A script to solve a problem in algo textbook :D

solve1-1.py

# Python script to solve the problem 1-1 in 'Introduction to Algorithms - Cormen, Leiserson, Rivest, Stein (3rd edition)'
# Ershad K <ershad92@gmail.com>
# License: GPL Version 3

from math import *
import sys
def f_(n):
    return n**3
    # Define the desired f(n) here and return the value.

print "Processing..."
sec = 10**6 #microseconds --> seconds
maxrange =  [sec         ,sec*60 ,  sec*60*60, sec*60*60*24, sec*60*60*24*30, sec*60*60*24*30*12, sec*60*60*24*30*12*100]
cmaxrange = ['1 second' ,'1 minute','1 hour'  , '1 day',      '1 month',         '1 year',            '1 century'       ]
maxi = 2**800                   # A large range
i = 1
for j in range(len(maxrange)):
    g = 0
    while i < maxi:
        oldg = g
        g = f_(i)
        if g > maxrange[j] :
            print "n = %2d [f(n) = %-20.2f Time = %-10s]" % (i-1,oldg,cmaxrange[j])
            break
        i = i + 1