Re: [Tutor] List Python Question..Please help

2013-09-27 Thread Amit Saha
On Sat, Sep 28, 2013 at 3:36 PM, Jacqueline Canales wrote: > Thank you guys so much i was able to figure it out. I definitely thought to > much into the the problem and made it harder on myself. Cant thank you > enough for assisting me. I have one more problem with the coding tho. > > composers =

Re: [Tutor] Help on class

2013-09-27 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 10:07:39PM +0800, bharath ks wrote: > Hello, > > May i know why object 'c' does not prompt for employee name and > employee id in the following code i get out put as  Default values in Python functions and methods are evaluated once only, when the function or method is d

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2013-09-27 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 03:56:59PM -0400, Katie wrote: > I am trying to write a program using Python v. 2.7.5 that will compute > the area under the curve y=sin(x) between x = 0 and x = pi. Perform > this calculation varying the n divisions of the range of x between 1 > and 10 inclusive and pri

Re: [Tutor] List Python Question..Please help

2013-09-27 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 12:04:38PM -0500, Jacqueline Canales wrote: > composers = ['Antheil', 'Saint-Saens', 'Beethoven', 'Easdale', 'Nielsen'] > x = 'Antheil' > s = 'Saint-Saens' > h = 'Beethoven' > y = 'Easdale' > k = 'Nielsen' This is a step backwards from what you had in your first post. You h

Re: [Tutor] List Python Question..Please help

2013-09-27 Thread Amit Saha
Hi Jacqueline, On Sat, Sep 28, 2013 at 3:04 AM, Jacqueline Canales wrote: > composers = ['Antheil', 'Saint-Saens', 'Beethoven', 'Easdale', 'Nielsen'] > x = 'Antheil' > s = 'Saint-Saens' > h = 'Beethoven' > y = 'Easdale' > k = 'Nielsen' > > if s[0] == 'S' or s[0] == 's' == s[-1] == 'S' or s[-1] ==

Re: [Tutor] List Python Question..Please help

2013-09-27 Thread Mark Lawrence
top posting fixed On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 10:04 AM, Jacqueline Canales mailto:jackiexxd...@gmail.com>> wrote: composers = ['Antheil', 'Saint-Saens', 'Beethoven', 'Easdale', 'Nielsen'] x = 'Antheil' s = 'Saint-Saens' h = 'Beethoven' y = 'Easdale' k = 'Nielsen' i

Re: [Tutor] List Python Question..Please help

2013-09-27 Thread wesley chun
hello, well, i have to say that you've at least made a good start at a solution. right now you're thinking about it very much like a human. try to put yourself into the shoes of a computer: how can we solve this task for just ONE name? once you have that solution, then you can apply the same solu

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2013-09-27 Thread Dave Angel
On 27/9/2013 15:56, Katie wrote: > > Hello, > > Please post your messages in text mode, not html. > > I am trying to write a program using Python v. 2.7.5 that will compute > the area under the curve y=sin(x) between x = 0 and x = pi. Perform this > calculation varying the n divisions of th

Re: [Tutor] Help on class

2013-09-27 Thread bob gailer
On 9/27/2013 10:07 AM, bharath ks wrote: > Hello, > Hi welcome to the tutor list. Please post in plain text rather than tiny hard-to-read formatted text. > May i know why object 'c' does not prompt for employee name and employee id in the following code You may - see comment below > i get out

Re: [Tutor] List Python Question..Please help

2013-09-27 Thread Mark Lawrence
On 27/09/2013 18:04, Jacqueline Canales wrote: composers = ['Antheil', 'Saint-Saens', 'Beethoven', 'Easdale', 'Nielsen'] x = 'Antheil' s = 'Saint-Saens' h = 'Beethoven' y = 'Easdale' k = 'Nielsen' if s[0] == 'S' or s[0] == 's' == s[-1] == 'S' or s[-1] == 's': if y[0] == 'E' or y[0] == 'e' =

Re: [Tutor] Help on class

2013-09-27 Thread Dave Angel
On 27/9/2013 10:07, bharath ks wrote: > Hello, > > May i know why object 'c' does not prompt for employee name and employee id > in the following code > i get out put as  > > Enter employee name:john > Enter employee id:56 > Employee name is: john > Employee id is: 56 > --

Re: [Tutor] List Python Question..Please help

2013-09-27 Thread Dave Angel
On 27/9/2013 13:04, Jacqueline Canales wrote: > composers = ['Antheil', 'Saint-Saens', 'Beethoven', 'Easdale', 'Nielsen'] > x = 'Antheil' > s = 'Saint-Saens' > h = 'Beethoven' > y = 'Easdale' > k = 'Nielsen' > > if s[0] == 'S' or s[0] == 's' == s[-1] == 'S' or s[-1] == 's': > if y[0] == 'E' or

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2013-09-27 Thread Katie
Hello, I am trying to write a program using Python v. 2.7.5 that will compute the area under the curve y=sin(x) between x = 0 and x = pi. Perform this calculation varying the n divisions of the range of x between 1 and 10 inclusive and print the approximate value, the true value, and the perce

Re: [Tutor] List Python Question..Please help

2013-09-27 Thread Jacqueline Canales
composers = ['Antheil', 'Saint-Saens', 'Beethoven', 'Easdale', 'Nielsen'] x = 'Antheil' s = 'Saint-Saens' h = 'Beethoven' y = 'Easdale' k = 'Nielsen' if s[0] == 'S' or s[0] == 's' == s[-1] == 'S' or s[-1] == 's': if y[0] == 'E' or y[0] == 'e' == y[-1] == 'E' or y[-1] == 'e': if k[0] ==

Re: [Tutor] List Python Question..Please help

2013-09-27 Thread 罗彭
Maybe the length of each name matters, too. You should consider whether to skip null('') and single-character('a'). On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 3:57 PM, Dharmit Shah wrote: > Also, comparison is case sensitive. Meaning, 'A' and 'a' are not the same. > > Hope that helps. :) > > On Fri, Sep 27, 2013

[Tutor] Help on class

2013-09-27 Thread bharath ks
Hello, May i know why object 'c' does not prompt for employee name and employee id in the following code i get out put as  Enter employee name:john Enter employee id:56 Employee name is: john Employee id is: 56 Employee name is: test Employee

Re: [Tutor] List Python Question..Please help

2013-09-27 Thread Steven D'Aprano
Hi Jacqueline, and welcome! Further information below... On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 12:48:26AM -0500, Jacqueline Canales wrote: > Write a program that lists all the composers on the list ['Antheil', > 'Saint-Saens', 'Beethoven', 'Easdale', 'Nielsen'] whose name starts and > ends with the same lette

Re: [Tutor] List Python Question..Please help

2013-09-27 Thread Alan Gauld
On 27/09/13 06:48, Jacqueline Canales wrote: So I have been trying to do this program using ifs and or loops. I am having a hard time solving this question, If you could please assist me in the right direction. Happy to. We won't do the homework for you but we will ask leading questions and gi

Re: [Tutor] List Python Question..Please help

2013-09-27 Thread Dharmit Shah
Also, comparison is case sensitive. Meaning, 'A' and 'a' are not the same. Hope that helps. :) On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 1:14 PM, Amit Saha wrote: > On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 3:48 PM, Jacqueline Canales > wrote: >> So I have been trying to do this program using ifs and or loops. >> I am having a ha

Re: [Tutor] List Python Question..Please help

2013-09-27 Thread Amit Saha
On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 3:48 PM, Jacqueline Canales wrote: > So I have been trying to do this program using ifs and or loops. > I am having a hard time solving this question, If you could please assist me > in the right direction. > > Write a program that lists all the composers on the list ['Anth

[Tutor] List Python Question..Please help

2013-09-27 Thread Jacqueline Canales
So I have been trying to do this program using ifs and or loops. I am having a hard time solving this question, If you could please assist me in the right direction. Write a program that lists all the composers on the list ['Antheil', 'Saint-Saens', 'Beethoven', 'Easdale', 'Nielsen'] whose name st