Re: Newb ??

2005-11-11 Thread Norman Silverstone
> did you test the script? here's a simulator: < snip> Fredrik, thank you very much indeed for taking the trouble to show me the way. I am sorry that I made the comment I did, that will teach me to read more carefully. It is said that there is no fool like an old fool and, as I am approaching 7

Re: Newb ??

2005-11-10 Thread Norman Silverstone
On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 01:39:40 +1100, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 13:30:05 +, Norman Silverstone wrote: > >>> In that case, think of "bisection". Originally, all the computer knows >>> is that the number is in some range, say 0 to 100.

Re: Newb ??

2005-11-10 Thread Norman Silverstone
< snip> > I assume the way the computer is going to guess is by trying some > number, and you respond either that it's guessed right, or to go lower, > or to go higher. Yes, that is correct. > > In that case, think of "bisection". Originally, all the computer knows > is that the number is in s

Re: Newb ??

2005-11-09 Thread Norman Silverstone
: >> > Hi all, I am new to the group. Trying to learn Python programming on my >> > own. I am working through Michael Dawson's Book Python Programming for the >> > absolute beginner. >> > >> > I am tring to write a program that is a number guessing game. I want to be >> > able to give the user

Re: Using Which Version of Linux

2005-11-06 Thread Norman Silverstone
On Sun, 06 Nov 2005 12:39:54 -0800, Steve M wrote: > > Max wrote: > >> (Mark Shuttleworth, ... >> really loves Python - he gave me quite a lot of money for using it). > > Please elaborate. Mark Shuttleworth is a very wealthy man who is supporting the development of Ubuntu. His wealth came from

Re: Using Which Version of Linux

2005-11-05 Thread Norman Silverstone
On Sat, 05 Nov 2005 04:26:38 -0600, blahman wrote: > ok, i m going to use Linux for my Python Programs, mainly because i > need to see what will these fork() and exec() do. So, can anyone tell > me which flavour of linux i should use, some say that Debian is more > programmer friendly, or shold