On Saturday, September 27, 2014 9:21:15 AM UTC+5:30, Seymore4Head wrote:
> Still practicing. Since this is listed as a Pseudocode, I assume this
> is a good way to explain something. That means I can also assume my
> logic is fading with age.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leap_year#Algorithm
> Me trying to look at the algorithm, it would lead me to try something
> like:
> if year % 4 !=0:
> return False
> elif year % 100 !=0:
> return True
> elif year % 400 !=0:
> return False
> **** Since it is a practice problem I have the answer:
> def is_leap_year(year):
> return ((year % 4) == 0 and ((year % 100) != 0 or (year % 400) == 0))
> I didn't have any problem when I did this:
> if year % 400 == 0:
> print ("Not leap year")
> elif year % 100 == 0:
> print ("Leap year")
> elif year % 4 == 0:
> print ("Leap year")
> else:
> print ("Not leap year")
Python has an if-expression distinct from the if-statement.
However its confusing because its order is 'upside down'
So below I use C's if-expression a?b:c to state some 'laws' of programming and leave it as an exercise to pythonify them
a?T:F ≡ a A
a?F:T ≡ not a B
a?T:b ≡ a or b C
a?b:F ≡ a and b D
if p: E
return x
else:
return y
≡
return (p ? x : y)
Likewise
if p F
print x
else
print y
≡
print (p ? x : y)
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Now putting:
a ≜ y%4==0
b ≜ y%100!=0
c ≜ y%400 == 0
the expression that is the (given) answer is
a and (b or c)
Lets use the above laws to open it up
"by C"
a and (b ? T: c)
"by D"
a?(b?T:c):F
year%4==0 ? (y%100!=0 ? T: y%400==0) : F
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Now lets take your version:
if year % 400 == 0:
print ("Not leap year")
elif year % 100 == 0:
print ("Leap year")
elif year % 4 == 0:
print ("Leap year")
else:
print ("Not leap year")
And now 'de-print' it [A good idea though I wont suggest it to you again!]
print (!c ? F : (b? T : (a? T : F)))
Forget about the print since its irrelevant and concentrate on
(!c ? F : (b? T : (a? T : F)))
"by A"
= (!c ? F : (b? T : a))
"by B"
= (c ? (b? T : a) : F)
"by D"
= (c and (b?T:a)
"by C"
= c and (b or a)
Lets re-substitute a,b,c
= y%400==0 and (y%100 !=0 or y%4 == 0)
which interpreted says that ONLY years divisible by 400 are leap
and not even all those!!