Re: alternating string replace: Extended input (Long).

2008-01-09 Thread Paddy
On Jan 9, 9:39 pm, Fredrik Lundh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Paddy wrote: > > To see how they act against 'corner cases' and > > an exercise for me in trying to create corner cases. (I'm in to > > functional testing at the mo'). > > sounds more like "pulling requirements out of thin air". not sur

Re: alternating string replace: Extended input (Long).

2008-01-09 Thread Paddy
On Jan 9, 9:29 pm, Paddy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Jan 9, 8:56 pm, Fredrik Lundh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Donald 'Paddy' McCarthy wrote: > > > I created some more test strings and ran posters solutions against them. > > > the point being? > > > > > To see how they act against 'corner

Re: alternating string replace: Extended input (Long).

2008-01-09 Thread Fredrik Lundh
Paddy wrote: > To see how they act against 'corner cases' and > an exercise for me in trying to create corner cases. (I'm in to > functional testing at the mo'). sounds more like "pulling requirements out of thin air". not sure that helps the OP get a better understanding of Python, really.

Re: alternating string replace: Extended input (Long).

2008-01-09 Thread Paddy
On Jan 9, 8:56 pm, Fredrik Lundh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Donald 'Paddy' McCarthy wrote: > > I created some more test strings and ran posters solutions against them. > > the point being? > > To see how they act against 'corner cases' and an exercise for me in trying to create corner cases. (I

Re: alternating string replace: Extended input (Long).

2008-01-09 Thread Paddy
On Jan 9, 8:47 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Donald 'Paddy' McCarthy: > > [... lots and lots and lots of tests...] > > C'mon Paddy, where are the timings too? Are you becoming lazy > lately? ;-) > > Bear bugs, > bearophile Get it right before you get it fast. But what is 'right'. -- http://mail.

Re: alternating string replace: Extended input (Long).

2008-01-09 Thread Fredrik Lundh
Donald 'Paddy' McCarthy wrote: > I created some more test strings and ran posters solutions against them. the point being? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: alternating string replace: Extended input (Long).

2008-01-09 Thread bearophileHUGS
Donald 'Paddy' McCarthy: [... lots and lots and lots of tests...] C'mon Paddy, where are the timings too? Are you becoming lazy lately? ;-) Bear bugs, bearophile -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: alternating string replace: Extended input (Long).

2008-01-09 Thread Donald 'Paddy' McCarthy
cesco wrote: I created some more test strings and ran posters solutions against them. results attached. - Paddy. # alternating_replacements.py tests = " 1 2_ 3_4 5_6_ 7_8_9 10_11_12_ 13_14_15_16 17_18_19_20_" \ " _ _21 _22_ _23_24 _25_26_ _27_28_29 _30_31_32_ _33_34_35_36" \ " __ _