X-Git-Url: https://git.njae.me.uk/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=slides%2Fcaesar-encipher.html;fp=slides%2Fcaesar-encipher.html;h=4afd78dad4f3367c5107a99d0f40ff8f1e0aa037;hb=995a501e53864ff95b984e846966162d851ee9b9;hp=4ef1d341125d73a444a6d2cbbc01a7e7dce08c7c;hpb=d811998d5948d7ce4e801b9deeec0d6d6dd37553;p=cipher-training.git diff --git a/slides/caesar-encipher.html b/slides/caesar-encipher.html index 4ef1d34..4afd78d 100644 --- a/slides/caesar-encipher.html +++ b/slides/caesar-encipher.html @@ -82,6 +82,34 @@ chr() --- +# Using the tools + +Before doing anything, create a new branch in Git + +* This will keep your changes isolated + +Experiment in IPython (ephemeral, for us) + +Once you've got something working, copy the code into a `.py` file (permanent and reusable) + +```python +from imp import reload + +import test +reload(test) +from test import * +``` + +Re-evaluate the second cell to reload the file into the IPython notebook + +When you've made progress, make a Git commit + +* Commit early and often! + +When you've finished, change back to `master` branch and `merge` the development branch + +--- + # The [string module](http://docs.python.org/3.3/library/string.html) is your friend ```python @@ -95,6 +123,7 @@ string.punctuation ``` --- + # DRY and YAGNI Is your code DRY? @@ -131,7 +160,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__": --- -# Doing all the letters +# Doing the whole message ## Test-first developement @@ -142,7 +171,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__": --- -# Doing all the letters +# Doing the whole message ## Abysmal @@ -152,9 +181,11 @@ for i in range(len(plaintext)): ciphertext += caesar_encipher_letter(plaintext[i], key) ``` +Try it in IPython + --- -# Doing all the letters +# Doing the whole message ## Bad @@ -168,7 +199,7 @@ for p in plaintext: --- -# Doing all the letters +# Doing the whole message ## Good (but unPythonic) @@ -178,7 +209,7 @@ ciphertext = map(lambda p: caesar_encipher_letter(p, key), plaintext) --- -# Doing all the letters +# Doing the whole message ## Best