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From: Gene Heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com>
To: python-list@python.org
Subject: Re: question about input() and/or raw_input()
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2014 15:09:22 -0500
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On Sunday 19 January 2014 15:08:31 Roy Smith did opine:

> In article <lbh4oc$nqv$1@reader1.panix.com>,
> 
>  Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> > I can still remember the point in my first trip to the UK when I
> > accidentally stumbled across darts on TV. Given the endless variety
> > (and quantity) of pointless crap that people watch here in the US, I
> > can't really explain why I was so baffled and amused by darts on TV --
> > but I was.
> 
> What's so complicated?
> 
> points = 501
> for dart in throws():
>    if points - dart == 0 and dart.is_double():
>       raise YouWin
>    if points - dart < 0:
>       continue
>    points -= dart
>    beer.drink()

Aren't you missing a fi there, or a next dart? ;-)

Cheers, Gene
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