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Start by installing the setuptools package; on either Windows or Linux you should be able to type pip install setuptools at a terminal to get that installed. You should now be able to write import setuptools at a python prompt without getting an error.

Once that's working, set up a directory structure containing a setup.py and a folder for your project's code to go in. The directory must contain a file called __init__.py, which allows you to import the directory as though it's a file.

Now, in order to install the project at a system-wide level, run python setup.py install. Note that you'll need to run this as root if you're on Linux, since you're making changes to the system-wide python libraries.

Note that this is enough to tell you how to make a module, but there's one hell of a lot of stuff that setuptools can do for you. Take a look at for more info on building stuff, and for more info on how modules actually work. If you'd like to look at a package that (I hope) is reasonably simple, then I made my LazyLog module a couple of weeks ago on a train, and you're welcome to use it for reference.

The quick way, if you're just making something for your own use and not worrying about packaging, is to put the module (which could be as simple as a single file) in your system's site-packages directory. (On Debian-based systems, you probably want to use dist-packages instead).

If you really need a package, you can do it with boost, which allows interacts with C++. You may implement algorithms using C++ and compile it as a Python lib. However it's poorly documented. And as doc described, C API should be a basic option. Boost is built on C API any way.

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You can use AutoCat to download bibliographic details like title, author, edition and publisher for books straight into your catalogue. AutoCat also adds the front book cover image so you can recognise your books more readily.

This is probably a dumb question, but I am a novice scripter and am stumped. The example below works perfectly, if I want a menu with buttons A - Y. But I want buttons of the avatars in the region. I have replaced the FIRST line of the script with THIS list gNames = llGetAgentList(AGENT_LIST_PARCEL, []); and I get a syntax error. But everywhere I look, that is supposedly the correct syntax. Any ideas?

llGetAgentList() is a function, and must be called inside the scope of some executing state. The first line of Rolig's script is a static declaration of the variable "gNames", which is allowed outside the scope of any executable code. And when it is outside all scopes, it is known to all scopes and is called "global" (hence Rolig's "g" in "gNames"). So, the first syntax error you probably got is for attempting to call a function outside of an execution scope.

You can declare gName as a global variable, but you can't fill it with the output of a function call until you're inside some executable scope. The default state calls Menu(), and Menu() is the only code that uses the variable "gName", so that's where you'd put the call. In addition to that, llGetAgentList() requires a scope parameter and a list of options, which may be empty. So, at a minimum, you'll want to move the first line of the script into the Menu() function and give it a scope, like AGENT_LIST_PARCEL.

That line both creates the variable gName (within the scope of the Menu() function) and fills it with the list of avatar names returned by llGetAgentList. If you declare gNames here, it won't be available anywhere outside of Menu(). That's okay for Rolig's script, but won't allow you to use gNames elsewhere should you wish. You could leave the creation of "gNames" in the global area ( list gNames; ) and remove "list" from the line in Menu(). That will still work, and make gNames available anywhere in the script.

It's also worth noting that llGetAgentList returns a list of UUIDs, not a list of avatar names. If you want names, you'll have to do a little song and dance to llGetDisplayName or llGetUsername or whatever from each UUID in the list. Also, because avatar names are almost guaranteed to be more than 12 characters long and therefore too big to fit on dialog buttons, you're better off using a different multipage system, like

While I agree with Rolig that this is a case where using numbered buttons makes more sense, here's how to do it if you want the names (or at least the first 10 or 12 characters) on the buttons. Note that this fragment obviously won't work on its own -- it's just to demonstrate how to build the list you need in order to populate the menu, and then to find the uuid of the avatar whose name you have chosen (since you'll almost certainly need that, not their name, to do anything with your menu choice)..

There are many multipage dialog scripts out there, including a couple of good ones in this LSL Scripting Library. This particular one, inspired by a user question in the LSL Scripting forum, is very simple. Aside from being fairly compact and easily readable, it has the advantage of never using more list memory than it needs for the 12 buttons on a single menu page.

That sounds like just what you need. There's no "perfect" menu system that is right for all people in all situations. I can't count the number of times that I have modified one or another of the systems in this library, or have written an entirely new one. This one is nice and simple. If it works for you, I'm pleased.

I am currently developing a simple book library system in ms access 2007 and need some help with the database design. I want to register books, borrowers and loans, so I assume that my database could consist of these three entities.

The problem with this approach is that you can not create a row in the Book table without assigning a foreign key value; thus referencing the foreign key loanId of Book table with the related primary key in the Loan table. It breaks the referential integrity and it's not possible to create a book without relating it to a loaner.

So I think I need a join table between Book and Loan. This table should consist of the 2 primary keys from Book and Loan (a composite key). So there is a 1 to many relationship between Book and BookLoan and a 1 to many between Loan and BookLoan.

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You can easily add book information with ISBN auto-catalog feature.Barcode labels and barcode check in/out is supported.Manage loans feature let you know who has what.There is a very simple check out feature. Search by title, author, and category is supported.

Multiple libraries: Our software supports multiple-libraries management.If it's possible I rather suggest to manage all items in one database, youcan assign one data field to enter item type (Toy, Book, Movie, ...), it'seasier to manage data and process check outs, review outstanding items.In the case of two libraries you will have "to double" some procedures.

Switching computers: Transfer of data from one computer to another is very simple:

- run backup procedure

- move backup file to a new computer (you can email as attachment or usememory stick)

- run restore procedure

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