Show off your Python chops and compete with others

[Andrew Cooper]

On 07/11/2013 00:24, Roy Smith wrote:
> In article <jWAeu.102858$rN3.45213 at fx21.am4>,
>  Andrew Cooper <root at 127.0.0.1> wrote:
> 
>> On 07/11/2013 00:00, Nathaniel Sokoll-Ward wrote:
>>> Thought this group would appreciate this: 
>>> www.metabright.com/challenges/python
>>>
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>>>
>>> Python is a new area of expertise for us. We make "Challenges" for a bunch 
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>>>
>>
>> "What is the correct number of spaces for indentation in Python?"
> 
> 
> 
> 
> What does the following code do?
> def a(b, c, d): pass
> 
> My answer: "Defines a function which returns None", but that isn't one 
> of the choices.
> 

"Which is a correct way to perform exponentiation in Python?"

1) math.pow(a,b)
2) a^b
3) a*2b
4) None of the other responses are correct

Apparently I was wrong by answering 4), and 1) is the expected answer.
Clearly the author doesn't know about the ** operator in python.


It appears that no serious python coders were consulted when writing
these questions.

~Andrew