# Python Programming Challenge

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/python-programming-challenge/304795>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 20, 2005, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/python-programming-challenge/304795 "2005-05-20T20:34:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![larsenmtl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d78d45/32.png) [@larsenmtl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/larsenmtl)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2005, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/python-programming-challenge/304795/1 "2005-05-20T20:34:36Z")

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I saw this on memepool the other day and I’m addicted.

[http://www.pythonchallenge.com/](http://www.pythonchallenge.com/)

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**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2005, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/python-programming-challenge/304795/2 "2005-05-20T21:53:58Z")

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So far I’ve solved all the problems with Perl, just to be a dick.

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**Author:** ![larsenmtl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d78d45/32.png) [@larsenmtl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/larsenmtl)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2005, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/python-programming-challenge/304795/3 "2005-05-21T03:12:09Z")

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> [@friedo](#):
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> So far I’ve solved all the problems with Perl, just to be a dick.

Ha, ha. You’ll have trouble with 5. That one requires Python.

I think some of the ones I’ve done would be easier with Perl. Python’s regular expression module is a pain in the arse.