Simple UI to run script2 + args

ccc

import sys
import runpy

try:  # https://docs.python.org/3/whatsnew/3.0.html#builtins
    raw_input          # Python 2
except NameError:
    raw_input = input  # Python 3

script2 = sys.argv[1] if sys.argv[1:] else 'script2.py'
first_name = raw_input("What is your first name? ").strip() or 'Donald'
middle_name = raw_input("What is your middle name? ").strip() or 'J.'
last_name = raw_input("What is your last name? ").strip() or 'Trump'
fmt = "%s: Your full name is %s %s %s."
print(fmt % (sys.argv[0].split('/')[-1], first_name, middle_name, last_name))
sys.argv = ['script2.py', first_name, middle_name, last_name]
with open(sys.argv[0]) as in_file:
    exec(in_file.read())  # exec() is a security hole a mile wide and 10 miles deep!!

"""script2.py
import sys
print("{}: Your full name is {} {} {}.".format(*sys.argv))
"""

ccc

Python 3 fix also merged into upstream... https://github.com/mwarkentin/Learn-Python-The-Hard-Way/pull/2/files

zipit

Uh, I didn't know that python had a short hand syntax for conditional assignments evaluating forTrue. That is nice 👍🏻.

JonB

rich,
Are you aware that you long-press the play button for a script, it lets you define arguments? Just checking, not everyone realizes this.

another option would be to use a dialogs popup rather than raw_input

import dialogs
fields=[{'title':'First Name','type':'text'},
         {'title':'Last Name','type':'text'},
         {'title':'Age','type':'number'}]
response=dialogs.form_dialog('What is your info?',fields)

iApeiron

@JonB Thanks. I really like this dialogue box! If I can get the responses to act as args to control my second script, then I have it made!

iApeiron

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ccc

Put that text at the end into a file called script2.py ;-). Then run the rest of the code in a separate file that I called script1.py.

iApeiron

@ccc Thanks. I still get the traceback error "AttributeError: 'tuple' object has no attribute 'remove'"

ccc

Try changing this line:

sys.argv = ['script2.py', first_name, middle_name, last_name]

To have square brackets [] instead of parentheses ().

https://github.com/cclauss/runpy_hack

iApeiron

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iApeiron

@ccc Thank you! This works as expected!
The first two args are necessary, the third arg is supposed to be optional. In its current form, (with Trump removed of course,) leaving the third arg blank causes script2 error (citing an invalid arg).
Do you know how to leave an arg as optional?

ccc

The part about 'Trump' being removed made my day! Thanks for that.

# in script2.py, select one of the following and rename it to main()

def default_arg_main(script_name, first_name, middle_name, last_name=''):
    last_name = last_name or 'Bonehead'
    fmt = "{}: Your full name is {} {} {}."
    print(fmt.format(script_name, first_name, middle_name, last_name))

def if_main(*args):
    if len(args) == 4:
        fmt = "{}: Your full name is {} {} {}."
    else:
        fmt = "{}: Your full name is {} {}."
    print(fmt.format(*args))

def join_main(*args):
    print("{}: Your full name is {}.".format(args[0], ' '.join(args[1:])))

def list_main(*args):
    fmt = ('Zero sys.argv is not possible!',
           'Usage: {} first_name, [middle_name, [last_name]]',
           "{}: Your full name is {}.",
           "{}: Your full name is {} {}.",
           "{}: Your full name is {} {} {}.")[len(args)]
    print(fmt.format(*args))

# and then...
print('=' * 44)
main(*sys.argv)

iApeiron

Clearly, you are a Python master!

iApeiron

@ccc Here is the project: Savethemblobs_app
What improvements would you make? Please feel free to fork.