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Python Itertools

Itertools is a tiny Python module with limited functionality. But when you can use it, it is awesome. I need to look up the names quite often. Recently, I found an explanation by Ben Blank which is simply beautiful. product product(*iterables, repeat=1) creates the cross product of two … Read More »

Google Code Jam – Round 1A 2013

Problem A (Bullseye): Small Set: 5856/6195 users (95%) Large Set: 1806/4795 users (38%) Problem B (Manage your Energy): Small Set: 2323/3789 users (61%) Large Set: 456/1133 users (40%) Problem C (Good Luck): Small Set: 1366/1774 users (77%) Large Set: 31/605 users (5%) More information … Read More »