:36:07
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This email list is indeed dead, but Magnus Elden found it using Google, alas. It has long been superceded by the VPython forum at https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups&hl=en#!forum/vpython-users VPython itself is very much alive. See vpython.org. Bruce Sherwood On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 7:31 PM, free <pat...@gm...> wrote: > On 01/10/2017 07:53 PM, Anton Sherwood wrote: > > On 2017-1-10 06:10, Magnus Elden wrote: > >> There seems to be no OBJ exporter or 3DS exporter or FBX exporter or STL > >> exporter. This I find to be very strange as it is a glaring missing > >> piece. There are no method to store the geometry that you create? > > > > heh, I generate OBJ and POV files in parallel with my VP model. > > > > I've heard that Ruth Chabay made a POV exporter; perhaps you could adapt > > that. > > > > (what's POV, you ask? see povray.org) > > What's all this? I thought visualpython was dead, this group only > available via google news, gmane in a long term restructuring. I was > planning to go deep down into the lower layers of opengl and port my > work to pi3d. > > And now there's life? > > P. > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------ > Developer Access Program for Intel Xeon Phi Processors > Access to Intel Xeon Phi processor-based developer platforms. > With one year of Intel Parallel Studio XE. > Training and support from Colfax. > Order your platform today. http://sdm.link/xeonphi > _______________________________________________ > Visualpython-users mailing list > Vis...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/visualpython-users > |
From: free <pat...@gm...> - 2017-01-11 00:31:56
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On 01/10/2017 07:53 PM, Anton Sherwood wrote: > On 2017-1-10 06:10, Magnus Elden wrote: >> There seems to be no OBJ exporter or 3DS exporter or FBX exporter or STL >> exporter. This I find to be very strange as it is a glaring missing >> piece. There are no method to store the geometry that you create? > > heh, I generate OBJ and POV files in parallel with my VP model. > > I've heard that Ruth Chabay made a POV exporter; perhaps you could adapt > that. > > (what's POV, you ask? see povray.org) What's all this? I thought visualpython was dead, this group only available via google news, gmane in a long term restructuring. I was planning to go deep down into the lower layers of opengl and port my work to pi3d. And now there's life? P. |
From: Anton S. <br...@po...> - 2017-01-10 18:53:43
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On 2017-1-10 06:10, Magnus Elden wrote: > There seems to be no OBJ exporter or 3DS exporter or FBX exporter or STL > exporter. This I find to be very strange as it is a glaring missing > piece. There are no method to store the geometry that you create? heh, I generate OBJ and POV files in parallel with my VP model. I've heard that Ruth Chabay made a POV exporter; perhaps you could adapt that. (what's POV, you ask? see povray.org) -- *\\* Anton Sherwood *\\* www.bendwavy.org |
From: Magnus E. <Mag...@ho...> - 2017-01-10 14:10:23
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Hi, I have spawned a bunch of spheres and other shapes to represent a dataset. Now I need to store all these primitives as a single object in a format that is useful. For example, I have one part that consists of 654 spheres which I want to store to disc as a single obj model or as any similar file. There seems to be no OBJ exporter or 3DS exporter or FBX exporter or STL exporter. This I find to be very strange as it is a glaring missing piece. There are no method to store the geometry that you create? I must be mistaken so I am asking here because my google-fu is not good enough it seems. I am looking forward to your reply. Thank you for your help. Yours, Magnus Elden |
From: Cosmin <nor...@ba...> - 2015-08-24 15:46:13
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From: philippe d. <phi...@ac...> - 2015-05-02 14:02:35
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Hi, I have compiled vpython 6.11 (from https://github.com/BruceSherwood/vpython-wx) with python3.4, boost1.58 and wxpython-phoenix on 64 bits and on Ubuntu-trusty Link:http://sourceforge.net/projects/pcpu/files/WxPython-Phoenix-Py3.4/ Philippe DALET Lyp Champollion FRANCE |
From: Bruce S. <Bru...@nc...> - 2014-12-22 06:52:10
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It looks to me like we've failed to update the installation instructions, as the current VPython 6.10 in fact uses wxPython 3.0, which I believe doesn't require a patch. Someone should correct me if I'm wrong. |
From: Asemaneh <sa....@gm...> - 2014-12-22 01:05:38
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hi im new in python & ubuntu too untill building wxPython ,every things was good but when i wanted to use the " patch -p0 < wxPython-src-2.9.4.1.patch " , i faced this error : ~/vpython-wx-src.6.10$ cd wxPython-src-2.9.5.0.patch bash: cd: wxPython-src-2.9.5.0.patch: Not a directory asemaneh@asemaneh-1025C:~/vpython-wx-src.6.10$ patch -p0 < wxPython-src-2.9.5.0.patch can't find file to patch at input line 3 Perhaps you used the wrong -p or --strip option? The text leading up to this was: -------------------------- |--- wxPython-src-2.9.5.0/wxPython/src/gtk/html2_wrap.cpp 2013-05-18 12:47:49.000000000 -0600 |+++ wxPython-src-2.9.5.0-patch/wxPython/src/gtk/html2_wrap.cpp 2013-09-11 11:13:06.179333082 -0600 -------------------------- File to patch: -- starrynight |
From: Bruce S. <Bru...@nc...> - 2014-11-30 02:46:53
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See comments added to code. from __future__ import division, print_function # should import future print_function, so that print(....) works the same in Python 2 and Python 3 from visual import* # this imports all of the math library #from math import e #import math scene.title='Simple Electric motor simulation' scene.width = 1000 scene.height = 500 scene.autoscale = 0 scene.range = (35,35,35) scene.center = (12,0,0) # not sure what you are trying to achieve; would make more sense to place the object at (0,0,0) scene.background = (.5,0.5,2) # I suspect you want this color as a background, not as a box # None of these variables are used, so they're commented out for clarity: #area=box(pos=(12,0,14),length=400,height=400,width=400,material=materials.plastic,color=(.5,0.5,2)) #fcharge=1.6e-19 #pweight=1.67e-11 #count=0 #mfrm=frame(axis=(350,5,10)) #Motor Frame #rfrm=frame(frame=mfrm) #Rotor Frame #Electric motor-Jon's battery=frame() # not clear why a frame is used here; it plays no role cylinder(frame=battery,pos=(0,0,10),axis=(0,0,.2),radius=1.5,color=color.blue,material=materials.emissive) cylinder(frame=battery,pos=(0,0,10.2),axis=(0,0,7.8),radius=1.5,color=(0.5,0.5,0.2)) cylinder(frame=battery,pos=(0,0,12),axis=(0,0,7),radius=.75,color=color.red,material=materials.emissive) #wire-Mine wire=curve(pos=[(0,-6.5,20), (0,0,20), (0,0,8.5),(0,-6.5,8.5)], radius=0.25) #Magnet of motor-Mine floor1 = box (pos=(0,-1.75,14), length=2, height=0.5, width=6, color=color.red) floor2 = box (pos=(0,-2.25,14), length=2, height=0.5, width=6, color=color.blue) #Rotor stucture-Mine # Add Ring and Rod # The armature coil (ring) rotor = frame(pos=(0,-6,14)) # set up a frame for the rotating parts, and in the loop just rotate the frame #ring(pos=(0,-6,14),axis=(350,5,10), radius=1.75, thickness=0.5,color=(1,0.5,0.3),material=materials.blazed) #rod1=cylinder(pos=(0,-6,8.5),length=11.5,axis=(0,0.5,100),radius=0.45,color=(1,0.5,0.3), material=materials.blazed) ring(frame=rotor, radius=1.75, thickness=0.5,color=(1,0.5,0.3),material=materials.blazed) rod1=cylinder(frame=rotor, pos=(0,0,-11.5/2), length=11.5, axis=(0,0,1), radius=0.45,color=(1,0.5,0.3), material=materials.blazed) #labeling of program-Mine label1=label(pos=(0,0,10.2), text='Battery', xoffset=17, yoffset=17) label2=label(pos=(0,-6,10), text='Armature', xoffset=47, yoffset=47) dtheta = 0.05 while True: rate(100) rotor.rotate(angle=dtheta, axis=(0,0,1)) print('end of simulation') |
From: Katherine A. <arr...@ma...> - 2014-11-29 18:12:52
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How to do write a while loop for a ring and cylinder to rotate or turn. I am programming a stimulation that shows how a simple electric motor work. This is what I have so far : from __future__ import division from math import e from visual import* import math scene.title='Simple Electric motor simulation' scene.width = 1000 scene.height = 500 scene.autoscale = 0 scene.range = (35,35,35) scene.center = (12,0,) area=box(pos=(12,0,14),length=400,height=400,width=400,material=materials.plastic,color=(.5,0.5,2)) fcharge=1.6e-19 pweight=1.67e-11 count=0 mfrm=frame(axis=(350,5,10)) #Motor Frame rfrm=frame(frame=mfrm) #Rotor Frame #Electric motor-Jon's battery=frame() cylinder(frame=battery,pos=(0,0,10),axis=(0,0,.2),radius=1.5,color=color.blue,material=materials.emissive) cylinder(frame=battery,pos=(0,0,10.2),axis=(0,0,7.8),radius=1.5,color=(0.5,0.5,0.2)) cylinder(frame=battery,pos=(0,0,12),axis=(0,0,7),radius=.75,color=color.red,material=materials.emissive) #wire-Mine wire=curve(pos=[(0,-6.5,20), (0,0,20), (0,0,8.5),(0,-6.5,8.5)], radius=0.25) #Magnet of motor-Mine floor1 = box (pos=(0,-1.75,14), length=2, height=0.5, width=6, color=color.red) floor2 = box (pos=(0,-2.25,14), length=2, height=0.5, width=6, color=color.blue) #Rotor stucture-Mine # Add Ring and Rod # The armature coil (ring) ring(pos=(0,-6,14),axis=(350,5,10), radius=1.75, thickness=0.5,color=(1,0.5,0.3),material=materials.blazed,) rod1=cylinder(pos=(0,-6,8.5),length=11.5,axis=(0,0.5,100),radius=0.45,color=(1,0.5,0.3), material=materials.blazed,) ring(pos=(0,-6,14),axis=(350,5,10), radius=1.75, thickness=0.5,color=(1,0.5,0.3),material=materials.blazed,) #labeling of program-Mine label1=label(pos=(0,0,10.2), text='Battery', xoffset=17, yoffset=17) label2=label(pos=(0,-6,10), text='Armature', xoffset=47, yoffset=47) print 'end of stimulation' thanks! Kathy |
From: Katherine A. <arr...@ma...> - 2014-11-29 17:56:04
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From: Bruce S. <Bru...@nc...> - 2014-04-09 03:04:26
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This sourceforge mailing list is moribund. VPython discussions have been moved to the VPython forum at https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups&hl=en#!forum/vpython-users On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 8:18 PM, gary ruben <gr...@bi...> wrote: > Hi Joe, > > I just tried running some examples from within the current version of the > PyCharm Community Edition IDE and it works for me. PyCharm is a great IDE > and they recently made a lightweight version of it free and open sourced it. > > Gary > > > On 9 April 2014 06:51, Joe Heafner <hea...@gm...> wrote: > >> I really would like a debugger that lets me step thru VPython programs >> line by line. The one in VIDLE (actually it’s in the shell window’s menu) >> doesn’t seem to work. When I try to use it, I run the program and >> everything hangs and I have to force quit Python. Any suggestions? >> >> Joe Heafner >> Sent from one of my Macs >> (I can’t use my sticksandshadows.com email address at work so I may >> reply from another account.) >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Put Bad Developers to Shame >> Dominate Development with Jenkins Continuous Integration >> Continuously Automate Build, Test & Deployment >> Start a new project now. Try Jenkins in the cloud. >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/13600_Cloudbees >> _______________________________________________ >> Visualpython-users mailing list >> Vis...@li... >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/visualpython-users >> > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Put Bad Developers to Shame > Dominate Development with Jenkins Continuous Integration > Continuously Automate Build, Test & Deployment > Start a new project now. Try Jenkins in the cloud. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/13600_Cloudbees > _______________________________________________ > Visualpython-users mailing list > Vis...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/visualpython-users > > |
From: gary r. <gr...@bi...> - 2014-04-09 02:18:50
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Hi Joe, I just tried running some examples from within the current version of the PyCharm Community Edition IDE and it works for me. PyCharm is a great IDE and they recently made a lightweight version of it free and open sourced it. Gary On 9 April 2014 06:51, Joe Heafner <hea...@gm...> wrote: > I really would like a debugger that lets me step thru VPython programs > line by line. The one in VIDLE (actually it's in the shell window's menu) > doesn't seem to work. When I try to use it, I run the program and > everything hangs and I have to force quit Python. Any suggestions? > > Joe Heafner > Sent from one of my Macs > (I can't use my sticksandshadows.com email address at work so I may reply > from another account.) > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Put Bad Developers to Shame > Dominate Development with Jenkins Continuous Integration > Continuously Automate Build, Test & Deployment > Start a new project now. Try Jenkins in the cloud. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/13600_Cloudbees > _______________________________________________ > Visualpython-users mailing list > Vis...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/visualpython-users > |
From: Joe H. <hea...@gm...> - 2014-04-08 20:52:04
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I really would like a debugger that lets me step thru VPython programs line by line. The one in VIDLE (actually it’s in the shell window’s menu) doesn’t seem to work. When I try to use it, I run the program and everything hangs and I have to force quit Python. Any suggestions? Joe Heafner Sent from one of my Macs (I can’t use my sticksandshadows.com email address at work so I may reply from another account.) |
From: Bruce S. <Bru...@nc...> - 2013-12-21 19:39:15
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One possibility might be that running from LaTeX invokes the Python that is installed with OSX, not the Python from python.org that VPython depends on. Presumably you meant to say VPython 6, not 5? |
From: Joe H. <hea...@gm...> - 2013-12-21 01:01:10
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I found this a few days ago. I’m running OS X 10.9.1 with Python 2.7.3 and the latest VPython 5. http://python-in-the-lab.blogspot.com/2013/11/running-python-code-in-latex-document.html When I process the following LaTeX source the output indicates that there’s no module named visual. Yet when I put the two lines of Python in a separate file and run it form a Terminal window it works perfectly. Am I specifying the correct python executable in the \usepackage line that loads the python package? \documentclass{article} \usepackage[bin=python2.7]{python} \usepackage{amsmath} \begin{document} \begin{python} from visual import * sphere() \end{python} \end{document} Joe Heafner Sent from one of my Macs |
From: Paul C. <PC...@sp...> - 2013-12-17 19:58:51
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1. Try running in compatibility mode: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/older-programs-compatible-version-windows See what happens. 2. Try a clean boot and see if that fixes it: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135 If so, there is a software conflict. Dr. Paul J. Camp Physics Department Spelman College Atlanta, GA 30314 404-270-5864 "The beauty of the cosmos derives not only from unity in variety but also from variety in unity" -- Umberto Eco The Name of the Rose From: Bruce Sherwood <Bru...@nc...> To: vpusers <vis...@li...> Date: 12/17/2013 02:02 PM Subject: Re: [Visualpython-users] Windows 8 tablet problem -- solution? I have no idea. If I remember correctly, there have been reports that VPython works on Windows 8, so that wouldn't seem to be the problem. Some suggestions: (1) Update the graphics driver (though with a brand-new tablet this shouldn't be an issue). (2) Try running from the command prompt, which sometimes gives additional information: cd Python27\Lib\site-packages\visual\examples C:\Python27\python bounce2.py (3) As suggested in the download page at vpython.org, "In the folder C:\PythonNN\Lib\site-packages\vis, edit the file site-settings.py to disable the use of shaders." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rapidly troubleshoot problems before they affect your business. Most IT organizations don't have a clear picture of how application performance affects their revenue. With AppDynamics, you get 100% visibility into your Java,.NET, & PHP application. Start your 15-day FREE TRIAL of AppDynamics Pro! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=84349831&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Visualpython-users mailing list Vis...@li... https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/visualpython-users |
From: Bruce S. <Bru...@nc...> - 2013-12-17 19:01:30
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I have no idea. If I remember correctly, there have been reports that VPython works on Windows 8, so that wouldn't seem to be the problem. Some suggestions: (1) Update the graphics driver (though with a brand-new tablet this shouldn't be an issue). (2) Try running from the command prompt, which sometimes gives additional information: cd Python27\Lib\site-packages\visual\examples C:\Python27\python bounce2.py (3) As suggested in the download page at vpython.org, "In the folder C:\PythonNN\Lib\site-packages\vis, edit the file site-settings.py to disable the use of shaders." |
From: Jim D. <jim...@gm...> - 2013-12-17 17:14:22
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Hello all, Our school is running a trial of Windows 8 tablets. These are the Lenovo Thinkpad 2 tablets (see here: http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/tablets/thinkpad/thinkpad-tablet-2/ ). I have installed Python and Visual as I usually do, and it won't run. I am using Python 2.7 and Visual 6. I can start VIDLE and load or write code. As soon as I try to run the code, the shell screen comes up (as expected), but then it freezes for a few seconds before a Windows dialog comes up reporting that "pythonw.exe has stopped working". This was the first thing I did after receiving the brand new tablet, so I do not think it is interference with another program, or a special Windows problem on this machine. I have subsequently installed and used programs such as OpenSCAD, so I do not think it is a general lack of power. I have removed and re-installed both visual and python twice, and it has no effect. I searched and found another post by another listserv member in the past year, but it did not receive any discussion, and emails to that person were not replied to. Do you have any ideas why this error occurs? -- --- ----- ------- ----------- James K. Deane jim...@gm... -- ------- - -------- -- -------- |
From: Paul C. <PC...@sp...> - 2013-11-22 17:47:24
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That's the solution! Thanks, Bruce. Dr. Paul J. Camp Physics Department Spelman College Atlanta, GA 30314 404-270-5864 "The beauty of the cosmos derives not only from unity in variety but also from variety in unity" -- Umberto Eco The Name of the Rose From: Bruce Sherwood <Bru...@nc...> To: "vis...@li..." <vis...@li...> Date: 11/22/2013 12:57 AM Subject: Re: [Visualpython-users] Weird vpython output Paul, it sounds like she doesn't have a rate statement in her animation loop and is running VPython 6 whereas you're running VPython 5. On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 2:49 PM, Steve Spicklemire <st...@sp...> wrote: I have not seen that. Can you post a simple script that shows the same issue? thanks, -steve On Nov 21, 2013, at 3:11 PM, Paul Camp <PC...@sp...> wrote: > Sorry, replied to a previous email and forgot to change the subject line. > > > Dr. Paul J. Camp > Physics Department > Spelman College > Atlanta, GA 30314 > 404-270-5864 > > "The beauty of the cosmos derives not only from unity in variety > but also from variety in unity" > -- Umberto Eco > The Name of the Rose > > > > From: Paul Camp <PC...@sp...> > To: > Cc: "vis...@li..." < vis...@li...> > Date: 11/21/2013 05:10 PM > Subject: Re: [Visualpython-users] a new Linux install solution for Visual Python > > > > I have a student running Vpython on a Mac who has run into a problem I've never seen before. She has an animation program that works. It creates objects, updates positions and such. However, the animation window itself is a featureless light gray box until the program is complete. Then the final state of the objects appears. > > I've copied the program to my Windows VPython installation and it runs just fine. Well, the physics is wrong currently, but it does what it was told to do and I can see the full animation. > > Has anyone seen this behavior before? > > > Dr. Paul J. Camp > Physics Department > Spelman College > Atlanta, GA 30314 > 404-270-5864 > > "The beauty of the cosmos derives not only from unity in variety > but also from variety in unity" > -- Umberto Eco > The Name of the Rose------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Shape the Mobile Experience: Free Subscription > Software experts and developers: Be at the forefront of tech innovation. > Intel(R) Software Adrenaline delivers strategic insight and game-changing > conversations that shape the rapidly evolving mobile landscape. Sign up now. > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=63431311&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk_______________________________________________ > Visualpython-users mailing list > Vis...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/visualpython-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Shape the Mobile Experience: Free Subscription > Software experts and developers: Be at the forefront of tech innovation. > Intel(R) Software Adrenaline delivers strategic insight and game-changing > conversations that shape the rapidly evolving mobile landscape. Sign up now. > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=63431311&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk_______________________________________________ > Visualpython-users mailing list > Vis...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/visualpython-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Shape the Mobile Experience: Free Subscription Software experts and developers: Be at the forefront of tech innovation. Intel(R) Software Adrenaline delivers strategic insight and game-changing conversations that shape the rapidly evolving mobile landscape. Sign up now. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=63431311&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Visualpython-users mailing list Vis...@li... https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/visualpython-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Shape the Mobile Experience: Free Subscription Software experts and developers: Be at the forefront of tech innovation. Intel(R) Software Adrenaline delivers strategic insight and game-changing conversations that shape the rapidly evolving mobile landscape. Sign up now. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=63431311&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Visualpython-users mailing list Vis...@li... https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/visualpython-users |
From: Bruce S. <Bru...@nc...> - 2013-11-22 05:56:39
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Paul, it sounds like she doesn't have a rate statement in her animation loop and is running VPython 6 whereas you're running VPython 5. On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 2:49 PM, Steve Spicklemire <st...@sp...> wrote: > I have not seen that. Can you post a simple script that shows the same > issue? > > thanks, > -steve > > On Nov 21, 2013, at 3:11 PM, Paul Camp <PC...@sp...> wrote: > > > Sorry, replied to a previous email and forgot to change the subject line. > > > > > > Dr. Paul J. Camp > > Physics Department > > Spelman College > > Atlanta, GA 30314 > > 404-270-5864 > > > > "The beauty of the cosmos derives not only from unity in variety > > but also from variety in unity" > > -- Umberto Eco > > The Name of the Rose > > > > > > > > From: Paul Camp <PC...@sp...> > > To: > > Cc: "vis...@li..." < > vis...@li...> > > Date: 11/21/2013 05:10 PM > > Subject: Re: [Visualpython-users] a new Linux install solution > for Visual Python > > > > > > > > I have a student running Vpython on a Mac who has run into a problem > I've never seen before. She has an animation program that works. It creates > objects, updates positions and such. However, the animation window itself > is a featureless light gray box until the program is complete. Then the > final state of the objects appears. > > > > I've copied the program to my Windows VPython installation and it runs > just fine. Well, the physics is wrong currently, but it does what it was > told to do and I can see the full animation. > > > > Has anyone seen this behavior before? > > > > > > Dr. Paul J. Camp > > Physics Department > > Spelman College > > Atlanta, GA 30314 > > 404-270-5864 > > > > "The beauty of the cosmos derives not only from unity in variety > > but also from variety in unity" > > -- Umberto Eco > > The Name of the > Rose------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Shape the Mobile Experience: Free Subscription > > Software experts and developers: Be at the forefront of tech innovation. > > Intel(R) Software Adrenaline delivers strategic insight and game-changing > > conversations that shape the rapidly evolving mobile landscape. Sign up > now. > > > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=63431311&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk_______________________________________________ > > Visualpython-users mailing list > > Vis...@li... > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/visualpython-users > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Shape the Mobile Experience: Free Subscription > > Software experts and developers: Be at the forefront of tech innovation. > > Intel(R) Software Adrenaline delivers strategic insight and game-changing > > conversations that shape the rapidly evolving mobile landscape. Sign up > now. > > > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=63431311&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk_______________________________________________ > > Visualpython-users mailing list > > Vis...@li... > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/visualpython-users > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Shape the Mobile Experience: Free Subscription > Software experts and developers: Be at the forefront of tech innovation. > Intel(R) Software Adrenaline delivers strategic insight and game-changing > conversations that shape the rapidly evolving mobile landscape. Sign up > now. > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=63431311&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > Visualpython-users mailing list > Vis...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/visualpython-users > |