This is the full source code: def A(w, v, i,j): if i == 0 or j == 0: return 0 if w[i-1] > j: return A(w, v, i-1, j) if w[i-1] <= j: return max(A(w,v, i-1, j), v[i-1] + A(w,v, i-1, j - w[i-1]))
I am reading this blog http://20bits.com/articles/introduction-to-dynamic-programming/ On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 10:54 PM, Chris Rebert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 8:41 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I am trying to understand the following line: >> # a is an integer array >> >> max([(sum(a[j:i]), (j,i)) > > This code isn't valid. You have a [ with no closing ]. > > Cheers, > Chris > -- > Follow the path of the Iguana... > http://rebertia.com > >> >> Can you please tell me what that means, >> I think sum(a[j:i] means find the some from a[j] to a[i] >> But what is the meaning of the part (j,i)? >> >> -- >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list >> > -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list