Answers to homework questions [WAS]: Re: Python homework

[Lorenzo Sutton]

Hi Roger,

On 13/12/17 23:31, ROGER GRAYDON CHRISTMAN wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 13, 2017, Lorenzo Sutton wrote:
>>
> On 05/12/17 06:33, nick martinez2 via Python-list wrote:
>>> I have a question on my homework. 
[...]
>> For this kind of problem I think the collections module [1] can be very
>> useful. In this case in particular have a look at the Counter package ;)
[...]
> 
> A nice answer at face value, and for general questions, but
> perhaps not the best given the subject line and the first sentence
> in the OP's note.
 >
[...]
> When I teach my course, I have no desire to have
> all my students turn into cargo cultists.
> 
> At least this particular student did post his intended solution,
> instead of outright begging for code.  And most of the responses
> I see did attempt to work within the perceived constraints
> regarding what language tools the student was expected to use.

I see your point as a teacher, but after all this *is* a Python mailing 
list and not a python-homework-support mailing list.

Plus, the OP had already received various good answers specifically 
helping them solve the problem along the lines of his proposed code, so 
I guessed hinting to a standard library module which is interesting and 
potentially relevant in this case might be useful to both the OP and 
other people on the ML while enriching the discussion ;-)

Best,
Lorenzo.