Using filepath method to identify an .html page

[Ferrous Cranus]

Τη Τρίτη, 22 Ιανουαρίου 2013 6:55:02 μ.μ. UTC+2, ο χρήστης John Gordon έγραψε:
> In <mailman.801.1358870401.2939.python-list at python.org> Ferrous Cranus <nikos.gr33k at gmail.com> writes:
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> > I just need a way to CONVERT a string(absolute path) to a 4-digit unique
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> > number with INT!!! That's all i want!! But i cannot make it work :(
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> Given your requirements, I don't think it *can* work.  There's just no
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> way to do it.
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> How can the computer guarantee that billions of possible inputs (file paths)
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> map to 10,000 unique outputs (4-digit numbers)?  It's not possible.
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> It might be possible if you had control over the format of the input strings,
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> but it doesn't sound like you do.
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> Can you maintain a separate database which maps file paths to numbers?
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> If so, then this is an easy problem.  Just keep a lookup table, like so:
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>   filepath                                         number
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>   /home/files/bob/foo.html                         0001
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>   /home/files/bob/bar.html                         0002
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>   /home/files/steve/recipes/chocolate-cake.html    0003
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>   /home/files/mary/payroll.html                    0004
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No, because i DO NOT WANT to store LOTS OF BIGS absolute paths in the database.

And the .html files are not even close 10.000