Code for finding the 1000th prime

[Himanshu]

2009/11/15 mrholtsr <mrholtsr at gmail.com>:
> I am absolutely new to python and barely past beginner in programming.
> Also I am not a mathematician. Can some one give me pointers for
> finding the 1000th. prime for a course I am taking over the internet
> on Introduction to Computer Science and Programming. Thanks, Ray
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Consider skipping such "mathematically oriented" exercises in an
introductory course on python if targeted to a general audience.