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How can I write a loop using letters instead of numbers so it looks like this:
2 sets used 'a-z' and 'A-Z'
aaaaa
aaaaA
aaaAa
aaAaa
and so on:
aaaAA
then on to b:
bbbbb
bbbbA
I can do it with numbers, something like this:
How does this work with letters?
2 sets used 'a-z' and 'A-Z'
aaaaa
aaaaA
aaaAa
aaAaa
and so on:
aaaAA
then on to b:
bbbbb
bbbbA
I can do it with numbers, something like this:
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How does this work with letters?
Thanks for the reply. Here's part of my problem with that:
That type of loop will work but will take too long to run through the combos and I would also need the Caps (65,90) to run through it.
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I can do it with numbers, something like this:
I think the problem:
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writing a loop with letters not numbers
Please open a new topic with something similar:
help with simple discrete math homework.
I will gladly help.
May be this would help you:
Calling the function:
1.Create two lists, one for uppers and another one for lowers
2.Use the boolean function "str.isupper()" to determine if a letter is in uppercase.
3. In case that you want to return the lowers and the uppers as string, you can use:
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Calling the function:
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1.Create two lists, one for uppers and another one for lowers
2.Use the boolean function "str.isupper()" to determine if a letter is in uppercase.
3. In case that you want to return the lowers and the uppers as string, you can use:
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Originally Posted by slate 
This is not true, or you did not show us that. Your code does not produce the desired output, and it is not, that it has numbers instead of characters.
I think the problem:
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Please open a new topic with something similar:
help with simple discrete math homework.
I will gladly help.
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and so on. After the suggested use of chr() I was able to write the loop to use letters instead of numbers but my original question was how to do this with uppers as well as lowers:
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How can I write a loop using letters instead of numbers so it looks like this:
2 sets used 'a-z' and 'A-Z':
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Here's some clues to help you!
you cna iterate over those strings easily like this:
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you cna iterate over those strings easily like this:
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Last edited by jlm699; May 22nd, 2009 at 10:38 am.
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