On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 09:15:16 +0000 (UTC), Denis McMahon <denismfmcma...@gmail.com> wrote:
>On Wed, 22 Oct 2014 18:30:17 -0400, Seymore4Head wrote: > >> One more question. >> if y in str(range(10) >> Why doesn't that work. >> I commented it out and just did it "long hand" > >In the last post I made, I suggested to you the mechanisms of using the >python console and using code which prints out variables after every line. > >Try the following 3 commands at the console: > >>>> 10 >>>> range(10) >>>> str(range(10)) > >10 is just the number 10 >range(10) is a list of 10 integers in the sequence 0 to 9 >str(range(10)) is? > >Please stop the stab in the dark trial and error coding followed by the >plaintive "why doesn't it work" wailing, and put some effort into reading >and understanding the manuals. > >If a function doesn't do what you expect with the input you think you've >given it, there is invariably one of three causes: > >a) The input you actually gave it isn't the input you thought you gave it >b) You didn't read the description of the function, and it doesn't in >fact do what you thought >c) Both a and b above Ok Thanks -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
