On 10/12/2018 1:06 PM, Chris Angelico wrote:
There are many many different ways to write code, and you can approach
your coding challenges from all sorts of directions. My recommendation
is: Pseudo-code first, then implement in actual Python.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudocode
Note how, in the Wiki page, there are a number of different forms of
pseudocode. You're free to develop your own particular style. In
general, pseudocode is a bit more rigorous than plain English, but
less than actually-executable code.
Over two decades ago, I dubbed Python 'executable pseudocode'. I
recommend using it as such. Here is a common program template that
makes the basic logic clear
def f()
it = get_iterable()
<initialize other variables>
for item in it:
process(item)
return summary()
f(some args)
Once you have some pseudocode
written, make as few changes as you can, getting it to be runnable. In
other words, you want your final code to look as much like pseudocode
as you possibly can.
Either write the currently fake functions or replace the calls with
inline code. Do the latter for <pseudocode> items.
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Terry Jan Reedy
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