On 2024-06-08, Larry Martell via Python-list wrote:
> The original question struck me as homework or an interview question for a
> junior position. But having no clear requirements or specifications is good
> training for the real world where that is often the case. When you question
> that, you
I agree with Larry that the OP was asking something that might be fair to use
in an interview process where perhaps an exact answer is not as important as
showing how the person thinks about a process. The original question can be
incomplete or vague. Do they give up? Do they ask careful questio
On 6/8/2024 2:46 PM, avi.e.gr...@gmail.com wrote:
Agreed, Thomas.
As someone who has spent lots of time writing code OR requirements of various
levels or having to deal with the bugs afterwards, there can be a huge
disconnect between the people trying to decide what to do and the people having
OK, here is the advanced version:
import os
class _cls(object):
def __repr__(self):
os.system('cls')
return ''
cls = _cls()
Now when you type
cls
it clears the screen. The only flaw is that there is a blank line at
the very top of the screen, and the ">>>" prompt appears on
Agreed, Thomas.
As someone who has spent lots of time writing code OR requirements of various
levels or having to deal with the bugs afterwards, there can be a huge
disconnect between the people trying to decide what to do and the people having
to do it. It is not necessarily easy to come back
On 6/8/2024 11:54 AM, Larry Martell via Python-list wrote:
On Sat, Jun 8, 2024 at 10:39 AM Mats Wichmann via Python-list <
python-list@python.org> wrote:
On 6/5/24 05:10, Thomas Passin via Python-list wrote:
Of course, we see this lack of clarity all the time in questions to the
list. I ofte
On Sat, Jun 8, 2024 at 10:39 AM Mats Wichmann via Python-list <
python-list@python.org> wrote:
> On 6/5/24 05:10, Thomas Passin via Python-list wrote:
>
> > Of course, we see this lack of clarity all the time in questions to the
> > list. I often wonder how these askers can possibly come up with
On 6/5/24 05:10, Thomas Passin via Python-list wrote:
Of course, we see this lack of clarity all the time in questions to the
list. I often wonder how these askers can possibly come up with
acceptable code if they don't realize they don't truly know what it's
supposed to do.
Fortunately, ha
