Re: Code style query: multiple assignments in if/elif tree

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From	Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com>
Date	2014-04-01 02:29 -0600
Subject	Re: Code style query: multiple assignments in if/elif tree
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On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 1:59 AM, Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> wrote:
> Given that, I have to question your figures:
>
>> 177.211111333333
>
>> compared to 177.26527800000002 calculated the rough way. That's not bad,
>> only about 5cm off! Effectively, your rough calculation was accurate to
>> one decimal place.
>
> As I noted the rough way should be an underestimate, so I'm not sure
> why it's an overestimate here.  That said, I don't see where either of
> us made a mistake.

And I realize now that this is also because the linear deceleration
assumption doesn't match the average deceleration stated in the
problem.  It actually decelerates faster and cuts under the t=1s and
t=2s points in the velocity graph, and therefore is actually a
slightly larger underestimate.

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Code style query: multiple assignments in if/elif tree Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-04-01 01:33 +1100
  Re: Code style query: multiple assignments in if/elif tree Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-03-31 18:40 +0300
    Re: Code style query: multiple assignments in if/elif tree Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-04-01 03:03 +1100
      Re: Code style query: multiple assignments in if/elif tree Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-03-31 09:20 -0700
        Re: Code style query: multiple assignments in if/elif tree Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-04-01 03:29 +1100
          Re: Code style query: multiple assignments in if/elif tree "Rhodri James" <rhodri@wildebst.org.uk> - 2014-03-31 21:31 +0100
    Re: Code style query: multiple assignments in if/elif tree Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2014-03-31 17:42 -0400
    Re: Code style query: multiple assignments in if/elif tree Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-04-01 09:50 +1100
    Re: Code style query: multiple assignments in if/elif tree Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2014-04-01 09:57 +1100
    Re: Code style query: multiple assignments in if/elif tree Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-04-01 10:12 +1100
      Re: Code style query: multiple assignments in if/elif tree Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-04-01 00:57 +0000
    Re: Code style query: multiple assignments in if/elif tree Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2014-03-31 17:30 -0700
  Re: Code style query: multiple assignments in if/elif tree Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2014-04-01 04:26 +0000
    Re: Code style query: multiple assignments in if/elif tree Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-04-01 16:01 +1100
      Re: Code style query: multiple assignments in if/elif tree Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2014-04-01 07:20 +0000
        Re: Code style query: multiple assignments in if/elif tree Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-04-01 18:35 +1100
          Re: Code style query: multiple assignments in if/elif tree Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2014-04-01 08:07 +0000
            Re: Code style query: multiple assignments in if/elif tree Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-04-01 19:12 +1100
        Re: Code style query: multiple assignments in if/elif tree Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-04-01 02:18 -0600
        Re: Code style query: multiple assignments in if/elif tree Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-04-01 02:24 -0600
    Re: Code style query: multiple assignments in if/elif tree Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-03-31 22:45 -0700
      Re: Code style query: multiple assignments in if/elif tree David Hutto <dwightdhutto@gmail.com> - 2014-04-01 02:05 -0400
      Re: Code style query: multiple assignments in if/elif tree Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-04-01 00:28 -0600
    Re: Code style query: multiple assignments in if/elif tree Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-04-01 00:13 -0600
    Re: Code style query: multiple assignments in if/elif tree David Hutto <dwightdhutto@gmail.com> - 2014-04-01 02:24 -0400
    Re: Code style query: multiple assignments in if/elif tree Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-04-01 00:39 -0600
    Re: Code style query: multiple assignments in if/elif tree Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-04-01 17:55 +1100
      Re: Code style query: multiple assignments in if/elif tree Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2014-04-01 07:29 +0000
        Re: Code style query: multiple assignments in if/elif tree Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-04-01 18:49 +1100
        Re: Code style query: multiple assignments in if/elif tree Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-04-01 02:29 -0600
        Re: Code style query: multiple assignments in if/elif tree Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-04-01 19:56 +1100
    Re: Code style query: multiple assignments in if/elif tree David Hutto <dwightdhutto@gmail.com> - 2014-04-01 03:21 -0400
    Re: Code style query: multiple assignments in if/elif tree Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-04-01 18:26 +1100
    Re: Code style query: multiple assignments in if/elif tree David Hutto <dwightdhutto@gmail.com> - 2014-04-01 03:34 -0400
    Re: Code style query: multiple assignments in if/elif tree David Hutto <dwightdhutto@gmail.com> - 2014-04-01 03:39 -0400
    Re: Code style query: multiple assignments in if/elif tree David Hutto <dwightdhutto@gmail.com> - 2014-04-01 03:46 -0400
    Re: Code style query: multiple assignments in if/elif tree Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-04-01 02:55 -0600

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