Re: Code for finding the 1000th prime

2009-11-17 Thread Terry Reedy
On Sun, 15 Nov 2009, mrholtsr wrote: I am absolutely new to python and barely past beginner in programming. Also I am not a mathematician. Can some one give me pointers for finding the 1000th. prime for a course I am taking over the internet on Introduction to Computer Science and Programming.

Re: Code for finding the 1000th prime

2009-11-17 Thread Edward A. Falk
In article , mrholtsr wrote: >I am absolutely new to python and barely past beginner in programming. >Also I am not a mathematician. Can some one give me pointers for >finding the 1000th. prime for a course I am taking over the internet >on Introduction to Computer Science and Programming. Thanks

Re: Code for finding the 1000th prime

2009-11-17 Thread Chris Rebert
On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 9:27 AM, Diez B. Roggisch wrote: > Stefan Behnel wrote: >> Robert P. J. Day, 15.11.2009 15:44: >> Now, all that's left to do is write a prime number generator (a random >> number generator will do, too, but writing a good one isn't easy), run it >> repeatedly in a loop, and

Re: Code for finding the 1000th prime

2009-11-17 Thread Diez B. Roggisch
Stefan Behnel wrote: > Robert P. J. Day, 15.11.2009 15:44: >> On Sun, 15 Nov 2009, mrholtsr wrote: >> >>> I am absolutely new to python and barely past beginner in programming. >>> Also I am not a mathematician. Can some one give me pointers for >>> finding the 1000th. prime for a course I am tak

Re: Code for finding the 1000th prime

2009-11-17 Thread Peter Otten
mrholtsr wrote: > I am absolutely new to python and barely past beginner in programming. > Also I am not a mathematician. Can some one give me pointers for > finding the 1000th. prime for a course I am taking over the internet > on Introduction to Computer Science and Programming. Thanks, Ray Whe

Re: Code for finding the 1000th prime

2009-11-17 Thread Himanshu
2009/11/15 mrholtsr : > I am absolutely new to python and barely past beginner in programming. > Also I am not a mathematician. Can some one give me pointers for > finding the 1000th. prime for a course I am taking over the internet > on Introduction to Computer Science and Programming. Thanks, Ray

Re: Code for finding the 1000th prime

2009-11-17 Thread Carsten Haese
Stefan Behnel wrote: > Robert P. J. Day, 15.11.2009 15:44: >> On Sun, 15 Nov 2009, mrholtsr wrote: >> >>> I am absolutely new to python and barely past beginner in programming. >>> Also I am not a mathematician. Can some one give me pointers for >>> finding the 1000th. prime for a course I am takin

Re: Code for finding the 1000th prime

2009-11-17 Thread Stefan Behnel
Robert P. J. Day, 15.11.2009 15:44: > On Sun, 15 Nov 2009, mrholtsr wrote: > >> I am absolutely new to python and barely past beginner in programming. >> Also I am not a mathematician. Can some one give me pointers for >> finding the 1000th. prime for a course I am taking over the internet >> on I

Re: Code for finding the 1000th prime

2009-11-16 Thread sturlamolden
On 15 Nov, 15:30, mrholtsr wrote: > I am absolutely new to python and barely past beginner in programming. > Also I am not a mathematician. Can some one give me pointers for > finding the 1000th. prime for a course I am taking over the internet > on Introduction to Computer Science and Programmin

Re: Code for finding the 1000th prime

2009-11-16 Thread mrholtsr
On Nov 15, 10:02 am, "Diez B. Roggisch" wrote: > mrholtsr schrieb: > > > I am absolutely new to python and barely past beginner in programming. > > Also I am not a mathematician. Can some one give me pointers for > > finding the 1000th. prime for a course I am taking over the internet > > on Intro

Re: Code for finding the 1000th prime

2009-11-15 Thread Robert P. J. Day
On Sun, 15 Nov 2009, mrholtsr wrote: > I am absolutely new to python and barely past beginner in programming. > Also I am not a mathematician. Can some one give me pointers for > finding the 1000th. prime for a course I am taking over the internet > on Introduction to Computer Science and Programm

Re: Code for finding the 1000th prime

2009-11-15 Thread Diez B. Roggisch
mrholtsr schrieb: I am absolutely new to python and barely past beginner in programming. Also I am not a mathematician. Can some one give me pointers for finding the 1000th. prime for a course I am taking over the internet on Introduction to Computer Science and Programming. Thanks, Ray Do you

Code for finding the 1000th prime

2009-11-15 Thread mrholtsr
I am absolutely new to python and barely past beginner in programming. Also I am not a mathematician. Can some one give me pointers for finding the 1000th. prime for a course I am taking over the internet on Introduction to Computer Science and Programming. Thanks, Ray -- http://mail.python.org/ma