Re: [Tutor] Newb Learning Question

2008-04-03 Thread Jeffrey Dates
Exellent suggestion! thanks! On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 2:17 PM, Sander Sweers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Should be replying to the listSorry :( > > On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 11:14 AM, Sander Sweers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 8:21 AM, Jeffrey Dates <[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Tutor] Newb Learning Question

2008-04-03 Thread Sander Sweers
Should be replying to the listSorry :( On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 11:14 AM, Sander Sweers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 8:21 AM, Jeffrey Dates <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > 3rd alternative: if c > 'm': print c > > > > > > "Write a program that prints the first letter

Re: [Tutor] Newb Learning Question

2008-04-03 Thread Jeffrey Dates
> > > 3rd alternative: if c > 'm': print c > after futzing around with interpreting the problem, I ended up with a solution that utilizes the character comparison. "Write a program that prints the first letter of a string that comes after 'm' in the alphabet." s = "this is my string" for i in s:

Re: [Tutor] Newb Learning Question

2008-04-03 Thread Alan Gauld
"bob gailer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > 3rd alternative: if c > 'm': print c Wow! Amazingly I just assumed you couldn't directly compare characters with boolean tests. I don't know why I thought that since it must be possible for string comparisons, but I did. You learn something new every

Re: [Tutor] Newb Learning Question

2008-04-02 Thread bob gailer
Alan Gauld wrote: > "Jeffrey Dates" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > > >> Let me get back to you with my result after I study this a bit. >> thanks!! >> > > One wee tip you might find useful. > > To test if a lertter comes after 'm you could > > a) create a string with all letters after m > >

Re: [Tutor] Newb Learning Question

2008-04-02 Thread Alan Gauld
"Jeffrey Dates" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > Let me get back to you with my result after I study this a bit. > thanks!! One wee tip you might find useful. To test if a lertter comes after 'm you could a) create a string with all letters after m >>> after_m = 'nopqrstuvwxyz' then test whether

Re: [Tutor] Newb Learning Question

2008-04-02 Thread Jeffrey Dates
That's Bob, and Tony, exactly what I'm looking for. ( not the answer, but the path to it... ) Let me get back to you with my result after I study this a bit. thanks!! Jeffrey Dates www.kungfukoi.com On undefined, bob gailer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jeffrey Dates wrote: > > Greetings, >

Re: [Tutor] Newb Learning Question

2008-04-02 Thread bob gailer
Jeffrey Dates wrote: > Greetings, > > I have no previous experience in scripting. Python is my first > language... > I'm currently trying to build a logic model for how to 'think' in > Python, so please excuse my ignorance. > > Currently, I'm running through some basic 101 tutorials, to wrap my

Re: [Tutor] Newb Learning Question

2008-04-02 Thread taserian
On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 12:50 PM, Jeffrey Dates <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sorry forgot to post what I had so far: > > for code in range(ord("a"), ord("z") +1): > if code == ord("m"): > print chr(code +1) > > Now, this solves for the first letter after "M", but doesn't do it via a > s

Re: [Tutor] Newb Learning Question

2008-04-02 Thread Jeffrey Dates
Sorry forgot to post what I had so far: for code in range(ord("a"), ord("z") +1): if code == ord("m"): print chr(code +1) Now, this solves for the first letter after "M", but doesn't do it via a string thanks, Jeffrey Dates www.kungfukoi.com On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 12:44 PM

[Tutor] Newb Learning Question

2008-04-02 Thread Jeffrey Dates
Greetings, I have no previous experience in scripting. Python is my first language... I'm currently trying to build a logic model for how to 'think' in Python, so please excuse my ignorance. Currently, I'm running through some basic 101 tutorials, to wrap my head around solving problems. I'm loo