1) Start by complaining that your program doesn't work because
of a bug in Python.
1b) Omit the fact that this is a homework problem, and you want
c.l.p to do your homework for you
4) Once people start to get annoyed that you won't post any
example code showing the problem you're having, then you
post code.
a) Post lots of code. The bigger the program the better;
try for at least 500 lines -- but make sure that you
leave out a few functions and "import" some libraries
nobody has ever heard of.
b) Post code that doesn't match the code who's behaviour
you're describing (remember: be vague and be careful
not to actually show real input or output at this
point).
c) For maximum effect try to make sure that what you post
won't compile by inserting typos and changing the
indentation in a few places.
d) you post a link to your uploaded code on some code-sharing
site that requires the latest versions of JavaScript, Flash,
Silverlight, Java, and requires cookies to be enabled just to
read your flippin' code.
c) rather than cutting/pasting input and output, make sure
you manually retype it into your posting --
inaccurately.
[sheepish grin] Guilty as charged on at least one occasion.
It'll take several days and a fair bit of work, but you will be
able to produce a some grouchy responses in c.l.p.
oh, shut up! ;-)
One will also get rather arcane answers when a poorly thought
out question is answered literally. IOW, somebody asks "how to
I do B?" when B _really_ isn't something anybody is going to
want to in Python, but if you twist the language around enough
you can actually _do_ B (even if it's quite pointless). The
real question was "how do I accomplish A", but the poster
having incorrectly assumed the answer is B, didn't ask "how do
I accomplish A?"
"But why can't I use regular expressions to do...?" :-)
Even the best Pythoneers get grouchy ("This parrot wouldn't VOOM
if you put 4 million volts through it!")
-tkc
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