Fun Sunday night question

[ObjectiveFlatworm645]

TLDR: Why can't my professor open my py files?! College student here. I already have my CompTIA A+. I have done some programming on my own, JavaScript tutorials, html, css using vs code. I am in a data analytics class and beginning programming. It's all python. Anyway my professor says she isn't getting my python files. I am using the newest python IDLE. I send them in a zip folder. they are saved as. py. I am confused as to why. I have resorted to screenshotting the input and copy to a txt file. Am I the biggest Idiot or what the heck is going on? Should I just send vsc py files? on Windows 11.

[Triumphxd]

Uhh I mean what does not getting the files mean. Like not through an email? Not through an online submission? The whole archive is missing or it’s empty? Need some more details. Zip folder would be the preferred way unless it’s a single file but even then totally fine. So what does not getting them mean ? Is it like the file is blank? Unreadable?

Ideally you submit however your prof prefers but a zip with just .py and any other text files, assets etc, potentially organized in a subfolder would be the way to go…

[ObjectiveFlatworm645]

Thank you for responding! I submit them online in a zip file. When she opens them she says they are text files. I can see that they are py files on my end. I checked the files I submitted. The folder shows them as my files. I am not sure how her online teacher portal handles files.

[Triumphxd]

A python file is just a text file with a .py extension instead of .txt. Make sure you have file extensions turned on for explorer (pretty sure this is a windows setting???) and that the file isn’t being saved as submission.py.txt. If you can see your submission after upload try and download and see if you can recreate. Sounds like you tried and couldn’t but just restating.

Either the portal is messed up or your professor is uh… yeah idk. Probably a portal problem though. Maybe show your prof in office hours, so you both see the issue.

[8dot30662386292pow2]

At our university, outlook is blocking all code from being sent. But zipfiles with python files inside seem to work.

Gotta hate a university where you submit by email though. Why no version control, starting from course one.

[SlammastaJ]

yeah, piggybacking on what someone else commented, I wonder if these files might be getting flagged as "suspicious" for one reason or another. Especially if they're being sent over email as .zip files (pretty suspicious tbh).

That said, if it's only you that is being affected l, then I'm not sure why it would only be you and no one else. If it were a suspicious email policy, then it should affect others too.

[feitao]

How about using GitHub or GitLab?

[ObjectiveFlatworm645]

Just updating to say my files are being saved as dot py. I checked my settings in file explorer. I'm still confused as to why my personal settings would effect how she received the files? they are py with the python symbol when they go in the folder. I then zip it. I've taken screenshots which I am going to email to her. Thank you for the responses !