Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!news.albasani.net!newsfeed.freenet.ag!newsfeed.kamp.net!newsfeed.kamp.net!feeder1.cambriumusenet.nl!82.197.223.108.MISMATCH!feeder2.cambriumusenet.nl!feed.tweaknews.nl!194.109.133.86.MISMATCH!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed3a.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 0.015 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.97; '*S*': 0.00; 'python.': 0.02; 'works.': 0.09; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.11; 'subject:Help': 0.11; 'python': 0.11; 'def': 0.12; 'jan': 0.12; 'does,': 0.16; 'luck,': 0.16; 'reasonably': 0.16; 'subject:python': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'bit': 0.19; 'received:10.0.1': 0.19; 'thu,': 0.19; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'print': 0.22; '31,': 0.24; 'question': 0.24; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'cc:no real name:2**0': 0.24; 'skip:" 30': 0.26; 'suggested': 0.26; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'skip:( 40': 0.30; 'skip:( 20': 0.30; 'url:mailman': 0.30; 'asked': 0.31; 'code': 0.31; 'cool,': 0.31; 'subject:some': 0.31; 'url:python': 0.33; 'could': 0.34; 'problem': 0.35; 'subject:with': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'url:listinfo': 0.36; 'charset:us-ascii': 0.36; 'thanks': 0.36; "i'll": 0.36; 'received:10.0': 0.36; 'url:org': 0.36; 'received:10': 0.37; 'pm,': 0.38; 'short': 0.38; 'url:mail': 0.40; 'how': 0.40; 'skip:u 10': 0.60; 'you.': 0.62; "you'll": 0.62; 'header:Message-Id:1': 0.63; 'email addr:gmail.com': 0.63; 'show': 0.63; 'more': 0.64; 'to:addr:gmail.com': 0.65; 'here': 0.66; '2.7.': 0.84; '2014,': 0.84 X-CT-Class: Clean X-CT-Score: 0.00 X-CT-RefID: str=0001.0A020205.52EC8049.0011,ss=1,re=0.000,fgs=0 X-CT-Spam: 0 X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.0 cv=F9uJgNdN c=1 sm=1 a=MB85R812cvcrhCHz/P2OVA==:17 a=lYmbDxrgSswA:10 a=G8Uczd0VNMoA:10 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=kviXuzpPAAAA:8 a=IFej2vUWUj8A:10 a=pGLkceISAAAA:8 a=8AHkEIZyAAAA:8 a=gFSZfqvpXYfiPOWUv-EA:9 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=MSl-tDqOz04A:10 a=MB85R812cvcrhCHz/P2OVA==:117 X-CM-Score: 0.00 Authentication-Results: cox.net; auth=pass (PLAIN) smtp.auth=swdunning@cox.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 7.1 \(1827\)) Subject: Re: Help with some python homework... From: Scott W Dunning In-Reply-To: Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 22:04:07 -0700 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <02c4c69d-71f1-4a01-86df-d4d5a7ffb3f5@googlegroups.com> To: Denis McMahon X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1827) X-Mailman-Approved-At: Sat, 01 Feb 2014 06:35:37 +0100 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: 32 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1391232938 news.xs4all.nl 2971 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:43323 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:65190 Ok cool, thanks Denis! On Jan 31, 2014, at 8:02 PM, Denis McMahon wrote: > On Thu, 30 Jan 2014 21:12:19 -0800, scottwd80 wrote: > >> Here is the question that was asked and below that I'll paste the code I >> have so far. > > The following is a reasonably but not highly obfuscated short solution to > the problem set in python 2.7. With a bit of luck, after each lesson of > your course, you'll be able to understand a bit more of how it works. > > M=60;H=M*60 > def s(h,m,s): return h*H+m*M+s > def hms(s): return (int(s/H),int((s%H)/M),s%M) > (a,b,c)=hms(s(6,52,0)+3*s(0,7,12)+2*s(0,8,15)) > print "{:02d}:{:02d}:{:02d}".format(a,b,c) > > When you can write a short paragraph describing what each line of the > program does, you'll be on your way to understanding a few of the > structures, syntaxes and mechanisms of python. > > Or you could show it to your lecturer or a TA and say it was suggested > that you ask her or him to work through it with you. > > -- > Denis McMahon, denismfmcmahon@gmail.com > -- > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list