Level 3

The hint is incorrect. It says to look for the capitalized letters on each of the sides. It should say both or two. Each means each--i.e., all four sides:

  Code:

...X...
XXXxXXX
...X...

Each doesn't mean two:

  Code:

.......
XXXxXXX
.......

Good practice of all the string fucntions req.

The hint is incorrect. It says to look for the capitalized letters on each of the sides. It should say both or two. Each means each--i.e., all four sides:

  Code:

...X...
XXXxXXX
...X...

Each doesn't mean two:

  Code:

.......
XXXxXXX
.......

But look at the candles on the picture. They are surrounding 2 of all 4 sides...

I've got exactly 40 characters in the "2 of 4" mode.
Are there just 10 characters in "4 of 4" mode?
(mode, i mean surrounding characters)

EDIT: There is no need for 4of4 mode (the cross mode). I've got the true 10 characaters when i REMOVE the '\n' !!! My algorithm was right!

See you in Challenge 4(or above)

i get about 800 results (for some reason my program has also output blank lines, single characters and triple charcters, but i do get mostly correct output) WHAT's going on! - i think it might be doubling up on some?

doesnt matter, i removed them. so is in the 2X4 mode or the 4X4 mode?

Damn it... all four sides...
I used only 2 sides and got 1348 characters.
Now I need to figure out how to get the up-down thing working.
Good thing the character count per line is constant, otherwise I don't know what I would do.
I'm not even sure if it would have been possible with python that way.

Ohh my god. If one can read he will win.

I have an regexp that matches 477 results.

they are of the form:
XCVuMJK

so three big letters, one small, 3big.

i have tried making a word of all the small letter sbut it is just an incomprehensible mess.

what is the next step? is my regexp wrong or i need to do something with these 477 results?

wait i might have it.

if i find:
ABCDeFGH i currently match BCDeFGH but i shouldnt match this at all?

which gives me 833 if im correct which doesnt make sense since this obv should generate less hits...my 2nd regexp must be wrong.

can we get a hint of what the answer looks like? is it 10 characters long and a real word?
so i at least know that if get something like nfbdbvgfgbfdbgfjdbhfdbvfjb it is not correct.

but how should i know to use more the ONE letters?

what do you mean?

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anyway i changed it and now i got down to 7 expressions.

the 7 small letters dont form a real word even though first part of it does.
EDIT: actually the word is a 7char abbrevation that if googled will return some programming links, for example one Ubuntu-example. Is it correct but I am now entering it wrong?

enetering all 49characters do nothign and neither does entering just the 7. and not when changing to .php either.

wait lol so stupid i am.

hint: you are not looking for just the pattern that is the pattern you are looking for

I got 10 characters which look perfect. However, when I tried to http://www.pythonchallenge.com/pc/def/(word I got).html, just went to (myword.php)
Give the fist 6 characters: linked****
right or not?

I got it:)

ok, ok now I'm gonna cry...

well, I have a doubt, can I find the answers checking only line by line?? or I must check everything just like be only one line??

what do you mean by import re??

[Edited: i got 37 letters...

Correction: uju!!!! see you on level 4!!!!]


see you then...