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On Tue, 27 Dec 2005 14:02:57 -0700, Tim Hochberg <> wrote:
>Shane Hathaway wrote:
>> Paul McGuire wrote:
>>
>>
>> Also, here's another cheat version. (No, 7seg.com does not exist.)
>>
>> import urllib2
>> def seven_seg(x):return urllib2.urlopen('http://7seg.com/'+x).read()
>>
>And another one from me as well.
>
>class a:
> def __eq__(s,o):return 1
>seven_seg=lambda i:a()
>

This is shorter as "__eq__=lambda s,o:1".

But I can't find the first post in this thread... What are you
guys talking about?

Jean-Paul

Jean-Paul Calderone wrote:
> On Tue, 27 Dec 2005 14:02:57 -0700, Tim Hochberg <> wrote:
> >Shane Hathaway wrote:
> >> Paul McGuire wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> Also, here's another cheat version. (No, 7seg.com does not exist.)
> >>
> >> import urllib2
> >> def seven_seg(x):return urllib2.urlopen('http://7seg.com/'+x).read()
> >>
> >And another one from me as well.
> >
> >class a:
> > def __eq__(s,o):return 1
> >seven_seg=lambda i:a()
> >
>
> This is shorter as "__eq__=lambda s,o:1".

Or even

class seven_seg(str):__eq__=lambda*a:1

39 characters; passes the test suite. I'm sure it would be
disqualified for cheating, though.

> But I can't find the first post in this thread... What are you
> guys talking about?

http://www.pycontest.net

Marius Gedminas wrote:
> Jean-Paul Calderone wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 27 Dec 2005 14:02:57 -0700, Tim Hochberg <> wrote:
>>
>>>Shane Hathaway wrote:
>>>
>>>>Paul McGuire wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Also, here's another cheat version. (No, 7seg.com does not exist.)
>>>>
>>>> import urllib2
>>>> def seven_seg(x):return urllib2.urlopen('http://7seg.com/'+x).read()
>>>>
>>>
>>>And another one from me as well.
>>>
>>>class a:
>>> def __eq__(s,o):return 1
>>>seven_seg=lambda i:a()
>>>
>>
>>This is shorter as "__eq__=lambda s,o:1".
>
>
> Or even
>
> class seven_seg(str):__eq__=lambda*a:1
>
> 39 characters; passes the test suite. I'm sure it would be
> disqualified for cheating, though.


Tricky. That leads to this 30 character gem:

class seven_seg(str):__eq__=id

-tim

>
>
>>But I can't find the first post in this thread... What are you
>>guys talking about?
>
>
> http://www.pycontest.net
>