Tag: Python

  • April 9, 2014 · Article

    Could not perform immediate configuration on ‘python-minimal’

    When I tried to update my Debian box, I got the following ominous error: E: Could not perform immediate configuration on ‘python-minimal’.Please see man 5 apt.conf under APT::Immediate-Configure for details. (2) It turns out that the fix is fairly simple. The following worked for me: apt-get install -o APT::Immediate-Configure=false -f apt python-minimal

  • July 7, 2007 · Article

    Hello, Python!

    I’ve independently talked about Python with Harry and Lars last week. Conclusion: Python seems to be “the” script language to learn if you want something versatile and hate Perl. Today I needed a small script: Find me all the 4-lettered family names from the US Census data. Usually I’d simply do that with awk. But […]