Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!weretis.net!feeder4.news.weretis.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 0.044 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.91; '*S*': 0.00; 'reason,': 0.07; 'cc:addr :python-list': 0.11; 'subject:Help': 0.11; 'jan': 0.12; 'collins,': 0.16; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'given,': 0.16; 'laws.': 0.16; 'placeholder': 0.16; 'subject:Programming': 0.16; 'suggested,': 0.16; 'sat,': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'code.': 0.18; 'bit': 0.19; 'pieces': 0.19; 'code,': 0.22; 'example': 0.22; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'laws': 0.24; 'text,': 0.24; 'fine': 0.24; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'post': 0.26; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'am,': 0.29; 'said,': 0.30; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; 'posting': 0.31; '25,': 0.31; 'author,': 0.31; 'piece': 0.31; 'violation': 0.31; 'figure': 0.32; 'another': 0.32; 'text': 0.33; 'subject:with': 0.35; 'something': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'doubt': 0.36; 'project': 0.37; 'itself': 0.39; 'how': 0.40; 'matter': 0.61; 'name': 0.63; 'skip:n 10': 0.64; 'subject:Need': 0.64; 'different': 0.65; 'here': 0.66; 'believe': 0.68; 'books.': 0.84; 'given.': 0.84; 'profit.': 0.84; 'subject:Project': 0.84; 'subject:Science': 0.91; 'to:none': 0.92; 'examine': 0.93; 'insane': 0.93 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:cc :content-type; bh=7AMF5F69LpdO6YLeMVcb2F99Y8Nu4+Hg/Y1SKKX6Gvg=; b=iJXg4nZvrHundkFCNyN0VQPdGlxmYBoT0+0torimNCk2VXMLiIpmQGIQp30dTDJwVQ UnxwOM5DNMalH8M5cswuHX8bVqoIOapYBW3J/cqVHCqrVkF83zmymX49NVe2+hIXJpXa sCFCkS3Ua/IUggm5yUR8eb71BtoLIypB5QTiisqOYUdnPhR76DK3ig45u6gwQZic0XSp sq20Mdvm3IMtXUiN5V0Lbo5lPSgH01qmcbqnDWjn573jTBXiODaZelqJ5vdA6uxtGK2Q MB4uJgKhAx+ux0u/kEY2ii0qHyC3vjsrAyw5W+SaUY3Iz1Tm4ApfIfvMYK7E140PQINm haVg== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.66.102.39 with SMTP id fl7mr17041083pab.43.1390610051119; Fri, 24 Jan 2014 16:34:11 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <52E2F96B.4070606@gmail.com> References: <52E2F96B.4070606@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 11:34:10 +1100 Subject: Re: Need Help with Programming Science Project From: Chris Angelico Cc: "python-list@python.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 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: 21 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1390610061 news.xs4all.nl 2867 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:34401 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:64708 On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 10:38 AM, bob gailer wrote: > On 1/24/2014 5:05 AM, theguy wrote: >> >> I have a science project that involves designing a program which can >> examine a bit of text with the author's name given, then figure out who the >> author is if another piece of example text without the name is given. I so >> far have three different authors in the program and have already put in the >> example text but for some reason, the program always leans toward one >> specific author, Suzanne Collins, no matter what insane number I try to put >> in or how much I tinker with the coding. I would post the code, but I don't >> know if it's fine to put it here, as it contains pieces from books. I do >> believe that would go against copyright laws. > > AFAIK copyright laws apply to reproducing something for profit. I doubt that > posting it here will matter. Incorrect; posting not-for-profit can still be a violation of copyright. But as Peter said, the text itself isn't critical. Post with placeholder text, as he suggested, and we can look at the code. ChrisA