Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!news.mixmin.net!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed2a.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.021 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.96; '*S*': 0.00; 'exercise': 0.04; 'tries': 0.07; 'happen.': 0.09; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.11; 'def': 0.12; 'random': 0.14; '"your': 0.16; 'balls': 0.16; 'btw': 0.16; 'range(0,': 0.16; 'reedy': 0.16; 'simplest': 0.16; 'skip:> 20': 0.16; 'url:openbookproject': 0.16; 'width.': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'trying': 0.19; '>>>': 0.22; 'import': 0.22; 'aug': 0.22; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'print': 0.22; 'example.': 0.24; 'please?': 0.24; 'mon,': 0.24; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply- To:1': 0.27; 'correct': 0.29; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; 'url:mailman': 0.30; '25,': 0.31; '>>>>': 0.31; 'figure': 0.32; 'url:python': 0.33; '"the': 0.34; 'problem': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; '+0200,': 0.36; 'skip:> 10': 0.36; 'url:listinfo': 0.36; 'url:org': 0.36; 'should': 0.36; 'list': 0.37; 'pm,': 0.38; 'mailing': 0.39; 'skip:p 20': 0.39; 'url:mail': 0.40; 'how': 0.40; 'up,': 0.60; 'numbers': 0.61; 'course': 0.61; 'first': 0.61; 'such': 0.63; 'more': 0.64; 'different': 0.65; 'containing': 0.69; 'repeat': 0.74; 'subject:This': 0.74; 'otten': 0.84; 'url:php': 0.85; 'joel': 0.91; 'numbers:': 0.91 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=zK+dQz6NRA0nUmI2bNr4NPQx/ff0TTJsCCPeUjwQi74=; b=kJVepw1UOBQMpVy3LAM0dOTqHDfiTg0rCIBdOBUPBrLWErBQ5n3EAbArOFDO3J5Rss wY3ldQpBo9qMc5V1FQ8K4xG8hWDwHIpvs6eyT/hpQTlkWCK9pHupQP38O3e59XKUwjhp C2tYwLs+rC4o59PnDWBkRq98mbRB8m+eBsjygy5sZtkkCJuNY8SQxBB+l2/KMmNIIrpD TvoZvCsGi+04zOHRUmQy5mgsXoTDgBZdjAsnwDXgtPPo57Al3+NrElKte4P8ds+hNvo2 02HX57Zx4GfPWpnzYKCJ5CAExfk+sR51Eq1qksDZdkzpPtKhnzYseLQaSyHSG1ugDC3i 8P4g== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.194.191.165 with SMTP id gz5mr26339744wjc.16.1409015447973; Mon, 25 Aug 2014 18:10:47 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <8imnv9l638q9hsvvib28t8qp0depa8rb7c@4ax.com> References: <8imnv9l638q9hsvvib28t8qp0depa8rb7c@4ax.com> Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2014 21:10:47 -0400 Subject: Re: This formating is really tricky From: Joel Goldstick To: Seymore4Head Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Cc: "python-list@python.org" X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 62 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1409015454 news.xs4all.nl 2829 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:34628 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:77016 you should try python-tudor mailing list On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 8:52 PM, Seymore4Head wrote: > On Tue, 26 Aug 2014 00:48:52 +0200, Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> > wrote: > >>Terry Reedy wrote: >> >>> On 8/25/2014 4:14 PM, Seymore4Head wrote: >>>> import random >>>> sets=3 >>>> for x in range(0, sets): >>>> pb2=random.choice([1-53]) >>> >>> You want random.randint(1, 53) >>> ... >>>> alist = sorted([pb1, pb2, pb3, pb4, pb5]) >>>> print ("Your numbers: {} Powerball: {}".format(alist, pb6)) >>>> >>>> I am trying this example. The program works, but the numbers don't >>>> line up if the number of digits are different sizes. >>>> http://openbookproject.net/pybiblio/practice/wilson/powerball.php >>> >>> To get them to line up, you have to format each one to the same width. >>> >>>> Suggestion please? >>>> BTW the exercise instructions say to use the choice function. >>> >>> import random >>> sets=3 >>> >>> def ran53(): >>> return random.randint(1, 53) >>> >>> f1 = '{:2d}' >>> bform = "Your numbers: [{0}, {0}, {0}, {0}, {0}]".format(f1) >>> pform = " Powerball: {0}".format(f1) >>> >>> for x in range(0, sets): >>> balls = sorted(ran53() for i in range(5)) >> >>Quoting the problem description: "The first five numbers are drawn from a >>drum containing 53 balls" >> >>Thus no number should repeat in the first five. With your approach such >>repetitions can happen. The simplest solution is of course >> >>random.sample(range(1, 54), 5) >> >>but the OP will learn more when he tries to figure out how to get a correct >>solution with choice(). >> > Don't bet on it. :) > -- > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list -- Joel Goldstick http://joelgoldstick.com