Code for finding the 1000th prime

[Edward A. Falk]

In article <aecf2132-05a9-4144-81a8-952bb435e689 at a32g2000yqm.googlegroups.com>,
mrholtsr  <mrholtsr at gmail.com> wrote:
>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

OK, newbie soccer is over.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sieve_of_Eratosthenes

Everything you need is in there.

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