-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 bob gailer wrote: > Brummert_Brandon wrote: >> Hello. I am working with python for computer science this semester. I am >> having a difficult time on one of my lab assignments. It is in the python >> programming book in chapter 7 under decision structures. I am being asked >> to write a program in that accepts a date in the form month/date/year and >> outputs whether the date is valid. For example, 5/24/1962 is valid but >> 9/31/2000 is not because September only has 30 days. > "the python programming book"? There are a lot of these. Which one do > you refer to? > > Regarding homework - we can offer specific help, when we see your > efforts and where you are stuck. Have you written any Python code for > this assignment? Or any program design? > > Do you know how to do input and output? How to split a string? How to > convert characters to numbers? How to compare numbers? How to create and > use lists of numbers? Those are the skills you need for this problem. > Give it a stab and report back and let's see what happens. >
I'd look into learning how to use the datetime module. Brian - -- - ---[Office 71.0F]--[Outside 39.9F]--[Server 104.6F]--[Coaster 72.0F]--- - ---[ CACHALOT (366764080) @ 47 29.9424 -122 28.8851 ]--- Software, Linux, Microcontrollers http://www.brianlane.com AIS Parser SDK http://www.aisparser.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (Darwin) Comment: Remember Lexington Green! iD8DBQFI/XHtIftj/pcSws0RAgeGAJ9zMSVrV7rbr1WrWEsZw1liPTGmEQCfQdMb p2fUPyV3LXDnj1LRUxBJvyg= =A7eC -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor