> Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2011 13:23:18 +0100 > From: funth...@gmail.com > To: python-uk@python.org > Subject: Re: [python-uk] Dojo at PyconUK > > On 9 September 2011 13:02, Tim Golden <m...@timgolden.me.uk> wrote: > > On 09/09/2011 12:04, Nicholas Tollervey wrote: > >> > >> Here's one from me to kick things off: > >> > >> Roman Numeral Calculator - e.g. XI - III = IIX (Apparently, it's not > >> as easy as you'd think. Parsing / converting between Roman numerals / > >> numeric values apparently has some interesting "weird" rules to take > >> into account). :-) > > > > For those who haven't been involved, Nicholas has been trying to > > get us to vote for this Roman Numeral Converter pretty much every > > London Python Dojo for the last two years :) > > Maybe we should humour him, then. > What I'd like to know, is what about zero? > > > Maybe Coventry will be his lucky place? > > So we have to send him to Coventry so he can get it? > Regarding zero: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_numerals#Zero There was a fascinating book written (one of a few) about the arguments over zer in classical times, called "Much Ado About Nothing". The crossover of the culture vulture and the geek in me always gets a kick out of the title...
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