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Re: Programming Puzzles

by etcshadow (Priest)
on Aug 12, 2005 at 17:19 UTC ( [id://483418]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??

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Hmm... I'm looking at number five, and I've got this instinctive sense that it is an inside joke for people who know python (which I do not). :-/

Like maybe there is some library or keyword "pickle" or some thing similar in python. That, or I'm missing the point :-) 

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Re^2: Programming Puzzles
by neniro (Priest) on Aug 12, 2005 at 17:31 UTC
    Maybe this is useful (i haven't seen the riddle): pickle is serializing in python, like storable in perl.
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      Dang. Seems like the end of the line for using perl one-liners to solve the python problems. Once they're asking for binary-compatible answers from python... I guess I'd have to use python to go further. 
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        From the FAQ:

        Do I have to use Python to solve the riddles? Most of the riddles can be solved with any language. Currently, only riddles 5 and 23 require Python. The hints in all riddles are geared towards Python programmers.

        I am sure there is a Perl way for 23 as well-if not, one will soon be posted to CPAN.

        Greg W.
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Re^2: Programming Puzzles
by exussum0 (Vicar) on Aug 12, 2005 at 17:52 UTC
    If you google around, you'll find the solution to this one, level 5. Consider that the puzzle in itself.

    Solution (
    it turns out to be a banner that says "channel"
    )

    The next one will prove to take a bit of effort, but after playing w/ their hints for a while, i was able to get something recognizable. Then it was a matter of shapping the output. It's much harder, I think, than doing it in python, but most are doable in perl too.

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      Can you really manage level 6 without using Python (and a recent Python at that)? Without giving too much of a spoiler, it seems like a critical bit of information is encoded in some way that the standard tools for working with this file format don't seem to be aware of. Update: nevermind. I needed to read the documentation more closely.
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