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

[Rustom Mody]

On Thursday, December 14, 2017 at 7:02:56 PM UTC+5:30, Rustom Mody wrote:
> On Thursday, December 14, 2017 at 3:53:21 PM UTC+5:30, 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.
> > 
> > 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 ;-)
> 
> Somebody has already pointed out that some setting in Roger Christman's 
> mail client(?) breaks discussion threads.
> Now either Lorenzo is also breaking threads…
> Or else something in Roger's post makes the next person (in this case Lorenzo)
> break the thread¿?

Didn't notice that Lorenzo had renamed the subject line
Sorry for noise