High School Senior Proj. Python class need help

[Eremis]

Hi everybody,

I am learning Python for my senior project. (My topic is "Open Source vs Proprietary Software in Schools")... I know java, so programming is not a new thing for me.

I am working on a program that will help my teacher with the monthly food drive. So basically I have 2 classes: The GUI class where I use wxPython called "MannaHelper.py" and a class that represents each school class that turns in food "schoolClass".

Now for my problem:

When i import and use my schoolClass inside my MannaHelper class I get the following error:



Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\******\Documents\NetBeansProjects\MannaHe lper\src\test.py", line 3, in <module>
c1 = schoolClass('Java 1a -- Mr. Wilson', 20)
TypeError: 'module' object is not callable


I will include the two files below, but instead of the whole gui, i will show u a tester file where i create a new "schoolClass", and the same error occurs.

I will greatly appreciate your help! Thanks!


schoolClass.py ---------------------->



#!/usr/bin/env python

# By: ****** ***** An application that organizes the annual manna food drive
#
# schoolClass.py 3 March, 2010

class schoolClass:

# Constructor -----------------------------
def __init__(self, className, numStudents):

self.className = className
self.numStudents = numStudents

self.firstReturn = 0
self.secondReturn = 0
self.thirdReturn = 0
self.fourthReturn = 0
self.fifthReturn = 0
# -----------------------------------------



# Functions -------------------------------
def getRatio(self):

totalPounds = (self.firstReturn + self.secondReturn +
self.thirdReturn + self.fourthReturn + self.fifthReturn)

if totalPounds == 0:
ratio = 0
else:
ratio = totalPounds / self.numStudents

return ratio

def __str__(self):

returnStr = ""
numLine1 = 40 - len(self.className)

returnStr += ('' + str(self.className) + (' ' * numLine1) + str(self.numStudents) +
(' ' * 10) + str(self.getRatio()) +' lb/student')

return returnStr
# ------------------------------------------


# Tester ---------------------------------------
if __name__ == '__main__':

# Everything works here, I get an error only when I import...
class1 = schoolClass("Java 1A -- Mr. Wilson", 20)
class2 = schoolClass("French I -- Ms. Castevens", 14)
class3 = schoolClass("Algebra II -- Ms. Kuster", 21)
class4 = schoolClass("English -- Ms. Love", 29)

class1.firstReturn = 6.2
class1.secondReturn = 4
class1.thirdReturn = 3.6

print class1
print
print class2
print
print class3
print
print class4




test.py ------------------------->



import schoolClass

c1 = schoolClass('Java 1a -- Mr. Wilson', 20)

print c1





P.S.

Does anybody know a good way to convert my project into a single .exe? (school uses windows)... I tried py2exe, but failed because I cant get it to work with wx.Python....

Thanks!

[Bachstelze]

Hi,

the error message says: "module object is not callable". Indeed, when you do


import schoolClass

Python binds the schoolClass variable to a module object (the module contained in schoolClass.py). In order to access members of this module, like your schoolClass class, you must use the normal dot notation (object.member), which gives:


c1 = schoolClass.schoolClass('Java 1a -- Mr. Wilson', 20)

[Eremis]

Thank you so much!

It fixed it...

Also do you know a way how I can distribute this app to a windows user without making him/her install python on their machine?

[Bachstelze]

Also do you know a way how I can distribute this app to a windows user without making him/her install python on their machine?

Nope, sorry. py2exe is the only one I know of, and apparently it doesn't work for you...

[Eremis]

ok, thanks

[lavinog]

You could try what this person did:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=5473160&postcount=7

[Eremis]

Hum... this sounds interesting, but do you know what files are not necessary in python?
(So I dont delete the ones i need)