Re: Help with python code!

From	Alister <alister.ware@ntlworld.com>
Subject	Re: Help with python code!
Newsgroups	comp.lang.python
References	(2 earlier) <2912c674-e30b-4339-9344-1f460cb96b23@googlegroups.com> <roy-AA2630.17134931032013@news.panix.com> <4455829d-5b4a-44ee-b65f-5f72d429ba9c@googlegroups.com> <roy-309B56.17270631032013@news.panix.com> <40463d1c-013e-46c2-823a-787c1cca450f@googlegroups.com>
Message-ID	<GRj6t.266868$fB.160901@fx27.fr7> (permalink)
Organization	virginmedia.com
Date	2013-04-01 17:54 +0000

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On Sun, 31 Mar 2013 14:32:21 -0700, gerrymcgovern wrote:

> On Sunday, March 31, 2013 5:27:06 PM UTC-4, Roy Smith wrote:
>> In article <4455829d-5b4a-44ee-b65f-5f72d429ba9c@googlegroups.com>,
>> 
>>  jojo  wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> > Thanks for your replies. Just to be clear this is for a interview and
>> > they
>> 
>> > would like me to figure out what the code does and come back with
>> > some test
>> 
>> > cases. I don't need to code the tests, just give some high level
>> > tests. As
>> 
>> > far as I can make out it is some system where you input your name and
>> > it will
>> 
>> > bring back your details plus how much time you have left on your
>> > card. Have
>> 
>> > to say I find the code extremely confusing, hopefully all python
>> > isn't like
>> 
>> > this!!
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> If this is for an interview, you really should be doing this on your
>> 
>> own.  I assume the point of the interview is to see how well you know
>> 
>> Python.  Please don't expect people here to take your interview for
>> you.
> 
> Where did I ask people to take the interview for me? I asked for some
> tips on interpreting the code something which you have been unable to
> give me. If a senior dev (I am assuming you are a python dev) is unable
> to figure out what the code does, then I think me, been a newbie to new
> language (with horrible syntax) is entitled to ask for help.

I think Roy's point here is if you don't know python (as you admit) why 
are you applying for a job as a Python Developer.

the code provided appears to be pretty poor quality to me & probably 
buggy as well but without the specification I can't be sure.




-- 
I like work; it fascinates me; I can sit and look at it for hours.

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Help with python code! jojo <gerrymcgovern@gmail.com> - 2013-03-31 13:10 -0700
  Re: Help with python code! Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-04-01 07:39 +1100
    Re: Help with python code! jojo <gerrymcgovern@gmail.com> - 2013-03-31 14:06 -0700
      Re: Help with python code! Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-03-31 17:13 -0400
        Re: Help with python code! jojo <gerrymcgovern@gmail.com> - 2013-03-31 14:21 -0700
          Re: Help with python code! Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-03-31 17:27 -0400
            Re: Help with python code! gerrymcgovern@gmail.com - 2013-03-31 14:32 -0700
              Re: Help with python code! Alister <alister.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2013-04-01 17:54 +0000
            Re: Help with python code! rurpy@yahoo.com - 2013-03-31 14:46 -0700
          Re: Help with python code! Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-04-01 08:35 +1100
            Re: Help with python code! gerrymcgovern@gmail.com - 2013-03-31 14:41 -0700
            Re: Help with python code! gerrymcgovern@gmail.com - 2013-03-31 14:41 -0700
          Re: Help with python code! Jason Friedman <jsf80238@gmail.com> - 2013-04-02 21:59 -0600
      Re: Help with python code! Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-04-01 08:21 +1100
        Re: Help with python code! gerrymcgovern@gmail.com - 2013-03-31 14:24 -0700
        Re: Help with python code! gerrymcgovern@gmail.com - 2013-03-31 14:24 -0700
      Re: Help with python code! Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-03-31 23:02 +0100
      Re: Help with python code! Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-04-01 09:04 +1100
    Re: Help with python code! jojo <gerrymcgovern@gmail.com> - 2013-03-31 14:06 -0700
  Re: Help with python code! Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-03-31 17:08 -0400

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