Python Programming Contest

[Joseph Garvin]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong -- but isn't this the Shortest Path 
problem? I don't foresee anyone getting a more efficient solution than 
what they can find in hundreds of algorithms textbooks. If this is 
indeed the case it should just come down to whoever can pull the 
narliest tricks to create a fast python implementation of the algorithm.

Brian Quinlan wrote:

>I've decided that it would be be fun to host a weekly Python programming
>contest. The focus will be on algorithms that require a bit of thought
>to design but not much code to implement.
>
>I'm doing to judge the solutions based on execution speed. It sucks but
>that is the easiest important consideration to objectively measure. I'll
>also indicated which solutions I think are good examples of Python
>design. Hopefully, people's solutions can provide a resource for people
>looking for best practice examples and also for people looking for
>performance ideas.
>
>You can find the first problem here:
>http://www.sweetapp.com/pycontest/contest1
>
>I'm always looking for feedback, so let me know what you think or if you
>have any ideas for future problems.
>
>Cheers,
>Brian
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