Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!weretis.net!feeder4.news.weretis.net!rt.uk.eu.org!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed4.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!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 0.010 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.98; '*S*': 0.00; 'else:': 0.03; 'subject: -- ': 0.07; 'string': 0.09; 'clause': 0.09; 'logic': 0.09; 'referenced': 0.09; 'run,': 0.09; 'runtime': 0.09; 'subject:extra': 0.09; 'subject:string': 0.09; 'subject:question': 0.10; 'def': 0.12; 'question.': 0.14; '#this': 0.16; 'digits.': 0.16; 'iterating': 0.16; 'means.': 0.16; 'scope,': 0.16; 'spacing': 0.16; 'subject: \n ': 0.16; 'subject:when': 0.16; 'subject:python': 0.16; 'skip:# 20': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'variable': 0.18; 'later': 0.20; 'cc:addr:gmail.com': 0.22; 'print': 0.22; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.23; 'errors.': 0.24; 'skip:l 30': 0.24; 'fine': 0.24; 'question': 0.24; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'cc:no real name:2**0': 0.24; 'skip:" 30': 0.26; 'pass': 0.26; 'skip:" 20': 0.27; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'tried': 0.27; 'point': 0.28; 'bigger': 0.30; 'subject:list': 0.30; 'asked': 0.31; 'code': 0.31; 'comments': 0.31; 'lines': 0.31; 'probably': 0.32; 'skip:# 10': 0.33; 'subject:the': 0.34; 'add': 0.35; "i'll": 0.36; 'should': 0.36; 'list': 0.37; 'to:addr:python- list': 0.38; 'pm,': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'even': 0.60; 'dave': 0.60; 'skip:n 30': 0.60; 'subject:back': 0.60; 'numbers': 0.61; 'first': 0.61; 'july': 0.63; 'skip:n 10': 0.64; 'more': 0.64; 'note:': 0.66; 'due': 0.66; 'between': 0.67; 'believe': 0.68; 'yes': 0.68; 'received:74.208': 0.68; 'authentic': 0.84; 'presumably': 0.84; 'received:74.208.4.194': 0.84; 'subject:space': 0.84; "they'd": 0.84; 'we.': 0.84; 'angel': 0.91; 'rusi': 0.91; '"white': 0.93; '2013': 0.98 Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2013 21:11:32 -0400 From: Dave Angel User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:17.0) Gecko/20130510 Thunderbird/17.0.6 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: python-list@python.org Subject: Re: python adds an extra half space when reading froma string or list -- back to the question References:

In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Provags-ID: V02:K0:rPtc5NfoIoHTIgrsDKe+X1rdfhmFUy0LmMzrK27ZRC1 LMcQ35bpdyz4cyfKaUj8l2pNUj24UD+IXOzG6WEpl0NjtPC3GS BvrSUMG64kTOY3P8r/rpCjaU7Q5ryZf4Ef4NCAQMxiomLntBj7 jJEPNw3j5DUNwlyMe7HMb8jP9fnd1+qAYkK598sLH3okhuYhSC Htn1M8E11bx51ZaNwjh+DzMvaQ5ZDP51/YP6xxqoi+nOui/XLi lQgyEsZWECKbvW+kNWf2ja5VC7CeLO9fXbB8/no9ZOOTl6YKS+ 2o3/XGDY82I7UAgHP8QtInYdYFxFfvhTTwDjPDnCppqxJC6gpV +BUUaMoopgbijwc8HmIs= Cc: feather.duster.kung.fu@gmail.com 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: 77 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1372727513 news.xs4all.nl 15865 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:46663 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:49601 On 07/01/2013 05:16 PM, rusi wrote: > On Tuesday, July 2, 2013 1:32:44 AM UTC+5:30, Dave Angel wrote: >> > > Yes in this specific instance all this is probably true. > I believe however, that Joel's intent in reposting this is more global (and important) in its scope, viz: > > If this list persists in the current unhealthy state which it is experiencing, authentic noob questions will get buried in mountains of bullshit. > > Note: I find Joshua's answer fine given the question. > >> If the OP has abandoned it, so should we. > > If you were a noob-OP who asked that question and the result unfolded as it has, what would you do? > Point well-taken. So I'll see what I can do here. I'll put comments on lines I had to add or change. finale_line = [] #missing initialization lot_number = 99 number_drawn=() def load(lot_number,number_drawn): first=input("enter first lot: ") last=input("enter last lot: ") for lot_number in range(first,last): line_out=str(lot_number) for count in range(1,5): number_drawn=raw_input("number: ") line_out=line_out+(number_drawn) print line_out finale_line.append(line_out) #finale_line2=finale_line #not referenced load(lot_number,number_drawn) print finale_line print(" "*4), for n in range(1,41): print n, #this is to produce a line of numbers to #compare to output# for a in finale_line: print"\n", print a[0]," ", space_count=1 for b in range(1,5): if int(a[b])<10: print(" "*(int(a[b])-space_count)),int(a[b]), space_count=int(a[b]) else: pass #print(" "*(a[b]-space_count)),a[b], #dead code #space_count=a[b]+1 #dead code Since all the numbers are butted together in the string line_out, the later logic is iterating over digits, which cannot be bigger than 9. So the else clause is nonsensical. Even if they were to run, they'd give runtime errors. > #as you can see many numbers are between the lines of a normal print# > #I thought this was due to "white space" int he format .So I tried a > list > of strings and got the same results.# No clue what that means. What numbers are between what lines? And what is a normal print? Presumably the intent was to somehow do a variable spacing of those digits. -- DaveA