[PyKDE] Re: Basic question about custom slot/function

[Matej Cepl]

Kevin Walzer wrote:
> void form1::LaunchFoo()
> {
> ~  # get the text typed in the line edit
> ~  e = self.lineEdit1.text().ascii()
> 
> ~   #show output
> ~    os.system('echo %s', e)
> ~    }

Two most silly questions:

a) what are these ~ characters? is it somehow result of direct copy from
your text editor or are they really in the file?
b) should not the it read
        os.system("echo %s" % e)
   ? or is there an alternative syntax available?

Matej

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