Aahz wrote:
Much simpler and *way* more efficient with a set:if len(set(s)) < N: print "Must have at least %s different characters" % N
Or you could do a dictionary lookup on the words. I can just see the error message: "Your comment must include at least one verb, one noun, one non-cliched adjective and one Monty Python reference." -- Greg -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list