Grant Edwards wrote: > On 2004-12-31, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> When I copy code from a source file into a Google Groups > >> message, the indentation is messed up, making my Python code > >> illegal and all my code ugly. Are there tricks to avoid this? > > > > Try putting a # at the start of every line. Everyone should > > understand what you mean (and you can always tell them to remove > > the #'s once they copy the listing). > > > > #import gmpy > > #i = 7 > > #while i<100000: > > I always rather liked line numbers (a-la 'can -n'). That also > makes discussion of the code easier: > > 1 import gmpy > 2 i = 7 > 3 while i<100000: > 4 # conjecture 1 > 5 > 6 if ((i % 3)>0) and ((i % 5)>0): > 7 f = gmpy.fib(i) > 8 ip = gmpy.is_prime(i) > 9 fm = f % i > 10 if (fm==(i-1)) and (ip==0): > 11 print "fib %5d: %5d (mod %5d)" % (i,fm,i), > 12 print gmpy.is_prime(i) > 13 i += 2 > 14 > 15 """ > 16 Conjecture #1: if i ends in 3 or 7 and fib(i) == i-1 (mod i) > 17 then i is prime > 18 > 19 run #1 print all fib(i) == i-1 (mod i) that are composite > 20 > 21 fib 5777: 5776 (mod 5777) 0 <-- counter example > 22 fib 10877: 10876 (mod 10877) 0 <-- counter example > 23 fib 17261: 17260 (mod 17261) 0 > 24 fib 75077: 75076 (mod 75077) 0 <-- counter example > 25 fib 80189: 80188 (mod 80189) 0 > 26 """ > > Not sure what Google Groups does to it...
It wrapped lines 16 and 19. But "show original" restores it. > > -- > Grant Edwards grante Yow! Now I understand the > at meaning of "THE MOD SQUAD"! > visi.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
