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# Series
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Given a string of digits, output all the contiguous substrings of length `n` in
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that string in the order that they appear.
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For example, the string "49142" has the following 3-digit series:
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- "491"
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- "914"
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- "142"
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And the following 4-digit series:
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- "4914"
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- "9142"
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And if you ask for a 6-digit series from a 5-digit string, you deserve
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whatever you get.
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Note that these series are only required to occupy *adjacent positions*
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in the input; the digits need not be *numerically consecutive*.
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## Exception messages
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Sometimes it is necessary to raise an exception. When you do this, you should include a meaningful error message to
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indicate what the source of the error is. This makes your code more readable and helps significantly with debugging. Not
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every exercise will require you to raise an exception, but for those that do, the tests will only pass if you include
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a message.
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To raise a message with an exception, just write it as an argument to the exception type. For example, instead of
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`raise Exception`, you should write:
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```python
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raise Exception("Meaningful message indicating the source of the error")
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```
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## Running the tests
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To run the tests, run the appropriate command below ([why they are different](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/1629#issue-161422224)):
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- Python 2.7: `py.test series_test.py`
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- Python 3.4+: `pytest series_test.py`
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Alternatively, you can tell Python to run the pytest module (allowing the same command to be used regardless of Python version):
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`python -m pytest series_test.py`
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### Common `pytest` options
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- `-v` : enable verbose output
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- `-x` : stop running tests on first failure
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- `--ff` : run failures from previous test before running other test cases
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For other options, see `python -m pytest -h`
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## Submitting Exercises
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Note that, when trying to submit an exercise, make sure the solution is in the `$EXERCISM_WORKSPACE/python/series` directory.
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You can find your Exercism workspace by running `exercism debug` and looking for the line that starts with `Workspace`.
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For more detailed information about running tests, code style and linting,
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please see [Running the Tests](http://exercism.io/tracks/python/tests).
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## Source
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A subset of the Problem 8 at Project Euler [http://projecteuler.net/problem=8](http://projecteuler.net/problem=8)
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## Submitting Incomplete Solutions
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It's possible to submit an incomplete solution so you can see how others have completed the exercise.
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