First day beginner to python, add to counter after nested loop

Tue Oct 29 14:09:03 EDT 2013

On 2013-10-29, jonas.thornvall at gmail.com <jonas.thornvall at gmail.com> wrote:
> I have a 25 row javascript that i try to convert to python to get into the language but i run into problem i do not understand howto reach outer loop after finnish inner loop, in fact i do not understand when finished. The javascript i try to conver is below. 
>
> #!/usr/bin/python
> import math
> # Function definition is here
> def sq(number):
>    
>    square=1;
>    factor=2;
>    exponent=2;
>    print(x,"= ");
>    while (number>3):
>      while (square<=number):
>        factor+=1;
>        square=math.pow(factor,exponent);
>    ----now i want to add conter when loop finished, no end like basic????
>    ??? factor--;      
>    ??? print(factor," ");
>    ??? square=math.pow(factor,exponent);
>    ??? number=number-(factor*factor);
>    ??? square=1; 
>    ??? factor=1;
>    ---here does second loop finish
> return
>
> print("Exp=x^2");
> for x in range (22,23):
>       sq(x);
>
>
>
> Here is the javascript with loop i try to convert.

Output:
7 = 2 + 3 
number  square  factor  exponent
7       1       2       2
        9       3
3       1       1

>
><HTML>
><HEAD><TITLE>TEST</TITLE></HEAD>
><SCRIPT language=Javascript>
> function sq(number){  
>    square=1;
>    factor=2;
>    exponent=2;
>    document.write(x,"= ");
>    while (number>3) {
>      while (square<=number) {
>        factor++;
>        square=Math.pow(factor,exponent);
>      }
>      factor--;  
>      document.write(factor," ");
>      square=Math.pow(factor,exponent);
>      number=number-(factor*factor);
>      square=1; 
>      factor=1;
>   }   
>   document.write("+",number,"<BR>");
> }
> document.write("Exp=x^2<BR>");
> for (x=1;x<100;x++){
>       sq(x);
>      }
></script>
><BODY>
></BODY>
></HTML>

What on does function sq do? Squank? Squarp? Squijel?

For number 7, I'm thinking I get output:

7 = 2 + 3

-- 
Neil Cerutti