[Tutor] Checksum program

2011-03-23 Thread Lezlie Kline
Hi, I'm trying to work out the bugs in a program for calculating the checksum (modulo 256) of an input string. I'm testing it with my full name and I'm a beginner with Python. Here's what I have so far. def main(): printThis program creates a checksum for a message.

Re: [Tutor] Checksum program

2011-03-23 Thread taserian
On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 9:09 AM, Lezlie Kline lezlie.kl...@gmail.comwrote: Hi, I'm trying to work out the bugs in a program for calculating the checksum (modulo 256) of an input string. I'm testing it with my full name and I'm a beginner with Python. Here's what I have so far. def

Re: [Tutor] Checksum program

2011-03-23 Thread Tom Zych
Lezlie Kline wrote: I'm trying to work out the bugs in a program for calculating the checksum (modulo 256) of an input string. I'm testing it with my full name and I'm a beginner with Python. Here's what I have so far. def main(): printThis program creates a checksum for a message.

Re: [Tutor] Checksum program

2011-03-23 Thread taserian
On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 9:55 AM, Lezlie Kline lezlie.kl...@gmail.comwrote: Tony, For your question What's the checksum for a completely empty message (i.e., no characters at all)? Do you mean the value or how do I write it? I would think the value would be 0. Correct. Now think of that as

Re: [Tutor] Checksum program

2011-03-23 Thread michael scott
this helps (^_^) What is it about you... that intrigues me so? From: Lezlie Kline lezlie.kl...@gmail.com To: tutor@python.org Sent: Wed, March 23, 2011 9:09:53 AM Subject: [Tutor] Checksum program Hi, I'm trying to work out the bugs in a program

Re: [Tutor] Checksum program

2011-03-23 Thread taserian
When replying to the Python Tutor list, please use Reply All instead of just Reply. I meant to put this in my previous message, but it remained in meant to phase and never got implemented properly. 8-) I don't think it's been initialized properly, but that's where I don't understand about the

Re: [Tutor] Checksum program

2011-03-23 Thread Lezlie Kline
I have a question for the list about the homework rule and the tutoring list. If you have a question and you're not asking for your homework or past homework to be done for you but you just have questions to be explained isn't that what tutoring and learning is all about. For example, on my

Re: [Tutor] Checksum program

2011-03-23 Thread taserian
On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 11:11 AM, Lezlie Kline lezlie.kl...@gmail.comwrote: I have a question for the list about the homework rule and the tutoring list. If you have a question and you're not asking for your homework or past homework to be done for you but you just have questions to be

Re: [Tutor] Checksum program

2011-03-23 Thread Lezlie Kline
Thanks for the links. Yes, I've worked with the tutorials. My work doesn't flow exactly along those lines, but they do help. I'll look up the the group you sent too. I appreciate all the extra effort you went to. Many thanks!!! :) On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 12:26 PM, taserian taser...@gmail.com

Re: [Tutor] Checksum program

2011-03-23 Thread Wayne Werner
On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 5:19 PM, Wayne Werner waynejwer...@gmail.comwrote: -- Forwarded message -- From: Lezlie Kline lezlie.kl...@gmail.com Date: Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 9:30 AM Subject: Re: [Tutor] Checksum program To: Wayne Werner waynejwer...@gmail.com Wayne, Thanks