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Why doesn't my code read this line?

so I made a program that reads usernames with passwords (which are salted and hashed) from an SFTP server, and the user can log in securely. Users can also make their own accounts, but I am having a problem with the checking if the username already exists. I have managed to write the code correctly, but for some strange reason I can't find out why my code won't read one for loop, at least it doesn't print the "debug" string, example below. Any help would be appreciated!
def createUser():
f = ftp.open("paroolid.txt", "a+")
passListDecode = f.read().decode("UTF-8")
passList = passListDecode.splitlines()
newName = input("Uus kasutajanimi: ")
if len(newName) <= 0:
print("Nimi peab olema vähemalt 1 täht!")
createUser()
#This is the loop that won't be read
for line in passList:
print("debug")
pp = ""
pp += line.split(",")[1].strip().split("-")[0].strip()
pp += newName
userInFile = hashlib.md5(pp.strip().encode()).hexdigest()
if userInFile == line.split(":")[0].strip():
print("Nimi juba olemas!")
createUser()
#But this line is read successfully, like the above for loop is just being skipped.
newPass = getpass.getpass("Uus parool: ")

Everyone, I got it fixed.
I learned that you cannot use the read() function when you're using the "a+" mode while opening a file, you'll need to use seek(0).
With that the problem is answered, thanks to Mike Scotty for suggesting that the list might be empty, I didn't think of that before.

Module urllib.request not getting data

I am trying to test this demo program from lynda using Python 3. I am using Pycharm as my IDE. I already added and installed the request package, but when I run the program, it runs cleanly and shows a message "Process finished with exit code 0", but does not show any output from print statement. Where am I going wrong ?
import urllib.request # instead of urllib2 like in Python 2.7
import json
def printResults(data):
# Use the json module to load the string data into a dictionary
theJSON = json.loads(data)
# now we can access the contents of the JSON like any other Python object
if "title" in theJSON["metadata"]:
print(theJSON["metadata"]["title"])
# output the number of events, plus the magnitude and each event name
count = theJSON["metadata"]["count"];
print(str(count) + " events recorded")
# for each event, print the place where it occurred
for i in theJSON["features"]:
print(i["properties"]["place"])
# print the events that only have a magnitude greater than 4
for i in theJSON["features"]:
if i["properties"]["mag"] >= 4.0:
print("%2.1f" % i["properties"]["mag"], i["properties"]["place"])
# print only the events where at least 1 person reported feeling something
print("Events that were felt:")
for i in theJSON["features"]:
feltReports = i["properties"]["felt"]
if feltReports != None:
if feltReports > 0:
print("%2.1f" % i["properties"]["mag"], i["properties"]["place"], " reported " + str(feltReports) + " times")
# Open the URL and read the data
urlData = "http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/feed/v1.0/summary/2.5_day.geojson"
webUrl = urllib.request.urlopen(urlData)
print(webUrl.getcode())
if webUrl.getcode() == 200:
data = webUrl.read()
data = data.decode("utf-8") # in Python 3.x we need to explicitly decode the response to a string
# print out our customized results
printResults(data)
else:
print("Received an error from server, cannot retrieve results " + str(webUrl.getcode()))

Not sure if you left this out on purpose, but this script isn't actually executing any code beyond the imports and function definition. Assuming you didn't leave it out on purpose, you would need the following at the end of your file.
if __name__ == '__main__':
data = "" # your data
printResults(data)
The check on __name__ equaling "__main__" is just so your code is only executing when the file is explicitly run. To always run your printResults(data) function when the file is accessed (like, say, if its imported into another module) you could just call it at the bottom of your file like so:
data = "" # your data
printResults(data)

I had to restart the IDE after installing the module. I just realized and tried it now with "Run as Admin". Strangely seems to work now.But not sure if it was a temp error, since even without restart, it was able to detect the module and its methods.

Your comments re: having to restart your IDE makes me think that pycharm might not automatically detect newly installed python packages. This SO answer seems to offer a solution.
SO answer

How to decode python string

I have some code which I would like to be decoded but not having much luck in guessing what the codepage is, if any is being used. Any help would be much appreciated.
i am using python command line in windows 7 pc,if any python guru guide me how to decrypt and see the code thaat would be appreciated.
exec("import re;import base64");exec((lambda p,y:(lambda o,b,f:re.sub(o,b,f))(r"([0-9a-f]+)",lambda m:p(m,y),base64.b64decode("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")))(lambda a,b:b[int("0x"+a.group(1),16)],"0|1|addonfolder|xbmc|translatePath|path|script_name|xbmcgui|script_chk|downloader|scriptname|xbmcaddon|getCondVisibility|UpdateLocalAddons|download|supermax|Addon|lib|supermaxwizard|special|DialogProgress|INSTALL|website|SuperMaxWizard|extract|dialog|remove|except|join|plugin|os|addons|Installing|dp|UnloadSkin|print|COLOR|video|ReloadSkin|FORCECLOSE|Installer|Installed|def|Main|pass|home|HasAddon|SuperMax|packages|Brought|Success|return|update|url|Please|Dialog|create|try|Wizard|Nearly|System|com|zip|addon|Wait|been|else|http|quit|XBMC|gold|Done|all|has|You|not|sm|MP|By|if|ok|To|s|executebuiltin|import".split("|")))

The code is uglified. You can unobfuscate it yourself by executing the contents of exec(...) in your Python shell.
import re
import base64
print ((lambda p,y.....split("|")))
EDIT: As snakecharmerb says, it is generally not safe to execute unknown code. I analysed the code to find that running the insides of exec will only decrypt, and leaving off the exec itself will just result in a string. This procedure ("execute stuff inside exec") is by no means a generally safe method to decrypt uglified code, and you need to actually analyse what it does. But, at this point, I was asking you to trust my judgement, which, if it is wrong, theoretically could expose you to an attack. In addition, it seems you have problems getting it to run on your Python; so here's what I'm getting from the above:
import xbmcaddon
import xbmcgui
import xbmc
import os
import downloader
import extract
addon = xbmcaddon.Addon()
website = "http://supermaxwizard.com/sm/plugin.video.supermax-MP.zip"
scriptname = "plugin.video.supermax"
def script_chk(script_name):
return xbmc.getCondVisibility('System.HasAddon(%s)' % script_name) == 1
def INSTALL(url):
path = xbmc.translatePath(os.path.join('special://home/addons','packages'))
print path
dp = xbmcgui.DialogProgress()
dp.create("Addon Installer","Installing Addon..",'', 'Please Wait')
lib=os.path.join(path, 'download.zip')
try:
os.remove(lib)
except:
pass
downloader.download(url, lib, dp)
addonfolder = xbmc.translatePath(os.path.join('special://home','addons'))
print addonfolder
dp.update(0,"", "Nearly Done")
extract.all(lib,addonfolder,dp)
xbmc.executebuiltin('UnloadSkin()');
xbmc.executebuiltin('ReloadSkin()');
xbmc.executebuiltin("XBMC.UpdateLocalAddons()");
dialog=xbmcgui.Dialog(); dialog.ok("Success!","SuperMax Wizard has been Installed"," [COLOR gold]Brought To You By SuperMaxWizard.com[/COLOR]")
"""
try:
os.remove(lib)
except:
pass
#FORCECLOSE()
else:quit()
"""
def Main():
if not script_chk(scriptname):
INSTALL(website)
Main()

I need a super-duper simple CGI Python photo upload

I've looked through tons of answers but the truth is, I only know super basic python and I really need help. I don't know the os module or anything like that and I can't use PHP (not that I know it anyway, but it's not permitted) and I need something so easy that I can understand it.
Basically, I need a CGI upload (I don't need the HTML form, I've got that much down) that will take the photo and save it. That's it. I don't need any fancy place for it to save, I just need the file to be properly uploaded from the form.
I've got various versions of this function and I can't get them working because I don't understand them so PLEASE HELP!!!
import cgi
def savefile (filename, photodoc):
form=cgi.FieldStorage()
name=form[filename]
period=name.split(.)
if period[1]=="jpeg" or period[1]=="jpg" or period[1]=="png":
idk what to do
else:
make an error message

This cgi program will "take the photo and save it. That's it."
#!/usr/bin/python2.7
import cgi
field=cgi.FieldStorage()['fieldname']
open(field.filename, 'wb').write(field.value)
Among the things it doesn't do are error checking and security checking, and specifying in what directory the files should be saved.

Duplicate question but here's what you need:
Depending if windows or linux, first set to binary mode:
try:
import msvcrt
msvcrt.setmode (0, os.O_BINARY)
msvcrt.setmode (1, os.O_BINARY)
except ImportError:
pass
Then:
form = cgi.FieldStorage()
name = form[filename]
period = name.split('.') #You need the quotes around the period
if period[1]=='jpeg' or period[1] == 'jpg' or period[1] =='png':
if upload.filename:
name = os.path.basename(upload.filename)
out = open(YOUR_FILEPATH_HERE + name, 'wb', 1000)
message = "The file '" + name + "' was uploaded successfully"
while True:
packet = upload.file.read(1000)
if not packet:
break
out.write(packet)
out.close()
else:
print 'Error'
Some sources:
How to use Python/CGI for file uploading
http://code.activestate.com/recipes/273844-minimal-http-upload-cgi/

Importing a function from a class in another file? [duplicate]

This question already has answers here:
How do I import other Python files?
(23 answers)
Why is Python running my module when I import it, and how do I stop it?
(12 answers)
Closed 6 months ago.
I'm writing a Python program for fun but got stuck trying to import a function from a class in another file. Here is my code:
#jurassic park mainframe
from random import randint
from sys import exit
from comm_system import Comm_system #the file i want to import from
class Jpark_mainframe(object):
def mainframe_home(self):
print "=====Welcome to the Jurassic Park Mainframe====="
print "==========Security Administration==============="
print "===========Communications Systems==============="
print "===============System Settings=================="
print "===================Quit========================="
prompt = raw_input("What would you like to do? ")
while prompt != "Quit":
if prompt == "Security Administration":
print "Please enter the 5-digit passcode:"
security_passcode = "%d%d%d%d%d" % (2, 0, 1, 2, randint(1, 2))
security_guess = raw_input(": ")
security_guesses = 0
while security_guess != security_passcode and security_guesses < 7:
print "Incorrect. Please enter the security passcode."
security_guesses += 1
security_guess = raw_input(": ")
if security_guess == security_passcode:
print "=========Security Administration======="
print "Area 1 Fences: Off"
print "Area 2 Fences: On"
print "Area 3 Fences: Off"
print "Velociraptor Compound: Off"
print "Lobby Security System: Off"
print "Entrance Facility System: Off"
print "To enable all systems, enter 'On'"
enable_security = raw_input(": ")
if enable_security == "On":
print "Systems Online."
if prompt == "System Settings":
print "You do not have access to system settings."
exit(0)
if prompt == "Communications Systems":
print "===========Communications Systems==========="
print "error: 'comm_link' missing in directories"
exit(0)
return Comm_system.run #this is where I want to return the
#the other file
the_game = jpark_mainframe()
the_game.mainframe_home()
I want to return a function called run() from a class in another file. When I import the file, it first runs the class with run() in it, then proceeds to run the original code. Why does this happen?
Here is the code from comm_system:
#communication systems
from sys import exit
class Comm_system(object):
def run(self):
comm_directory = ["net_link", "tsfa_run", "j_link"]
print "When the system rebooted, some files necessary for"
print "communicating with the mainland got lost in the directory."
print "The files were poorly labeled as a result of sloppy"
print "programming on the staff's part. You must locate the"
print "the file and contact the rescue team before the dinosaurs"
print "surround the visitor's center. You were also notified the"
print "generators were shorting out, and the mainframe will lose"
print "power at any moment. Which directory will you search in?"
print "you don't have much time! Option 1: cd /comm_sys/file"
print "Option 2: cd /comm_sys/dis"
print "Option 3: cd /comm_sys/comm"
dir_choice = raw_input("jpark_edwin$ ")
if dir_choice == "/comm_sys/file" or dir_choice == "/comm_sys/dis":
print "misc.txt"
print "You couldn't locate the file!"
print "The system lost power and your computer shut down on you!"
print "You will not be able to reach the mainland until the system"
print "comes back online, and it will be too late by then."
return 'death'
if dir_choice == "/comm_sys/comm":
comm_directory.append("comm_link")
print comm_directory
print "You found the right file and activated it!"
print "Just in time too, because the computers shut down on you."
print "The phonelines are radios are still online."
print "You and the other survivors quickly call the mainlane"
print "and help is on the way. You all run to the roof and wait"
print "until the helocopter picks you up. You win!"
a_game = Comm_system()
a_game.run()

from otherfile import TheClass
theclass = TheClass()
# if you want to return the output of run
return theclass.run()
# if you want to return run itself to be used later
return theclass.run
Change the end of comm system to:
if __name__ == '__main__':
a_game = Comm_system()
a_game.run()
It's those lines being always run that are causing it to be run when imported as well as when executed.

from FOLDER_NAME import FILENAME
from FILENAME import CLASS_NAME FUNCTION_NAME
FILENAME is w/o the suffix

First you need to make sure if both of your files are in the same working directory. Next, you can import the whole file. For example,
import myClass
or you can import the entire class and entire functions from the file. For example,
from myClass import
Finally, you need to create an instance of the class from the original file and call the instance objects.

If, like me, you want to make a function pack or something that people can download then it's very simple. Just write your function in a python file and save it as the name you want IN YOUR PYTHON DIRECTORY. Now, in your script where you want to use this, you type:
from FILE NAME import FUNCTION NAME
Note - the parts in capital letters are where you type the file name and function name.
Now you just use your function however it was meant to be.
Example:
FUNCTION SCRIPT - saved at C:\Python27 as function_choose.py
def choose(a):
from random import randint
b = randint(0, len(a) - 1)
c = a[b]
return(c)
SCRIPT USING FUNCTION - saved wherever
from function_choose import choose
list_a = ["dog", "cat", "chicken"]
print(choose(list_a))
OUTPUT WILL BE DOG, CAT, OR CHICKEN
Hoped this helped, now you can create function packs for download!
--------------------------------This is for Python 2.7-------------------------------------

It would really help if you'd include the code that's not working (from the 'other' file), but I suspect you could do what you want with a healthy dose of the 'eval' function.
For example:
def run():
print "this does nothing"
def chooser():
return "run"
def main():
'''works just like:
run()'''
eval(chooser())()
The chooser returns the name of the function to execute, eval then turns a string into actual code to be executed in-place, and the parentheses finish off the function call.

You can use the below syntax -
from FolderName.FileName import Classname