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

[Rhodri James]

On 14/12/17 10:22, Lorenzo Sutton wrote:
> 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.

That implies you shouldn't have answered a homework assignment at all :-p

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