How would I compute this complex formula in python? [(2 - 5)^13 / [(157 + 594 * 7)^23 % 1337]-4^19] % 664

Question

Python computation/Coding.

Answer 1

There is a youtube channel about hacking that I enjoy a lot, it's called Live Overflow. It is worth checking it out if you have the time!

Answer 2

Use ( ) instead of [ ], and ** instead of ^ for exponentiation, et voilà. Don't forget to print the result, though, or else you won't get any output.

Answer 3

So do I replace the brackets with another parentheses?

Answer 4

John Perez Exactly, and replace every ^ with **. Then put the whole expression inside print( ) so it gets evaluated and the output is printed to your screen.

Answer 5

Okay so I did that in the coding playground and got a really long negative float number and a trace back error. Is that correct?

Answer 6

Worked for me, here is the code.

https://code.sololearn.com/c456FXI5pVTw/?ref=app

Answer 7

Ah okay I see what I did wrong, I put two parentheses at the beginning and not three like you did everything else I did correctly. Thank you so much that formula has been the bane of my existence for quite some time!

Answer 8

I see hahah 😆 glad that I could help!

Answer 9

I have another question for you I'm not sure if you'll be able to assist with this one but any info is better than none. I am currently in school for cyber security and I want to be a red team member. I've asked my professor on what it is I should be focusing on to make my way towards being a red team member, but hes always vague about it and I've done alot of research and have a general idea of where to start. But if you know anything about being a red team member for cyber security any guidance would be greatly appreciated. What should I invest my time in to improve my coding and prepare myself for the A+, Security + certs and many more?

Answer 10

To be honest I don't know much about it, but seems very interesting. Being on the red team means thinking like an attacker and trying to exploit vulnerabilities on the defenses of systems.

I found this reading to be quite good: https://securitytrails.com/blog/cybersecurity-red-blue-team

Answer 11

Yes I always have time and if I dont I'll make it, I will definitely check them both out thank you again you've been a big help Ed!