Dennis Lee Bieber wrote: > On Thu, 04 Aug 2005 20:59:33 -0500, "Terrance N. Phillip" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> declaimed the following in > comp.lang.python: > > > Thank-you very much for all the excellent replies. I'm thinking of using > > this to determine if a sequence is a "run" (as in a card game). If I've > > got a sorted hand [3, 4, 5, 6, 7], then I know I've got a 5-card run > > A sorted list? > > if (hand[-1] - hand[0]) == (len(hand) - 1) > > would seem to do it for your example. > > Actually, if you KNOW the list is only 5 entries long > > if (hand[4] - hand[0]) == 4 >
It's cute but wrong! How 'bout hand = [ 0, 0, 0, 4 ]? It's sorted, passes your test and does not meet the OP's requirement :( > would do it. > > Or any equivalent... (hand[0] + 4) == hand[4] > > > -- > > ============================================================== < > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Wulfraed Dennis Lee Bieber KD6MOG < > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Bestiaria Support Staff < > > ============================================================== < > > Home Page: <http://www.dm.net/~wulfraed/> < > > Overflow Page: <http://wlfraed.home.netcom.com/> < -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
