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Armen Vartan 2014-12-02 15:14:47 -05:00
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@ -6,18 +6,18 @@ You've never done it until you've done it reverse polish.
I don't know what that means, but check this out on [reverse polish notation](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_Polish_notation).
Reverse polish notation is a mathematical notation in which every operator follows all of its operands. For example:
3 4 + >>> 7
4 2 / >>> 2
10 7 2 - * 5 / >>> 10
```
3 4 + = 7
4 2 / = 2
10 7 2 - * 5 / = 10
```
Write a program that accepts a RPN equation as a command line argument, such that you would execute your program:
python3 rpn_calc.py 10 9 - 5 +
```
python3 rpn_calc.py 10 9 - 5 +
```
Which would then return you 6, the result of that equation.
###ARGV
#### ARGV
To run the program like this you need to import the sys library and access sys.argv.
@ -25,15 +25,17 @@ ARGV gives us the arguments used to launch the program as an array. The first po
Read about sys.argv [here](http://www.pythonforbeginners.com/system/python-sys-argv)
Sandbox with this so you know what you are getting as an input.
Sandbox with it, so you know what you are getting as an input.
Here's a nice hint - we can "slice" arrays in Python like in JS just by doing:
```
>>> array = ['hi', 'wut', 'm8', 'lol', 'doge']
>>> array[2:4]
['m8', 'lol']
```
array = ['hi', 'wut', 'm8', 'lol', 'doge']
array[2:4] ### returns ['m8', 'lol']
###Testing
#### Testing
Write some assert statements after you've solved the challenge.
NOTE: You might need to escape the multiplication operator * when you pass it in.
**NOTE**: You might need to escape the multiplication operator * when you pass it in. You can escape things by adding a backslash (\) in front of it.