John Salerno wrote:
> Bruno Desthuilliers wrote:
>
>> At least someone reading this may learn about the max_split param of
>> str.split() !-)
>
>
> LOL. The first thing I did was scramble to the docs to see what that
> second parameter meant! :)
>
> But I was a little confused about why you inc
Bruno Desthuilliers wrote:
> At least someone reading this may learn about the max_split param of
> str.split() !-)
LOL. The first thing I did was scramble to the docs to see what that
second parameter meant! :)
But I was a little confused about why you included it. Just to insure
that only t
Bruno Desthuilliers wrote:
> Too late ! You asked for it, you get it !-)
Good, I desperately need it! :)
> PUNCT_SPACE_SET = set(string.punctuation + string.whitespace)
> def make_set(original):
> return ''.join(set(original) - PUNCT_SPACE_SET)
Interesting! Always learning new, weird ways to
Paul Rubin wrote:
> You're trying to make sure that no character maps to itself in the
> cryptogram. I'm not sure if that's one of the "rules".
It's a rule for cryptogram puzzles, which is what I'm working on. I'm
not trying to make complicated hacker-proof codes or anything. :)
> It also loo
Paul Rubin a écrit :
> Bruno Desthuilliers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>>def convert_quote(quote):
>> return make_code(quote).split('|', 1)
>
>
> I thought about suggesting that, but it's semantically different than
> the original since it fails to raise an error if no vertical bar is
> pres
Bruno Desthuilliers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> def convert_quote(quote):
>return make_code(quote).split('|', 1)
I thought about suggesting that, but it's semantically different than
the original since it fails to raise an error if no vertical bar is
present. I don't know if that's good or
John Salerno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> def convert_quote(quote):
> coded_quote = make_code(quote)
> author = coded_quote.split('|')[1]
> quote = coded_quote.split('|')[0]
> return quote, author
I think it's a little bit ugly (plus inefficient) to split the quote twice.
You
John Salerno a écrit :
> Alrighty, here is what I've come up with. Any suggestions for tweaks or
> speed-boosting efficiency? Just kidding. :)
Too late ! You asked for it, you get it !-)
> Maybe the weakest part is how the code is determined (just shuffling the
> letters in the alphabet). Perha
