[Tutor] Fwd: Fwd: Python riddles

[Alberto Troiano]

Thanks I got it........finally

Now I'm stucked in the riddle 6

As I understand I have to find a secret file (which I have but inside there 
is like 900 files)
and do something with it

Can someone give a hint??????

Is it like number 4?????????the one with urllib???????

thanks

Alberto

>From: "D. Hartley" <denise.hartley at gmail.com>
>Reply-To: "D. Hartley" <denise.hartley at gmail.com>
>To: Alberto Troiano <albertito_g at hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [Tutor] Fwd: Fwd: Python riddles
>Date: Sat, 7 May 2005 17:45:32 -0700
>
>Alberto, "banner" is not a method or a function or anything, it's a
>unix trick. also look at run-length encoding for a hint.
>
>hope this helps! i finally got it :)
>
>On 5/7/05, D. Hartley <denise.hartley at gmail.com> wrote:
> > the only thing i found with "banner" in it was this:
> >
> > http://www.python.org/doc/2.2.3/lib/module-code.html
> >
> > and i dont know what those are or if it would help. it'd be nice if
> > they just had a definition or something! this puzzle has been so hard
> > and has frustrated me a million times. i want to solve it!
> >
> > On 5/7/05, D. Hartley <denise.hartley at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > i dont know what the banner program is. it didnt say anything about it
> > > in the python documentation?
> > >
> > > On 5/7/05, Alberto Troiano <albertito_g at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > > What's a 'banner'?????????
> > > > Can you explain me how a banner works????
> > > > I think we can focus on that
> > > > Max suggested me that I take a look to the banner program (which I 
>couldn't
> > > > find anywhere)
> > > > I'm stucked too in this riddle.
> > > >
> > > > Regards
> > > >
> > > > Alberto
> > > >
> > > > >From: "D. Hartley" <denise.hartley at gmail.com>
> > > > >Reply-To: "D. Hartley" <denise.hartley at gmail.com>
> > > > >To: Alberto Troiano <albertito_g at hotmail.com>
> > > > >Subject: Re: [Tutor] Fwd: Fwd: Python riddles
> > > > >Date: Fri, 6 May 2005 23:57:47 -0700
> > > > >
> > > > >I got the file... and see several patterns... but i'm not sure what 
>to
> > > > >do about it now. something about if it were in one big flat 
>list....
> > > > >like a ... 'banner'.... but the ".p" isnt any kind of a meaningful
> > > > >hint to me and i'm still stuck :P
> > > > >
> > > > >On 5/6/05, Alberto Troiano <albertito_g at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > I'm in 5 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> > > > > > But I don't understand it thou.........:D
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Good luck
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Alberto
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >From: "D. Hartley" <denise.hartley at gmail.com>
> > > > > > >Reply-To: "D. Hartley" <denise.hartley at gmail.com>
> > > > > > >To: Alberto Troiano <albertito_g at hotmail.com>
> > > > > > >Subject: Re: [Tutor] Fwd: Fwd: Python riddles
> > > > > > >Date: Fri, 6 May 2005 11:43:02 -0700
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >right. the trick is it can be ONLY three cap letters on either 
>side.
> > > > > > >the first solution you come up with will probably return a lot 
>more
> > > > > > >letters because it will return things like AAAAaAAA too. ;) i'm 
>trying
> > > > > > >to figure out what puzzle 4 is asking right now
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >On 5/6/05, Alberto Troiano <albertito_g at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > Hey
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I'm on riddle 3 right now. I figured out just after I sent 
>you the
> > > > >email
> > > > > > >:D
> > > > > > > > On riddle 3 let me know if I'm wrong but I suppose there is 
>a
> > > > >lowercase
> > > > > > > > letter between three uppercase letters on eachside 
>wright????????
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Thanks again
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Alberto
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >From: "D. Hartley" <denise.hartley at gmail.com>
> > > > > > > > >Reply-To: "D. Hartley" <denise.hartley at gmail.com>
> > > > > > > > >To: Alberto Troiano <albertito_g at hotmail.com>
> > > > > > > > >Subject: Re: [Tutor] Fwd: Fwd: Python riddles
> > > > > > > > >Date: Fri, 6 May 2005 11:30:06 -0700
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >Alberto,
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >Right now the url ends in "0.html".  eventually when you 
>figure out
> > > > > > > > >the riddle, you'll get something to replace the "0" with.  
>try
> > > > > > > > >"1.html" for a hint (it's not the solution but it will give 
>you a
> > > > >hint
> > > > > > > > >as to what they're asking - i wasnt sure at first either).  
>The "0"
> > > > >on
> > > > > > > > >the screen is the number of the riddle you're on, it's 
>unrelated to
> > > > > > > > >the riddle itself.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >Lemme know if you need another hint!
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >~Denise
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >On 5/6/05, Alberto Troiano <albertito_g at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > Hey
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > I have recently entered to the riddle but I don't 
>understand
> > > > >what I
> > > > > > >have
> > > > > > > > >to
> > > > > > > > > > do with those numbers
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > I see 238 and a 0 but what does it have to do with the 
>URL??
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > HELPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Thanks
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Alberto
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >From: "D. Hartley" <denise.hartley at gmail.com>
> > > > > > > > > > >Reply-To: "D. Hartley" <denise.hartley at gmail.com>
> > > > > > > > > > >To: Python tutor <tutor at python.org>
> > > > > > > > > > >Subject: [Tutor] Fwd:  Fwd: Python riddles
> > > > > > > > > > >Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 12:28:32 -0700
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >ha ha. ok. I figured out the riddle (the computational 
>part), i
> > > > > > >just
> > > > > > > > > > >had calculated it myself and wondered where python came 
>in. if
> > > > >I
> > > > > > >had
> > > > > > > > > > >remembered to bring my brain with me this morning, I 
>suppose I
> > > > > > >would
> > > > > > > > > > >have thought that I could write a python script to do 
>the math
> > > > > > >problem
> > > > > > > > > > >for me instead of a normal calculator. Thanks!
> > > > > > > > > > >~Sheepish Denise
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > > > > > > > > > >From: Bob Gailer <bgailer at alum.rpi.edu>
> > > > > > > > > > >Date: May 5, 2005 11:57 AM
> > > > > > > > > > >Subject: Re: [Tutor] Fwd:  Python riddles
> > > > > > > > > > >To: "D. Hartley" <denise.hartley at gmail.com>
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >At 11:39 AM 5/5/2005, you wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > >Ok, now, I'm sure this sounds like a very dumb 
>question.  But I
> > > > > > > > > > >clicked on riddle 1, and I don't know how this thing 
>works -
> > > > > > >"about"
> > > > > > > > > > >didnt give a lot of extra info.  Am I trying to 
>duplicate
> > > > >something
> > > > > > >on
> > > > > > > > > > >my screen that looks like the picture on the monitor? 
>If
> > > > >someone
> > > > > > >would
> > > > > > > > > > >give me the (probably obvious) push in the right 
>direction, I
> > > > >think
> > > > > > > > > > >some challenges would be really fun.  Perhaps off the 
>mailing
> > > > >list
> > > > > > >so
> > > > > > > > > > >everyone who gets it doesnt have to be bombarded ;)
> > > > > > > > > > >Also follow the forum link to the Python Challenge 
>Hints
> > > > > > > > > > >Where you will find for the first challenge:
> > > > > > > > > > >Hint 1: do the math
> > > > > > > > > > >Hint 2: change the address
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >Bob Gailer
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