[Tutor] Best way to write this countdown code

2019-01-12 Thread Joseph Gulizia
Thanks in advance as I've gotten wordy. I want to integrate the following working code into a website: beef_quantity = 28 ## Set before campaign starts. print('Original Beef Quantity: ') ## Displays the wording "Original Beef Quantity: " print (beef_quantity) ## Displays the beef quantity bef

Re: [Tutor] Request for help with code

2018-11-06 Thread Joseph Gulizia
Funny using a text editorand showed indented in my browser. Won't bother the list again. On Tue, Nov 6, 2018, 17:32 Joel Goldstick On Tue, Nov 6, 2018 at 6:17 PM Joseph Gulizia > wrote: > > > > Apologies for earlier errors when asking for help -- I am hopeful that

Re: [Tutor] Request for help with code

2018-11-06 Thread Joseph Gulizia
Apologies for earlier errors when asking for help -- I am hopeful that this shortened post displays properly: The code is Python 2... trying to solve why loop doesn't stop at given number of integersif I input request for 3 integersit keeps asking for integer1...and keeps asking for input,

[Tutor] Request for help with code

2018-11-06 Thread Joseph Gulizia
I'm using the bookazine "The Python Book" First Edition on pages 13-14 it gives the code (listed further below). It asks for user to state a given number of integers (for example 4)...then user enters integers. It doesn't stop seeking input after the number requested thereby creating an infinite

[Tutor] Complications (Long) and Complicatiing Simple both Solved....

2015-08-19 Thread Joseph Gulizia
Original = -1 * max(-A, -B) print (Original) or max = -max(-A,-B) print(max) ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor

[Tutor] Complications Take Two (Long) Frustrations.

2015-08-19 Thread Joseph Gulizia
Complicating a simple expression Coding Exercise: Complication Assume that the grader defines two variables A and B for you. Write a program which prints out the value min(A, B) However, there is a catch: your program is not allowed to use the min function. Instead, use max in a clever way to si

[Tutor] Complicating a simple expression (Python 3)

2015-08-16 Thread Joseph Gulizia
Complicating a simple expression Coding Exercise: Complication Assume that the grader defines two variables A and B for you. Write a program which prints out the value min(A, B) However, there is a catch: your program is not allowed to use the min function. Instead, use max in a clever way to si

Re: [Tutor] Python Book recomandation!

2010-07-15 Thread Joseph Gulizia
I've found "Snake Wrangling for Kids" http://code.google.com/p/swfk/ by Jason Biggs an easy, fun and understandable free e-book. I also have started reading "Head First Programming" from O'Reilly which teaches programming using Python. I have others also but those two have been the easiest to re

Re: [Tutor] Fwd: Learning python using Michael Dawson's book

2010-05-19 Thread Joseph Gulizia
I posted this two days ago (I thought to the list...but apparently not). I'm hopeful it helps in some way. I have the same book. Using a text editor and the underscore and dash keys and a few others...the program example is creating an ASCII art version on the words "Game Over". Type it manual

Re: [Tutor] An interesting situation befalls me

2010-05-09 Thread Joseph Gulizia
As a new learner of programming I'd recommend Head First Programming "A learner's guide to programming, using the Python language" by O'Reilly. It is very basic. Joe On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 4:31 PM, Kirk Z Bailey wrote: > An instructor of mine is about to teach the FIRST EVER class in Python