discrete, not discreet. On Fri, Apr 13, 2018 at 11:38 AM, Neil Cerutti <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 2018-04-13, David Rock <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> On Apr 13, 2018, at 09:24, Neil Cerutti <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> On 2018-04-12, Scharrer, Brianna <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> Applications of basic language syntax > >>> > >>> Date/time string parsing > >>> > >>> Time stamps on data are often recorded in the standard ISO date > >>> and time format as shown below > >>> 1999-02-14T21:02:37 ----> 9:02pm on February 14, 1999 > >>> > >>> Write code that when given a datetime string and outputs a > >>> human readable version exactly in the format specified below. > >> > >> I disagree that the first version isn't human readable. It is > >> both human readable and stores the date/time in lexicographic > >> order, which is extremly useful for both humans and machines. > > > > Don???t nitpick the definition of ???human readable;??? it > > isn???t relevant to the assignment and just serves to confuse > > the student. Using the phrase ???human readable??? is just a > > poor choice for describing the assignment parameters: changing > > from one format to another (ISO -> ???standard English??? (for > > lack of a better description of the target format). That???s > > the only thing that matters in this context. > > It is relevant to the assignment if the student hadn't noticed > that the date was human readable. I was hoping to correct this > possible misapprehension resulting from the poor assignment > language. > > -- > Neil Cerutti > > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - [email protected] > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > -- Mayo Adams 287 Erwin Rd. Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (919)-780-3917 [email protected] _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
