Python riddle

[SPE - Stani's Python Editor]

I know that this code is nonsense, but why does this print 'Why?'

a = 1
if a >2:
try:
5/0
except:
raise
else:
print 'why?'

[ech0]

Re: Python riddle

1 is not greater then 2 last time i checked :)

[SPE - Stani's Python Editor]

Re: Python riddle

Forget it, it's not 1st of april yet.

[Daniel Schüle]

Re: Python riddle

SPE - Stani's Python Editor wrote:[color=blue]
> I know that this code is nonsense, but why does this print 'Why?'
>
> a = 1
> if a >2:
> try:
> 5/0
> except:
> raise
> else:
> print 'why?'
>[/color]

because 1 is not greater than 2 I suppose :)

[kyle.tk]

Re: Python riddle


SPE - Stani's Python Editor wrote:[color=blue]
> I know that this code is nonsense, but why does this print 'Why?'
>
> a = 1
> if a >2:
> try:
> 5/0
> except:
> raise
> else:
> print 'why?'[/color]

last time i checked this should print 'why?'
I have no idea how you got it to print 'Why?'

[Dan Bishop]

Re: Python riddle

kyle.tk wrote:[color=blue]
> SPE - Stani's Python Editor wrote:[color=green]
> > I know that this code is nonsense, but why does this print 'Why?'
> >
> > a = 1
> > if a >2:
> > try:
> > 5/0
> > except:
> > raise
> > else:
> > print 'why?'[/color]
>
> last time i checked this should print 'why?'
> I have no idea how you got it to print 'Why?'[/color]
[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
>>> class CapOutput:[/color][/color][/color]
.... def __init__(self, fileobj):
.... self._file = fileobj
.... def write(self, text):
.... self._file.writ e(text.capitali ze())
....[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
>>> sys.stdout = CapOutput(sys.s tdout)
>>> print 'why?'[/color][/color][/color]
Why?

[Steven D'Aprano]

Re: Python riddle

On Mon, 05 Dec 2005 22:58:42 -0800, Dan Bishop wrote:
[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
>>>> class CapOutput:[/color][/color]
> ... def __init__(self, fileobj):
> ... self._file = fileobj
> ... def write(self, text):
> ... self._file.writ e(text.capitali ze())
> ...[color=green][color=darkred]
>>>> sys.stdout = CapOutput(sys.s tdout)
>>>> print 'why?'[/color][/color]
> Why?[/color]


That's ... brilliant. Brilliant and evil.

But mostly evil.


*grin*


--
Steven.