[Tutor] sequence of elements problem

2013-11-08 Thread donsuni
Hi, I have a problem in python which is kind of tricky. if i give a sequence of numbers, i should get another sequence of numbers such that the the elements exceeds previous element in the list. For eg seq_num([3,2,5,7])=[3,5,7] since 5 is >3, and 7>5 seq_num([1,2,3,4])=[1,2,3,4] since 2 is >1,

[Tutor] Finding a nearest perfect cube

2013-11-07 Thread donsuni
Hi, I am new to python and i have to write a following code without using any inbuilt function or a for loop. Only while and if loops are allowed. If i input a number, i should get a perfect cube nearest to it. For eg: if input=4, output=8 input=8, output=27 and so on can some one help with t