[CentralOH] [COhPy] DoJo Rumblings: Tonight's Python Challenge

neil ludban neil.ludban at gmail.com
Tue Mar 12 18:41:54 EDT 2019


#!/usr/bin/env python3.7

def delta(x):
    a = next(x)
    for b in x:
        yield b - a
        a = b

def positive_sums(x):
    s = 0
    for c in x:
        s += c
        if s > 0:
            yield s
        else:
            s = 0

prices = [ 9, 11, 8, 5, 7, 10 ]
print(max(positive_sums(delta(iter(prices)))))


On Thu, Mar 7, 2019 at 11:57 AM Travis Risner <deeppunster at gmail.com> wrote:

> Here is a small problem for us to consider.  At tonight’s DoJo meeting
> we will work together to solve this as individuals or small groups.  We
> will also discuss the advantages of each approach.
>
>         Given a array of numbers representing the stock prices of a
> company in
>         chronological order, write a function that calculates the maximum
> profit you
>         could have made from buying and selling that stock once. You must
> buy
> before
>         you can sell it.
>
>         For example, given [9, 11, 8, 5, 7, 10], you should return 5,
> since you
>         could buy the stock at 5 dollars and sell it at 10 dollars.
>
> DoJo is at Smokehouse Brewing, 1130 Dublin Road, Columbus, Ohio.  Join
> us at 6:00 or any time after that!
>
> Travis
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