candide wrote:
> I'm trying to implement in Python a function testing if an expression is
> well parenthesized. For instance the expression "zx4er(1(er(Yy)ol)ol)ik"
> is correctly parenthesized but this one "zx(4er(1(er(Yy)ol)ol)ik" is not.
>
> My code follows at the end.
>
> If you have a better algorithm or a better Python code (I'm a beginner in
> the Python world), don't hesitate ...
Don't you want to just test that the number of "("s equals the number of
")"s or am I missing the point?
>>> a='aAAA(bbb(cc)))'
>>> a.count('(') == a.count(')')
Jeremy
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