Popular recipes by Fabian Mayer http://code.activestate.com/recipes/users/4189629/2014-03-31T18:51:15-07:00ActiveState Code RecipesConvert doc and docx files to pdf (Python)
2014-03-31T18:39:16-07:00Fabian Mayerhttp://code.activestate.com/recipes/users/4189629/http://code.activestate.com/recipes/578858-convert-doc-and-docx-files-to-pdf/
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Python
recipe 578858
by <a href="/recipes/users/4189629/">Fabian Mayer</a>
(<a href="/recipes/tags/doc/">doc</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/pdf/">pdf</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/python/">python</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/win32com/">win32com</a>).
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<p>The Script converts all doc and docx files in a specified folder to pdf files. It checks whether the provided absolute path does actually exist and whether the specified folder contains any doc and docx files. It does not travers the directory recursively. The script is not portable and runs only a Windows machine. Based on the experience I made, I recommend closing MS Word before running the script.</p>
Pseudo-Random Experiment: Coin Toss (Python)
2014-03-31T18:51:15-07:00Fabian Mayerhttp://code.activestate.com/recipes/users/4189629/http://code.activestate.com/recipes/578859-pseudo-random-experiment-coin-toss/
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Python
recipe 578859
by <a href="/recipes/users/4189629/">Fabian Mayer</a>
(<a href="/recipes/tags/python/">python</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/random/">random</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/toss/">toss</a>).
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<p>This Python Script flips a coin a user defined number of times and returns the frequency and relative frequency for heads and tails.</p>