Python Challenge ahead [NEW] - for riddle lovers
For the riddles' lovers among you, you are most invited to take part in the Python Challenge, the first python programming riddle on the net. You are invited to take part in it at: http://www.pythonchallenge.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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On Fri, 29 Apr 2005 23:38:53 +0300, rumours say that pythonchallenge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> might have written: >For the riddles' lovers among you, you are most invited to take part >in the Python Challenge, the first python programming riddle on the net. >You are invited to take part in it at: >http://www.pythonchallenge.com This is not only about riddle lovers, but a great way to advocate python to other programmers... I already had a session with a friend (he did the thinking, I did the programming next to him) and he was enchanted :) I'm already investing a little time to think some new riddles to suggest (extending stdlib coverage). -- TZOTZIOY, I speak England very best. "Be strict when sending and tolerant when receiving." (from RFC1958) I really should keep that in mind when talking with people, actually... -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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yes, I have done that. i'll keep working on it. thanks -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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willitfw wrote: any help on level 4 would be appreciated. i've looked at the hints, but isn't obvious It isn't meant to be too obvious.. If you're expecting obvious solutions, you won't like the rest of the challenge. ;) What have you tried? Have you studied the source of the page, tried the link, seen what you get back from that link and then adjusted the URL according to what you got back? From there on out, just follow the chain, the linked list. Martijn Pieters signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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any help on level 4 would be appreciated. i've looked at the hints, but isn't obvious -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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James Carroll wrote: > Och! Thanks for the hint! I actually guessed the answer of who to > phone earlier in the day, but didn't have the capitolization > correct... Damn! Great riddles! I found the answer with a brute-force search (using /usr/share/dict/words). -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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Och! Thanks for the hint! I actually guessed the answer of who to phone earlier in the day, but didn't have the capitolization correct... Damn! Great riddles! -Jim On 5/5/05, Martijn Pieters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [SNIP me whining then cheering about level 13] > > Dan Bishop wrote: > > You mean there's a hint in that XML-RPC fault? > > No, there is a hint in level 12. Remember how you could manipulate the > URL of the image of level 12 to get to the data file for that level. Now > continue that manipulation and don't believe the suggestion about no > more evils. *Then* pay close attention to what you find. If you get a > 'Not Found' you either didn't pay attention in the previous step and > have passed over the hint, or you searched in the wrong direction. > > Martijn Pieters > > > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > > > -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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Michael Spencer wrote: Dan Bishop wrote: > You mean there's a hint in that XML-RPC fault? No - the hint is associated with another error message Assuming a web browser (firefox in my case) is being used. ;) I got no error message when I retrieved that URL with urllib and examined the result.. Martijn Pieters signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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[SNIP me whining then cheering about level 13] Dan Bishop wrote: You mean there's a hint in that XML-RPC fault? No, there is a hint in level 12. Remember how you could manipulate the URL of the image of level 12 to get to the data file for that level. Now continue that manipulation and don't believe the suggestion about no more evils. *Then* pay close attention to what you find. If you get a 'Not Found' you either didn't pay attention in the previous step and have passed over the hint, or you searched in the wrong direction. Martijn Pieters signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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Dan Bishop wrote: > Martijn Pieters wrote: > >>Martijn Pieters wrote: >> >>>I haven't figured this one out yet either. Rather frustrating > > really. > >>>All the hints I've been given so far is to remember the solution > > for > >>>level 12. >> >>A, that was devious! I found it finally, how evil that was! I > > really > >>fell for it too, until I paid more attention to that error message. > > Got > >>it finally. *woot* > > > You mean there's a hint in that XML-RPC fault? > No - the hint is associated with another error message -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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Martijn Pieters wrote: > Martijn Pieters wrote: > > I haven't figured this one out yet either. Rather frustrating really. > > All the hints I've been given so far is to remember the solution for > > level 12. > > A, that was devious! I found it finally, how evil that was! I really > fell for it too, until I paid more attention to that error message. Got > it finally. *woot* You mean there's a hint in that XML-RPC fault? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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Martijn Pieters wrote: > Roel Schroeven wrote: > >> Unless Martijn Pieters here and mjpieters in the Python Challenge forum >> are two differen persons, you've found it in the meantime, haven't you? > > > Yup, I found it. How evil and devious. I found the hint without > Googling, BTW, but can see how Google would have led you to the > solution. I for one, will never again believe the claim there is no more > evils.. > > Martijn Pieters > Aha - got it. Thanks for the hints Michael -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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Roel Schroeven wrote: Unless Martijn Pieters here and mjpieters in the Python Challenge forum are two differen persons, you've found it in the meantime, haven't you? Yup, I found it. How evil and devious. I found the hint without Googling, BTW, but can see how Google would have led you to the solution. I for one, will never again believe the claim there is no more evils.. Martijn Pieters signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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Martijn Pieters wrote: > Roel Schroeven wrote: > >>You don't really need the remember the solution; it's more the process >>that led you to find the solution. > > > Yup, I do remember the process, and it hasn't been any help so far.. no > adjustable URLs leading to interesting files, no 'dealable' images, no nada. Unless Martijn Pieters here and mjpieters in the Python Challenge forum are two differen persons, you've found it in the meantime, haven't you? -- If I have been able to see further, it was only because I stood on the shoulders of giants. -- Isaac Newton Roel Schroeven -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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Martijn Pieters wrote: I haven't figured this one out yet either. Rather frustrating really. All the hints I've been given so far is to remember the solution for level 12. A, that was devious! I found it finally, how evil that was! I really fell for it too, until I paid more attention to that error message. Got it finally. *woot* Martijn Pieters signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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Roel Schroeven wrote: You don't really need the remember the solution; it's more the process that led you to find the solution. Yup, I do remember the process, and it hasn't been any help so far.. no adjustable URLs leading to interesting files, no 'dealable' images, no nada. Martijn Pieters signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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Michael Spencer wrote: > Martijn Pieters wrote: > >>Dan Christensen wrote: >> >> >>>Any hints for level 13? I know how to make a call, but don't know "who" >>>to call. >> >> >>I haven't figured this one out yet either. Rather frustrating really. >>All the hints I've been given so far is to rmember the solution for >>level 12. >> >>Banging-my-head-against-it-didn't-help-either-ly yours, >> >>Martijn Pieters >> > > Same here. BTW I was unable to open one of the objects created in level 12. > It > didn't stop me guessing the answer based on the others, but now I wonder > whether > I might need the missing piece for level 13. Anyone else encounter this? Indeed, there is one I could not open properly. One tool I tried gave a warning and an incorrect image, another one showed a cropped image of what I suppose should have been the real image. I tried some variations to get an uncorrupted object, but didn't succeed. However, I didn't need it for solving level 13. When all else fails, try Google. It helped me, in any case. -- If I have been able to see further, it was only because I stood on the shoulders of giants. -- Isaac Newton Roel Schroeven -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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Michael Spencer wrote: Same here. BTW I was unable to open one of the objects created in level 12. It didn't stop me guessing the answer based on the others, but now I wonder whether I might need the missing piece for level 13. Anyone else encounter this? Nope, that piece is just a truncated version that opens fine otherwise in Firefox which then gives you the piece that you correctly guessed at; no hints there. Martijn Pieters signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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Martijn Pieters wrote: > Dan Christensen wrote: > >> Any hints for level 13? I know how to make a call, but don't know "who" >> to call. > > > I haven't figured this one out yet either. Rather frustrating really. > All the hints I've been given so far is to rmember the solution for > level 12. > > Banging-my-head-against-it-didn't-help-either-ly yours, > > Martijn Pieters > Same here. BTW I was unable to open one of the objects created in level 12. It didn't stop me guessing the answer based on the others, but now I wonder whether I might need the missing piece for level 13. Anyone else encounter this? Michael -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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Martijn Pieters wrote: > Dan Christensen wrote: > >>Any hints for level 13? I know how to make a call, but don't know "who" >>to call. > > > I haven't figured this one out yet either. Rather frustrating really. > All the hints I've been given so far is to rmember the solution for > level 12. You don't really need the remember the solution; it's more the process that led you to find the solution. -- If I have been able to see further, it was only because I stood on the shoulders of giants. -- Isaac Newton Roel Schroeven -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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Dan Christensen wrote: Any hints for level 13? I know how to make a call, but don't know "who" to call. I haven't figured this one out yet either. Rather frustrating really. All the hints I've been given so far is to rmember the solution for level 12. Banging-my-head-against-it-didn't-help-either-ly yours, Martijn Pieters signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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On Tue, 3 May 2005, Tim Peters wrote: > Hmm. I've been staring at that one 18 hours a day since last Friday, I'm very relieved to hear that I'm not the only one, then. > > I've decoded the first message to get the hint for the next level. > > It's not nice to humilate your elders in public, Chris. No humiliation was intended -- I was simply trying to use this fact as a form of currency to hopefully barter myself a useful hint. ;-) -chris -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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On Tue, 3 May 2005, Leif K-Brooks wrote: > Chris McAloney wrote: > > Okay, so I've been working on level seven for a LONG time now. I've > > decoded the first message to get the hint for the next level. Using the > > same tactics, then I decode the hint as well, but there are non-printable > > characters. > > Frira be srjre pbcvrf bs gur fnzr cvkry va n ebj ner bar punenpgre, ohg > rvtug cvkryf ner gjb punenpgref. Oh dear. I would **never** have gotten this on my own. I mean that, too, since I discarded adjacent duplicates and used the "trimmed" (equivalently: "wrong") version as my ground truth. Thanks very much. -chris ... and now on to number eight ... -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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[Tim Peters, whines about level 7] [Dan Christensen, gives a huge hint] The first time I looked at it, I thought "hmm, I should use PIL for this". I kept thinking that too -- but for some reason wanted to see if there was a clear way to do it without something that "fancy". I eventually gave up and did the obvious thing (and of course that worked). simple's-good-but-braindead-simple-ain't-always-enough-ly y'rs - tim -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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Tim Peters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > [Chris McAloney] >> Okay, so I've been working on level seven for a LONG time now. > > Hmm. I've been staring at that one 18 hours a day since last Friday, > and still don't have the foggiest idea. I've counted boxes, counted > pixels, broken it apart and rearranged it like a jigsaw puzzle, ran > "strings" over the .png, ..., all in vain. *** small hint below *** *** a bit further *** Did you look at the RGB values of the pixels? Dan -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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Chris McAloney wrote: > Okay, so I've been working on level seven for a LONG time now. I've > decoded the first message to get the hint for the next level. Using the > same tactics, then I decode the hint as well, but there are non-printable > characters. Frira be srjre pbcvrf bs gur fnzr cvkry va n ebj ner bar punenpgre, ohg rvtug cvkryf ner gjb punenpgref. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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Tim Peters wrote: >[Tiziano Bettio] > > >>PLEASE HELP... >> >>What the hell do i have to pronounce in puzzle 5 >> >>Some useful hints would be awesome >> >> > >That's a funny one: I didn't understand the "pronounce it" hint until >long after I solved that one. Then again, Guido & I implemented PEP >307, so I knew what to do the instant I saw the file . > > well finally also i got the hint... but what to do on the next page that follows i don't seem to get to puzzle 6... greets -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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[Tiziano Bettio] > PLEASE HELP... > > What the hell do i have to pronounce in puzzle 5 > > Some useful hints would be awesome That's a funny one: I didn't understand the "pronounce it" hint until long after I solved that one. Then again, Guido & I implemented PEP 307, so I knew what to do the instant I saw the file . -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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[Chris McAloney] > Okay, so I've been working on level seven for a LONG time now. Hmm. I've been staring at that one 18 hours a day since last Friday, and still don't have the foggiest idea. I've counted boxes, counted pixels, broken it apart and rearranged it like a jigsaw puzzle, ran "strings" over the .png, ..., all in vain. > I've decoded the first message to get the hint for the next level. It's not nice to humilate your elders in public, Chris. > Using the same tactics, then I decode the hint as well, but there are > non-printable characters. I've tried stripping out those characters, > quoting them to include in the URL and various anagrams of the printable > characters, but nothing works. Does anybody have any suggestions? Count boxes, count pixels, break it apart and rearrange it like a jigsaw puzzle, run "strings" over it ... I have a lot of useless suggestions, anyway. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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PLEASE HELP... What the hell do i have to pronounce in puzzle 5 Some useful hints would be awesome thx -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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Dan Christensen wrote: > Roel Schroeven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >>Chris McAloney wrote: >> >> >>>Hi all, >>> >>>Okay, so I've been working on level seven for a LONG time now. I've >>>decoded the first message to get the hint for the next level. Using the >>>same tactics, then I decode the hint as well, but there are non-printable >>>characters. I've tried stripping out those characters, quoting them to >>>include in the URL and various anagrams of the printable characters, but >>>nothing works. Does anybody have any suggestions? >> >>I just took a guess for the first of those non-printable characters, and >>proceeded from there. I thought it was going to be too simplistic, but >>it worked. And fortunately my first guess was the right one. > > > Hmm, I didn't get any non-printable characters, just a regular English > word to be used to get to level 8. I think you guys must be doing > something wrong... Indeed, and I found out what was wrong. The puzzle is much nicer now. -- If I have been able to see further, it was only because I stood on the shoulders of giants. -- Isaac Newton Roel Schroeven -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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Roel Schroeven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Chris McAloney wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> Okay, so I've been working on level seven for a LONG time now. I've >> decoded the first message to get the hint for the next level. Using the >> same tactics, then I decode the hint as well, but there are non-printable >> characters. I've tried stripping out those characters, quoting them to >> include in the URL and various anagrams of the printable characters, but >> nothing works. Does anybody have any suggestions? > > I just took a guess for the first of those non-printable characters, and > proceeded from there. I thought it was going to be too simplistic, but > it worked. And fortunately my first guess was the right one. Hmm, I didn't get any non-printable characters, just a regular English word to be used to get to level 8. I think you guys must be doing something wrong... Dan -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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Chris McAloney wrote: > Hi all, > > Okay, so I've been working on level seven for a LONG time now. I've > decoded the first message to get the hint for the next level. Using the > same tactics, then I decode the hint as well, but there are non-printable > characters. I've tried stripping out those characters, quoting them to > include in the URL and various anagrams of the printable characters, but > nothing works. Does anybody have any suggestions? I just took a guess for the first of those non-printable characters, and proceeded from there. I thought it was going to be too simplistic, but it worked. And fortunately my first guess was the right one. -- If I have been able to see further, it was only because I stood on the shoulders of giants. -- Isaac Newton Roel Schroeven -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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Hi all, Okay, so I've been working on level seven for a LONG time now. I've decoded the first message to get the hint for the next level. Using the same tactics, then I decode the hint as well, but there are non-printable characters. I've tried stripping out those characters, quoting them to include in the URL and various anagrams of the printable characters, but nothing works. Does anybody have any suggestions? Thanks, -chris -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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Roel Schroeven wrote: > John Hazen wrote: > > >>Hmmm. The title of the html page is "dealing evil". If you were >>playing war instead of solitaire, how would you change how you deal the >>cards? > > > Hm, I'm not familiar with playing war. You couldn't elaborate a bit on > that, could you? Never mind, I got it anyway now. -- If I have been able to see further, it was only because I stood on the shoulders of giants. -- Isaac Newton Roel Schroeven -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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John Hazen wrote: > Hmmm. The title of the html page is "dealing evil". If you were > playing war instead of solitaire, how would you change how you deal the > cards? Hm, I'm not familiar with playing war. You couldn't elaborate a bit on that, could you? -- If I have been able to see further, it was only because I stood on the shoulders of giants. -- Isaac Newton Roel Schroeven -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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Dan Bishop wrote: > Well, I'd deal them into 2 piles, and... > > Damn! That was an obscure hint! > > Now, how do I open *.gfx files? You don't directly. Hint: gfx stands for? ** SPOILER Graphic*s*. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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John Hazen wrote: > * Dan Bishop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-05-02 21:09]: > > Dan Christensen wrote: > > > Reinhold Birkenfeld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > > > Dan Christensen wrote: > > > >> Roel Schroeven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > >> > > > >>> There's no level 12 yet though. > > > >> > > > >> Now there's a 12 and a 13 (at least!). > > > > > > > > Anyone solved 12? Hints? > > > > > > **hint below** > > > > > > Look at the filename for the first image you see, > > > > You mean "evil1.jpg"? > > yup. > > > > and make a guess at another filename. > > > > I've made tons of guesses, but none of them worked :-( > > Hmmm. The title of the html page is "dealing evil". If you were > playing war instead of solitaire, how would you change how you deal the > cards? Well, I'd deal them into 2 piles, and... Damn! That was an obscure hint! Now, how do I open *.gfx files? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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* Dan Bishop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-05-02 21:09]: > Dan Christensen wrote: > > Reinhold Birkenfeld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > Dan Christensen wrote: > > >> Roel Schroeven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >> > > >>> There's no level 12 yet though. > > >> > > >> Now there's a 12 and a 13 (at least!). > > > > > > Anyone solved 12? Hints? > > > > **hint below** > > > > Look at the filename for the first image you see, > > You mean "evil1.jpg"? yup. > > and make a guess at another filename. > > I've made tons of guesses, but none of them worked :-( Hmmm. The title of the html page is "dealing evil". If you were playing war instead of solitaire, how would you change how you deal the cards? -John P.S. - I think I've found everything, but still haven't figured out what to do with it. No hints yet, though. I want to think about it some more... -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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Dan Christensen wrote: > Reinhold Birkenfeld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Dan Christensen wrote: > >> Roel Schroeven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> > >>> There's no level 12 yet though. > >> > >> Now there's a 12 and a 13 (at least!). > > > > Anyone solved 12? Hints? > > **hint below** > > Look at the filename for the first image you see, You mean "evil1.jpg"? > and make a guess at another filename. I've made tons of guesses, but none of them worked :-( -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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> "darren" == darren kirby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> quoth the Ganesan Rajagopal:
>> I am stuck on level 3. I've tried every re that I can think of. Some body
>> give me a clue.
>>
>> Ganesan
>>
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t = /text of page source.../
re.findall('[a-z][A-Z]{3}[a-z]{1}[A-Z]{3}[a-z]', t)
> You should get ten results. Consider all ten together to get your
> solution...
Ah, thanks. I tried having both sides identical, no results. Then I tried
the above re but stopped at the first result :-(.
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Dan Christensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Roel Schroeven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> There's no level 12 yet though. > > Now there's a 12 and a 13 (at least!). Any hints for level 13? I know how to make a call, but don't know "who" to call. Dan -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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Reinhold Birkenfeld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Dan Christensen wrote: >> Roel Schroeven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >>> There's no level 12 yet though. >> >> Now there's a 12 and a 13 (at least!). > > Anyone solved 12? Hints? **hint below** * * * * * * * Look at the filename for the first image you see, and make a guess at another filename. Dan -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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quoth the Reinhold Birkenfeld:
>
> Somehow writing '[a-z]{1}' is strange...
>
> Reinhold
>>> t = /text of page source.../
>>> re.findall('[a-z][A-Z]{3}[a-z][A-Z]{3}[a-z]', t)
Sorry dude! When it comes to logic puzzles I am easily frustrated, and that
leads to unclear thinking...
-d
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* Reinhold Birkenfeld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-05-02 06:19]: > John Hazen wrote: > > Have you found the zip file yet? > > > > (I did, and I still can't figure it out) > > It's best when you use the zipfile module. Cool. I had just unzipped the zipfile, and was looking at the files directly. The comments weren't added to the files in the OS, so I was only thinking about jpeg comments (since the photo was also a "zip"). I love the way this challenge is making me poke into pieces of the library I've never used before. :) -John -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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darren kirby wrote:
> quoth the Ganesan Rajagopal:
>> I am stuck on level 3. I've tried every re that I can think of. Some body
>> give me a clue.
>>
>> Ganesan
>>
>> --
>> Ganesan Rajagopal
>
t = /text of page source.../
re.findall('[a-z][A-Z]{3}[a-z]{1}[A-Z]{3}[a-z]', t)
>
> You should get ten results. Consider all ten together to get your solution...
Somehow writing '[a-z]{1}' is strange...
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quoth the Ganesan Rajagopal:
> I am stuck on level 3. I've tried every re that I can think of. Some body
> give me a clue.
>
> Ganesan
>
> --
> Ganesan Rajagopal
>>> t = /text of page source.../
>>> re.findall('[a-z][A-Z]{3}[a-z]{1}[A-Z]{3}[a-z]', t)
You should get ten results. Consider all ten together to get your solution...
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Re: Python Challenge ahead [NEW] for riddle lovers
Dan Bishop wrote: > Roel Schroeven wrote: > >>Dan Bishop wrote: >> >> >>>Dan Bishop wrote: >>> >>>Correction: Now I'm stuck on Level 11. I think I'm supposed to do >>>something with the pixels in the image, but what? >> >>Me too. I've tried making different images out of the even and the > > odd > >>pixels, but nothing interesting happened. I tried to combine both > > images > >>in various ways (using the Gimp), but that also seemed to be a dead > > end. > > You only got 2 images? > > *** SPOILER ALERT *** [...] Is that on the original image, or the new one? I solved it with the new one, but I'm still unable to do find the solution using the original one. -- If I have been able to see further, it was only because I stood on the shoulders of giants. -- Isaac Newton Roel Schroeven -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Python Challenge ahead [NEW] for riddle lovers
John Hazen wrote: > * [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-05-02 05:10]: > >>Any hints on level 6 ? >>There is "zip" in the page source, "ZIp" in the >>image data, but have no clue what to do with them >>- tried many things :). > > > Have you found the zip file yet? > > (I did, and I still can't figure it out. I'm wondering if there are > comments embedded in the jpg that none of my viewers will show me. > Hmm, maybe there's a python module that does that... I'll play with it > more after I sleep on it.) > > -John Possible spoiler, so ROT13'ed: Qvq lbh frr naq ernq gur ernqzr.gkg va gur mvc svyr? -- If I have been able to see further, it was only because I stood on the shoulders of giants. -- Isaac Newton Roel Schroeven -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Python Challenge ahead [NEW] for riddle lovers
On 5/2/05, John Hazen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > * [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-05-02 05:10]: > > Any hints on level 6 ? > > There is "zip" in the page source, "ZIp" in the > > image data, but have no clue what to do with them > > - tried many things :). > > Have you found the zip file yet? Now I have it. Thanks :) > (I did, and I still can't figure it out. I'm wondering if there are > comments embedded in the jpg that none of my viewers will show me. > Hmm, maybe there's a python module that does that... I'll play with it > more after I sleep on it.) Hint: Use Python module 'zipfile' :) Thanks again, -- Maciek Starzyk -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Python Challenge ahead [NEW] for riddle lovers
I am stuck on level 3. I've tried every re that I can think of. Some body give me a clue. Ganesan -- Ganesan Rajagopal -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Python Challenge ahead [NEW] for riddle lovers
John Hazen wrote: > * [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-05-02 05:10]: >> Any hints on level 6 ? >> There is "zip" in the page source, "ZIp" in the >> image data, but have no clue what to do with them >> - tried many things :). > > Have you found the zip file yet? > > (I did, and I still can't figure it out. I'm wondering if there are > comments embedded in the jpg that none of my viewers will show me. > Hmm, maybe there's a python module that does that... I'll play with it > more after I sleep on it.) It's best when you use the zipfile module. *** SPOILER *** Look carefully at the ZipInfo class for every file in the archive. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Python Challenge ahead [NEW] for riddle lovers
* [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-05-02 05:10]: > Any hints on level 6 ? > There is "zip" in the page source, "ZIp" in the > image data, but have no clue what to do with them > - tried many things :). Have you found the zip file yet? (I did, and I still can't figure it out. I'm wondering if there are comments embedded in the jpg that none of my viewers will show me. Hmm, maybe there's a python module that does that... I'll play with it more after I sleep on it.) -John -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Python Challenge ahead [NEW] for riddle lovers
Any hints on level 6 ? There is "zip" in the page source, "ZIp" in the image data, but have no clue what to do with them - tried many things :). Thanks, Maciek -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Python Challenge ahead [NEW] for riddle lovers
Dan Christensen wrote: > Roel Schroeven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> There's no level 12 yet though. > > Now there's a 12 and a 13 (at least!). Anyone solved 12? Hints? thanks, Reinhold -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Python Challenge ahead [NEW] for riddle lovers
Roel Schroeven wrote: > Dan Bishop wrote: > > > Dan Bishop wrote: > > > > Correction: Now I'm stuck on Level 11. I think I'm supposed to do > > something with the pixels in the image, but what? > > Me too. I've tried making different images out of the even and the odd > pixels, but nothing interesting happened. I tried to combine both images > in various ways (using the Gimp), but that also seemed to be a dead end. You only got 2 images? *** SPOILER ALERT *** Split them again to get 4 images with (even, even), (even, odd), (odd, even), and (odd, odd) coordinates. Two of the resulting images will be useful. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Python Challenge ahead [NEW] for riddle lovers
Roel Schroeven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > There's no level 12 yet though. Now there's a 12 and a 13 (at least!). Dan -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Python Challenge ahead [NEW] for riddle lovers
Roel Schroeven wrote: Dan Bishop wrote: Dan Bishop wrote: Correction: Now I'm stuck on Level 11. I think I'm supposed to do something with the pixels in the image, but what? Me too. There's a new image on the website now (still the same name though); I solved the riddle now :-) There's no level 12 yet though. -- If I have been able to see further, it was only because I stood on the shoulders of giants. -- Isaac Newton Roel Schroeven -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Python Challenge ahead [NEW] for riddle lovers
Dan Bishop wrote: Dan Bishop wrote: Correction: Now I'm stuck on Level 11. I think I'm supposed to do something with the pixels in the image, but what? Me too. I've tried making different images out of the even and the odd pixels, but nothing interesting happened. I tried to combine both images in various ways (using the Gimp), but that also seemed to be a dead end. I don't think we need to concernt ourselves with the individual pixel values; otherwise the image would not be a jpeg, it would be a non-lossy format instead. The forum's tips only go up to 9, so that doesn't help either. -- If I have been able to see further, it was only because I stood on the shoulders of giants. -- Isaac Newton Roel Schroeven -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Python Challenge ahead [NEW] for riddle lovers
Dan Bishop wrote: > Shane Hathaway wrote: > > pythonchallenge wrote: > > > For the riddles' lovers among you, you are most invited to take > part > > > in the Python Challenge, the first python programming riddle on the > net. > > > > > > You are invited to take part in it at: > > > http://www.pythonchallenge.com > > > > That was pretty fun. Good for a Friday. Too bad it comes to an > abrupt > > "temporary end". > > They've added at least one more level since yesterday. Unfortunately, > I'm stuck on it. Correction: Now I'm stuck on Level 11. I think I'm supposed to do something with the pixels in the image, but what? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Python Challenge ahead [NEW] for riddle lovers
Shane Hathaway wrote: > pythonchallenge wrote: > > For the riddles' lovers among you, you are most invited to take part > > in the Python Challenge, the first python programming riddle on the net. > > > > You are invited to take part in it at: > > http://www.pythonchallenge.com > > That was pretty fun. Good for a Friday. Too bad it comes to an abrupt > "temporary end". They've added at least one more level since yesterday. Unfortunately, I'm stuck on it. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Python Challenge ahead [NEW] for riddle lovers
Mike Rovner wrote: David Murmann wrote: Shane Hathaway wrote: That was pretty fun. Good for a Friday. Too bad it comes to an abrupt "temporary end". Shane P.S. I hope I didn't hammer your server on step 3. I was missing the mark. :-) Interestingly step 3 is actually wrong... there is an additional solution, which looks like cqqmsxk. (I don't think that spoils the fun :)) 3 IS wrong because if you use any not BIG letter after bodyguard on both sides, you get extra 'eCQQmSXK\n' which slow me down for 5 minutes. Strange: I don't find eCQQmSXK\n, only eCQQmSxK\n. I guess the data has been modified in order to get that potential confusion out of the way. -- If I have been able to see further, it was only because I stood on the shoulders of giants. -- Isaac Newton Roel Schroeven -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Python Challenge ahead [NEW] for riddle lovers
darren kirby wrote: > quoth the Shane Hathaway: > > pythonchallenge wrote: > > > For the riddles' lovers among you, you are most invited to take part > > > in the Python Challenge, the first python programming riddle on the net. > > > > > > You are invited to take part in it at: > > > http://www.pythonchallenge.com > > > > That was pretty fun. Good for a Friday. Too bad it comes to an abrupt > > "temporary end". > > > > Shane > > > > P.S. I hope I didn't hammer your server on step 3. I was missing the > > mark. :-) > > You're not the only one. This is where I am currently stuck. It's starting to > hurt my head. > > There are 478 results in the form *BBBsBBB* but the thing said 'exactly' > right, well there are 10 results in the form *sBBBsBBBs* > None of them seem to work... The same thing happened to me, but then I figured it out. Hint: Print all 10 results in a column. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Python Challenge ahead [NEW] for riddle lovers
pythonchallenge wrote: For the riddles' lovers among you, you are most invited to take part in the Python Challenge, the first python programming riddle on the net. You are invited to take part in it at: http://www.pythonchallenge.com Very neat, I love things like this. Level 5 is maddening. Keep up the good work. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Python Challenge ahead [NEW] for riddle lovers
Tim Peters wrote: [Mike Rovner] 3 IS wrong because if you use any not BIG letter after bodyguard on both sides, you get extra 'eCQQmSXK\n' which slow me down for 5 minutes. Get rid of the newlines first. On level 7, I'm not sure whether there's something more to do, or whether I'm looking at a bug in how IE displays .png files. Using Windows is good practice in solving maddening riddles every day . There is! That black and white line contains the message. Mike -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Python Challenge ahead [NEW] for riddle lovers
[Mike Rovner] > 3 IS wrong because if you use any not BIG letter after bodyguard on both > sides, you get extra 'eCQQmSXK\n' which slow me down for 5 minutes. Get rid of the newlines first. On level 7, I'm not sure whether there's something more to do, or whether I'm looking at a bug in how IE displays .png files. Using Windows is good practice in solving maddening riddles every day . -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Python Challenge ahead [NEW] for riddle lovers
"pythonchallenge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > For the riddles' lovers among you, you are most invited to take part > in the Python Challenge, the first python programming riddle on the net. > > You are invited to take part in it at: > http://www.pythonchallenge.com Excellent puzzles! For others like this see http://www.osix.net. I love these things :^) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Python Challenge ahead [NEW] for riddle lovers
David Murmann wrote: Shane Hathaway wrote: That was pretty fun. Good for a Friday. Too bad it comes to an abrupt "temporary end". Shane P.S. I hope I didn't hammer your server on step 3. I was missing the mark. :-) Interestingly step 3 is actually wrong... there is an additional solution, which looks like cqqmsxk. (I don't think that spoils the fun :)) 3 IS wrong because if you use any not BIG letter after bodyguard on both sides, you get extra 'eCQQmSXK\n' which slow me down for 5 minutes. Mike -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Python Challenge ahead [NEW] for riddle lovers
pythonchallenge wrote: > For the riddles' lovers among you, you are most invited to take part > in the Python Challenge, the first python programming riddle on the net. > > You are invited to take part in it at: > http://www.pythonchallenge.com That was fun. The very first step in 6 was the most frustrating I thought. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Python Challenge ahead [NEW] for riddle lovers
darren kirby wrote: > quoth the Shane Hathaway: > >>pythonchallenge wrote: >> >>>For the riddles' lovers among you, you are most invited to take part >>>in the Python Challenge, the first python programming riddle on the net. >>> >>>You are invited to take part in it at: >>>http://www.pythonchallenge.com >> >>That was pretty fun. Good for a Friday. Too bad it comes to an abrupt >>"temporary end". >> >>Shane >> >>P.S. I hope I didn't hammer your server on step 3. I was missing the >>mark. :-) > > > You're not the only one. This is where I am currently stuck. It's starting to > hurt my head. > > There are 478 results in the form *BBBsBBB* but the thing said 'exactly' > right, well there are 10 results in the form *sBBBsBBBs* > None of them seem to work... I did the same thing. Now just combine those ten results. Shane -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Python Challenge ahead [NEW] for riddle lovers
quoth the Shane Hathaway: > pythonchallenge wrote: > > For the riddles' lovers among you, you are most invited to take part > > in the Python Challenge, the first python programming riddle on the net. > > > > You are invited to take part in it at: > > http://www.pythonchallenge.com > > That was pretty fun. Good for a Friday. Too bad it comes to an abrupt > "temporary end". > > Shane > > P.S. I hope I didn't hammer your server on step 3. I was missing the > mark. :-) You're not the only one. This is where I am currently stuck. It's starting to hurt my head. There are 478 results in the form *BBBsBBB* but the thing said 'exactly' right, well there are 10 results in the form *sBBBsBBBs* None of them seem to work... I quit ;) -- darren kirby :: Part of the problem since 1976 :: http://badcomputer.org "...the number of UNIX installations has grown to 10, with more expected..." - Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson, June 1972 pgpi12dSB8kSg.pgp Description: PGP signature -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Python Challenge ahead [NEW] for riddle lovers
David Murmann wrote: Shane Hathaway wrote: That was pretty fun. Good for a Friday. Too bad it comes to an abrupt "temporary end". Shane P.S. I hope I didn't hammer your server on step 3. I was missing the mark. :-) Interestingly step 3 is actually wrong... there is an additional solution, which looks like cqqmsxk. (I don't think that spoils the fun :)) the 'm' is silent ;-) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Python Challenge ahead [NEW] for riddle lovers
Shane Hathaway wrote: That was pretty fun. Good for a Friday. Too bad it comes to an abrupt "temporary end". Shane P.S. I hope I didn't hammer your server on step 3. I was missing the mark. :-) Interestingly step 3 is actually wrong... there is an additional solution, which looks like cqqmsxk. (I don't think that spoils the fun :)) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Python Challenge ahead [NEW] for riddle lovers
Shane Hathaway wrote: pythonchallenge wrote: For the riddles' lovers among you, you are most invited to take part in the Python Challenge, the first python programming riddle on the net. You are invited to take part in it at: http://www.pythonchallenge.com That was pretty fun. Good for a Friday. Too bad it comes to an abrupt "temporary end". Ironically, I just used Unix tools (tr, grep, sed) for each of the puzzles except the first one, and that first one was only because I tend to use Python as a convenient calculator anyway :-). -- Erik Max Francis && [EMAIL PROTECTED] && http://www.alcyone.com/max/ San Jose, CA, USA && 37 20 N 121 53 W && AIM erikmaxfrancis Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes. -- Oscar Wilde -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Python Challenge ahead [NEW] for riddle lovers
pythonchallenge wrote: > For the riddles' lovers among you, you are most invited to take part > in the Python Challenge, the first python programming riddle on the net. > > You are invited to take part in it at: > http://www.pythonchallenge.com That was pretty fun. Good for a Friday. Too bad it comes to an abrupt "temporary end". Shane P.S. I hope I didn't hammer your server on step 3. I was missing the mark. :-) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Python Challenge ahead [NEW] for riddle lovers
For the riddles' lovers among you, you are most invited to take part in the Python Challenge, the first python programming riddle on the net. You are invited to take part in it at: http://www.pythonchallenge.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
