python coding contest

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Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> 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.
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> What is your algorithm for determining "shortest" program? Are you
> counting tokens, lines or characters? Does whitespace count?
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If whitespace and var names count, these things are going to be ugly :)