Jesin

Feb 2 2008, 06:12 PM

Hey, I have some great news! I may actually have something decent to contribute by the end of next [IRL] year. I plan to test out of [IRL] so I can do something worthwhile and fun next year, like AI.

BTW, techwizrd edited this because of various IRL related things.

BobTheFerret

Feb 3 2008, 09:07 AM

Cool, Techy! Show me the [source|tutorial]!

Code:

 

#!/usr/bin/python

#This is a reasonably intelligent bot built to argue
#Inspired by Arguement Clinic sketch by Monty Python's Flying Circus

import re

def response(a):
print "Fray: " + a
a = raw_input("Me: ")
analyze(a)

def analyze(a):
a = re.compile(a)
if a.search(r'\bArgueBot\b'):
response("That is not my name!")
elif a.search(r'\bIt\b \bit\b +(?=\bis\b)'):
response("No it isn't!")
else: response("Sorry, my time is up. I am not allowed to argue anymore.\n You'll have to pay for another arguement")


print "Fray: Oh, hello! Welcome. My name is ArgueBot"
a = raw_input("Me: ")
analyze(a)

Jesin

Feb 3 2008, 12:00 PM

Come on. Am I really not allowed to say "I plan to test out of FOOBAZ"? A determined stalker could easily find out a lot about me just given that I use the name Jesin everywhere and that it is connected to my email address in some of those places.

Code:

 

$ inputfile < program

Code:

 

$ program < inputfile

techwizrd

Feb 3 2008, 12:14 PM

Jesin

Feb 3 2008, 12:00 PM

Come on. Am I really not allowed to say "I plan to test out of FOOBAZ"? A determined stalker could easily find out a lot about me just given that I use the name Jesin everywhere and that it is connected to my email address in some of those places.

Yarr, he might be able to. But, I still hold up the rules. If the Administrators don't follow them, the users won't. As they say in Mother Russia, "The fish rots from the head".

Anyway, how do make regular expressions only match if a certain word is after it. I am trying to use it(?=is) to match it is, but it is not working. Arghh!

Jesin

Feb 3 2008, 12:18 PM

techwizrd

Feb 3 2008, 12:14 PM

Jesin

Feb 3 2008, 12:00 PM

Come on. Am I really not allowed to say "I plan to test out of FOOBAZ"? A determined stalker could easily find out a lot about me just given that I use the name Jesin everywhere and that it is connected to my email address in some of those places.

Yarr, he might be able to. But, I still hold up the rules. If the Administrators don't follow them, the users won't. As they say in Mother Russia, "The fish rots from the head".

Anyway, how do make regular expressions only match if a certain word is after it. I am trying to use it(?=is) to match it is, but it is not working. Arghh!

That matches itis but not it is.
Someadvice:neverforgetaboutwhitespace.

techwizrd

Feb 3 2008, 12:30 PM

Jesin

Feb 3 2008, 12:18 PM

techwizrd

Feb 3 2008, 12:14 PM

Jesin

Feb 3 2008, 12:00 PM

Come on. Am I really not allowed to say "I plan to test out of FOOBAZ"? A determined stalker could easily find out a lot about me just given that I use the name Jesin everywhere and that it is connected to my email address in some of those places.

Yarr, he might be able to. But, I still hold up the rules. If the Administrators don't follow them, the users won't. As they say in Mother Russia, "The fish rots from the head".

Anyway, how do make regular expressions only match if a certain word is after it. I am trying to use it(?=is) to match it is, but it is not working. Arghh!

That matches itis but not it is.
Someadvice:neverforgetaboutwhitespace.

OH! THX!

What if a I put in a \b meta character before and after it and is? Wouldn't that do it? According to what I remember, all strings end with a null value, and that might potentially screw it up...

Anyway, I'll try that and post back if it works.

Code:

 

(it)\s+is

Jesin

Feb 3 2008, 01:14 PM

]No, you fool. You're thinking in C. When it says \b matches the null string, it means the empty string, as in ''. You don't worry about null values in Python strings unless you're extending it in C. What you're doing matches it if and only if there is a non-alphanumeric character after it and the next two characters after it are is. That means, match the string it if it is part of the string itis and i is a non-alphanumeric character. That won't match anything.
What you're looking for is this:

Code:

 

(it)\s+is

techwizrd

Feb 3 2008, 02:00 PM

*shudder

TechWizrd

 

On the other hand, if I actually want to be able to read my code, maintain it, and debug it easily, I go with lovely Java.

Now if I want horrible looking spaghetti code, ugly references, forced use of bad code, slow code, and horrible debugging, maintenance problems, I go with *shudder* Python.

Code:

 

try { foo(); } catch (SomeException e) { throw new RuntimeException(e); }

BobTheFerret

Feb 3 2008, 02:13 PM

techwizrd

Feb 3 2008, 02:00 PM

*shudder

Oh, and you also made a typo. Fixed that for you.

TechWizrd

 

On the other hand, if I actually want to be able to read my code, maintain it, and debug it easily, I go with lovely Java.

Now if I want horrible looking spaghetti code, ugly references, forced use of bad code, slow code, and horrible debugging, maintenance problems, I go with *shudder* Python.

For reference, Java is the one that actually *tells* you if you've gotten types incorrect or put arguments in the wrong order; Python is the one where you don't notice until it borks on you at runtime. I can see why you're so hard on Python's "debugging".

techwizrd

Feb 3 2008, 02:00 PM

Jesin

Feb 3 2008, 01:14 PM

No, you fool. You're thinking in C. When it says \b matches the null string, it means the empty string, as in ''. You don't worry about null values in Python strings unless you're extending it in C. What you're doing matches it if and only if there is a non-alphanumeric character after it and the next two characters after it are is. That means, match the string it if it is part of the string itis and i is a non-alphanumeric character. That won't match anything.
What you're looking for is this:

Code:

 

(it)\s+is

Actually, the computer understands and divides strings like this:"|C| |i|s||a| |g|r|e|a|t| |l|a|n|g|u|a|g|e|\0". It divides every single character and has a null value at the end of a line. This is who the processor knows how the terminating point of a string. I am not thinking in C, I am thinking in terms of how computers parse strings and handle them from a dynamic standpoint. I suggest you go check your facts before you call me a fool.

Anyway, your solution is correct, and I am thankful.

BTW, I still think C is the one of best languages out there. When you need something powerful, portable, and speedy, you use C. I wrote a parser that reads and writes bytes from an EEPROM and executes commands based on custom built scripting language (by me). The processor is 8-bit and we are given 512 bytes of non-volatile memory to use. C is a language not be be underestimated.

On the other hand, if I actually want to be able to read my code, maintain it, and debug it easily, I go with lovely Python.

Now if I want horrible looking spaghetti code, ugly references, forced use of bad code, slow code, and horrible debugging, maintenance problems, I go with *shudder Java.

Code:

 

>>> 'foo\x00bar'
'foo\x00bar'
>>> 'foo\x00bar' == 'foo'
False
>>> print 'foo\x00bar'
foobar
>>> print 'foo'
foo


BobTheFerret

Feb 3 2008, 02:13 PM

techwizrd

Feb 3 2008, 02:00 PM

*shudder

You didn't close your expression. I can't parse that sentence.

Oh, and you also made a typo. Fixed that for you.

TechWizrd

 

On the other hand, if I actually want to be able to read my code, maintain it, and debug it easily, I go with lovely Python.

Now if I want horrible looking spaghetti code, ugly references, forced use of bad code, slow code, and horrible debugging, maintenance problems, I go with *shudder* Java.

For reference, Java is the one that actually *tells* you if you've gotten types incorrect or put arguments in the wrong order; Python is the one where you don't notice until it borks on you at runtime. I can see why you're so hard on Python's "debugging".

Code:

 

w = Button(text="bob",fg="#007eff")

Code:

 

w = Button(fg="#007eff",text="bob")

Code:

 

damnConstructor()
{
}
damnConstructor()
{
String text;
String fg;
}
damnConstructor()
{
String fg;
String text
}