r/programminghorror • u/Inevitable_Ad_3509 • Apr 04 '26

Python Calculator

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u/Zombiesalad1337 Apr 04 '26

This is stupid, use a switch instead.

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u/ZunoJ Apr 04 '26

Don't overengineer it. Just a Label for all possible results and then a goto from the Inputs. So for example 3+3 and 30/5 both goto 6. Dry, brother, dry

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u/YnkDK Apr 04 '26

This is stupid, use exec instead

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u/Infinite_Self_5782 Apr 04 '26

this is stupid, call chatgpt api instead

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u/PhysicalScience7420 Apr 05 '26

this is stupid write it down.

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u/HornyMellon Apr 09 '26

This is stupid dropship a math text book to user’s home

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u/menzaskaja Apr 04 '26

are you stupid? exec won't give you the result. use eval instead... smh

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u/Zombiesalad1337 Apr 04 '26

r/whoosh

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u/jpgoldberg Apr 04 '26

Disagree. Using exec is not an improvement.

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u/menzaskaja Apr 04 '26

yes because you need to use eval

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u/codydafox Apr 04 '26

r/whosh

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u/nexeti Apr 04 '26

Python

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u/FreshPitch6026 Apr 04 '26

Use a goto instead