Lol, me too. In case I need to translate it to C later.

I didn`t even know about count method and used loops, lol. Thanks for the best solution!

what's the problem?

Like the clean cut solution! But I think, it defeats the purpose of beginner-friendly critical thinking, breaking down problems etc. Good work nonetheless :)

This solution have a problem with n1 = n^x and n2 = m^y

these types of questions convinced me to start learning number theory, mind if you tell me specifically whats this about?

me too)))

Cant believe i didn't think of that, DOH!

It's a variable within/passed to a function, so he's not modifying anything outside the local scope right?

Wow, I used number theory in my solution, but it wasn't anywhere near this compact

Is it really a "Best practcie" to overwrite a variable?

No, it is fast.

#11bfr_42x

your solution is very elegant . thanks for the intel .
python is a black art .

It looks simple and clean. But it actually consumes more time than a for loop.