Date:         Sun, 6 Mar 2011 13:02:59 -0800
Reply-To:     Justin Carroll <jrc.csus@gmail.com>
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From:         Justin Carroll <jrc.csus@gmail.com>
Subject:      Re: list of python functions
Comments: To: drfg2008 <kontakt@datest.de>
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Frank,

You can always open up an interactive session with Python (IDLE - which
comes standard with the python distribution) and type the following (albeit
combination based on your needs) python commands to "manually browse" (quick
and dirty) any module.

import spss

dir(spss)   # this looks quite messy sometimes, see the loop below for a
cleaner example!

for i in dir(spss):
    print i

help(spss)

///// that will give you a list of all functions, classes, methods etc that
exists in the spss module.  Now you can take it a step further and type
something like:

dir(spss.exists)

help(spss.exists)

and go deeper into the module.  You can keep going in deeper by appending to
the string with the new method/function/class or whatever it is you are
trying to find.  This method of course is a brute-force type exploration,
but often can yield some new features that you may not be aware of.  Most of
them I believe do NOT have examples, but if you ask on the listserv someone
will always answer you.

hth,



J. R. Carroll
Researcher for Hurtz Labs
Instructor at California State University, Sacramento
Research Methods, Test Development, and Statistics
www.jrcresearch.net
Cell:  916 628-4204
Email: jrcarroll@jrcresearch.net
          jrcarroll@hurtzlab.com
          jrc.csus@gmail.com



On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 12:02 PM, drfg2008 <kontakt@datest.de> wrote:

> SPSS 17 / Vista
>
>
> Does anyone know where to find a list of all Python functions (for ex.:
> spss.GetVariableCount ...) with explanations (and if possible at least one
> example). The "Programming and Data Management
> for SPSSŪ Statistics 17.0" shows only a few examples.
>
> Thank you
> Frank
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