Hi, I'm offering a challenge to extend the following page by one good example:
http://wiki.python.org/moin/SimplePrograms Right now the page starts off with 15 examples that cover lots of ground in Python, but they're still scratching the surface. (There are also two Eight Queens implementations, but I'm looking to fill the gap in lines-of-code, and they're a little long now.) I'm looking for a good 16-line code example with the following qualities: 1) It introduces some important Python concept that the first 15 programs don't cover. 2) It's not too esoteric. Python newbies are the audience (but you can assume they're not new to programming in general). 3) It runs on Python 2.4. 4) It doesn't just demonstrate a concept; it solves a problem at face value. (It can solve a whimsical problem, like counting rabbits, but the program itself should be "complete" and "suitably simple" for the problem at hand.) 5) You're willing to have your code reviewed by the masses. 6) No major departures from PEP 8. Any takers? -- Steve ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for a deal? Find great prices on flights and hotels with Yahoo! FareChase. http://farechase.yahoo.com/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
