On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 9:43 AM, C.T. Matsumoto <c.t.matsum...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Here is the example. > > "To keep this simple and practical, as a suggestion, consider the problem of > sorting a list (a pack of cards, or a list of names or whatever you want) > into order." > > Yes, there are many built-ins that wrap good algorithms, so I guess I'm > leaning more toward problem solving. The above example must be solved > without using sorted() or list.sort(). To solve this without using the built-in sort then you will be learning about sorting which is a major portion of the study of algorithms. So, if you want to learn about sorting algorithms, this is a good problem to ponder. If you want to learn to be a better Python programmer, I'm not sure it is helpful - the built-in sort is excellent and you should be learning how to use it effectively, for example, given a list of (first name, last name) print the list sorted by first name, then sorted by last name. Kent _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
