String Processing in Python: Spreadsheet Encoding

In this video, we will be considering how to solve the problem of implementing a function that converts a spreadsheet column ID (i.e. "A", "B", "C", ..., "Z", "AA", etc.) to the corresponding integer. We will cover how to solve this problem algorithmically, and then code up a solution to this question in Python. This video is part of a series on string processing and, specifically, on how these problems tend to show up in the context of a technical interview: http://bit.ly/lp_string This video is also part of an "Algorithm" series. For more algorithm tutorials: http://bit.ly/lp_algos The software written in this video is available at: https://github.com/vprusso/youtube_tu... Do you like the development environment I'm using in this video? It's a customized version of vim that's enhanced for Python development. If you want to see how I set up my vim, I have a series on this here: http://bit.ly/lp_vim If you've found this video helpful and want to stay up-to-date with the latest videos posted on this channel, please subscribe: http://bit.ly/lp_subscribe