[clue] debuging programs

[jacob]

Louis,

Here is a rough idea of how you can figure this stuff out:
1. Read what you wrote. Do you understand it? If not rewrite it. Don't write
stuff you don't understand
2. If you have an error message read it. Compare the message to the code.
3. If you don't understand the problem - google it
4. search stackoverflow.com
5. use a debugger - or in languages with a REPL use the evaluation loop
5. post a question to stackoverflow or a python dev list - be clear and
concise

Also specifically with python, verify your whitespace is correct for your
control structures. It isn't optional.

-jacob


On Sun, May 15, 2011 at 1:40 PM, Louis Miller <veganguy at canadaseek.com>wrote:

> Hello,
>
>       I'm working on the fourth program from the "Learn Python the Hard
> Way" book. It isn't working, right. In learning to program, can you get
> someone else to help debug the programs, or to see that you typed everything
> correctly, or are you supposed to be all on your own? If it is not
> inappropriate to get help with this, then how would I go about finding
> someone online? Maybe, there is a program that compares lines of text,
> automatically, that you can use?
>
> Louis
>
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