On Sun, 25 Dec 2005 19:14:43 -0500, rbt wrote: > Steven D'Aprano wrote: >> On Sun, 25 Dec 2005 18:05:37 +0100, Simon Hengel wrote: >> >>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >>> Hash: SHA1 >>> >>>> I'm envisioning lots of convoluted one-liners which >>>> are more suitable to a different P-language... :-) >>> I feel that python is more beautiful and readable, even if you write >>> short programs. >>> >>>> How about """best compromize between shortness and readibility >>>> plus elegance of design"""? >>> I would love to choose those criteria for future events. But I'm not >>> aware of any algorithm that is capable of creating a ranking upon them. >> >> >> What is your algorithm for determining "shortest" program? Are you >> counting tokens, lines or characters? Does whitespace count? >> >> > If whitespace and var names count, these things are going to be ugly :)
Yes, but the question is, is two lines and 347 characters ugly enough to win? -- Steven. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
