Steven D'Aprano wrote: > 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? >
No. I have 8 lines and 175 chars at present. And, I expect that's gonna get beaten. -tim -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list