I managed to solve the problem and also another problem with different 3 random numbers. But it wasn't a very good question in the first place, i admit ....
On Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at 9:55:00 PM UTC+8, Rick Johnson wrote: > Gengyang Cai wrote: > > Can anyone understand it and explain it to me please ? > > Instead of attempting to read source code that you obviously have no > qualification to read, why don't you try _thinking_ like a programmer? > > "But Rick! How will i think like a programmer if i cannot even read source > code?!" > > Forget about reading source code, kid! Reading source code is only a small > part of being a programmer. Are you any less intelligent because you can't > speak every language on the freakin' planet including Klingon, Elvish and the > black tongue of the Mordor Orc? No. Of course not! You can still tie you > tennis shoes, yes? Okay... Thus, programming languages are like natural > language, in that they are merely a means to communicate. Tools. That's all. > So, if you can become competent with a rake, then you can probably do the > same with a shovel, and a hoe. All of these tools will help you build a > garden. Or bury a skeleton in the backyard -- after dark, when the nosy > neighbors are sleeping! > > <_< > > >_> > > "Okay Rick... i sorta understand your point here, but... i'm not having that > ah-hah! moment. How do i think like a programmer?" > > Simple! You look at a problem, and then you ask yourself: "What are the > fundamental steps required to solve this problem?" And sometimes scratching > the head helps... > > ASSIGNMENT: "Pick any 3 random ascending numbers and write out a loop > function that prints out all 3 numbers""" > > Looking at this sentence, i see two specific problems: > > > > So, in the case of your assignment, the first step would be to pick three > numbers. > > STEP_1. Pick three numbers. > > numbers = [400, 467, 851] -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
