On Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at 3:28:39 PM UTC-8, Steve D'Aprano wrote: > Does this have anything specifically to do with Python programming?
i'm working on a game-playing script (ie: in python), i want to incorporate pruning into my search algorithm, and i'd like to understand why it works; i'm not sure if that counts > If not, why are you asking here? Do you think that Python programmers are > especially well-known for their hard-core formal academic methodology? maybe i just think python programmers are smart or well-informed or something like that > We're pretty accepting of off-topic posts here, especially when they evolve > naturally from an on-topic post. But in future, if you're going to *start* an > off-topic thread from the first post, it would be polite to label it such > with an "[OT]" or "Off-topic" prefix to the subject line. can do -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list