all Long constants have an L suffix, not l;
added an output() function to move the I/O out of the algorithm
diff --git a/Demo/scripts/pi.py b/Demo/scripts/pi.py
index 74a66a7..832aedc 100755
--- a/Demo/scripts/pi.py
+++ b/Demo/scripts/pi.py
@@ -11,20 +11,23 @@
import sys
def main():
- k, a, b, a1, b1 = 2l, 4l, 1l, 12l, 4l
+ k, a, b, a1, b1 = 2L, 4L, 1L, 12L, 4L
while 1:
# Next approximation
- p, q, k = k*k, 2l*k+1l, k+1l
+ p, q, k = k*k, 2L*k+1L, k+1L
a, b, a1, b1 = a1, b1, p*a+q*a1, p*b+q*b1
# Print common digits
d, d1 = a/b, a1/b1
- #print a, b, a1, b1
while d == d1:
- # Use write() to avoid spaces between the digits
- sys.stdout.write(`int(d)`)
- # Flush so the output is seen immediately
- sys.stdout.flush()
- a, a1 = 10l*(a%b), 10l*(a1%b1)
+ output(d)
+ a, a1 = 10L*(a%b), 10L*(a1%b1)
d, d1 = a/b, a1/b1
+def output(d):
+ # Use write() to avoid spaces between the digits
+ # Use int(d) to avoid a trailing L after each digit
+ sys.stdout.write(`int(d)`)
+ # Flush so the output is seen immediately
+ sys.stdout.flush()
+
main()