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Heiko Wundram wrote:

> Am 05.02.2012 12:49, schrieb Alec Taylor:
>> Solve this problem using as few lines of code as possible[1].
> 
> Pardon me, but where's "the problem"? If your intention is to propose "a
> challenge", say so, and state the associated problem clearly.
> 

But this really misses the point.  Python is not about coming up with some 
clever, cryptic, one-liner to solve some problem.  It's about clear code.  If 
you want clever, cryptic, one-liner's stick with perl.