python coding contest

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Sun, 25 Dec 2005 18:05:37 +0100, Simon Hengel wrote:

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>> I'm envisioning lots of convoluted one-liners which
>> are more suitable to a different P-language... :-)
> I feel that python is more beautiful and readable, even if you write
> short programs.
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>> How about """best compromize between shortness and readibility
>> plus elegance of design"""?
> I would love to choose those criteria for future events. But I'm not
> aware of any algorithm that is capable of creating a ranking upon them.


What is your algorithm for determining "shortest" program? Are you
counting tokens, lines or characters? Does whitespace count?


-- 
Steven.