Re^2: Perl vs. Python for prime numbers

The algorithm is lifted straight from the standard Python documentation, presumably as a toy example to illustrate the quirky "else" clause of Python loop statements.

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Re^3: Perl vs. Python for prime numbers by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Jun 14, 2013 at 10:23 UTC
Ug. Those docs sum up my feelings exactly: (Yes, this is the correct code. Look closely: the else clause belongs to the for loop, not the if statement.) With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday' Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.	[reply]

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Re^3: Perl vs. Python for prime numbers
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Jun 14, 2013 at 10:23 UTC

Ug. Those docs sum up my feelings exactly:

(Yes, this is the correct code. Look closely: the else clause belongs to the for loop, not the if statement.)

With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'

Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.

"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".

In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.

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