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Re: My son wants me to teach him Python

Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Date 2013-06-13 06:37 -0700
References <575a3a4c-b99f-43b4-aa2b-84dfaf3e89b4@googlegroups.com> <545a441b-0c2d-4b1e-82ae-024b011a400d@e1g2000pbo.googlegroups.com> <roy-B5076A.09075413062013@news.panix.com>
Message-ID <33d775a9-6bfe-4e1d-b20b-dbac3975fdc8@ic1g2000pbb.googlegroups.com> (permalink)
Subject Re: My son wants me to teach him Python
From rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com>

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On Jun 13, 6:07 pm, Roy Smith <r...@panix.com> wrote:
> In article
> <545a441b-0c2d-4b1e-82ae-024b011a4...@e1g2000pbo.googlegroups.com>,
>
>  rusi <rustompm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Python is at least two things, a language and a culture.
>
> This is true of all languages.  Hang out on the PHP, Ruby, Python, etc,
> forums and you quickly learn that the cultures are as different (or more
> so) than the languages.

Umm... Of course. I dont know though how that relates to the OP's
question.
So let me try state my point differently:

Python-the-language has strengths that are undermined by the biases in
the culture of Python.
A father wanting to give his son the best may want to apply correcting
anti-biases.

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My son wants me to teach him Python John Ladasky <john_ladasky@sbcglobal.net> - 2013-06-12 12:46 -0700
  Re: My son wants me to teach him Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-06-13 06:02 +1000
    Re: My son wants me to teach him Python John Ladasky <john_ladasky@sbcglobal.net> - 2013-06-12 15:07 -0700
  Re: My son wants me to teach him Python Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick@gmail.com> - 2013-06-12 16:23 -0400
  Re: My son wants me to teach him Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-06-13 06:34 +1000
    Re: My son wants me to teach him Python John Ladasky <john_ladasky@sbcglobal.net> - 2013-06-12 15:06 -0700
      Re: My son wants me to teach him Python Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2013-06-12 16:22 -0600
  Re: My son wants me to teach him Python Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2013-06-12 14:31 -0700
  Re: My son wants me to teach him Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-06-13 09:34 +1000
  Re: My son wants me to teach him Python Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-06-12 21:00 -0700
    Re: My son wants me to teach him Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-06-13 14:08 +1000
      Re: My son wants me to teach him Python Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-06-12 21:47 -0700
        Re: My son wants me to teach him Python Andrew Berg <robotsondrugs@gmail.com> - 2013-06-13 00:23 -0500
        Re: My son wants me to teach him Python Modulok <modulok@gmail.com> - 2013-06-12 23:30 -0600
        Re: My son wants me to teach him Python Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2013-06-12 22:48 -0700
        Re: My son wants me to teach him Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-06-13 14:53 +1000
        Re: My son wants me to teach him Python Cameron Simpson <cs@zip.com.au> - 2013-06-14 11:05 +1000
  Re: My son wants me to teach him Python TP <wingusr@gmail.com> - 2013-06-13 01:35 -0700
  Re: My son wants me to teach him Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-06-13 18:43 +1000
  Re: My son wants me to teach him Python rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2013-06-13 06:01 -0700
    Re: My son wants me to teach him Python Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-06-13 09:07 -0400
      Re: My son wants me to teach him Python rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2013-06-13 06:37 -0700
        Python biases [was Re: My son wants me to teach him Python] Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-06-14 00:44 +0000
          Re: Python biases [was Re: My son wants me to teach him Python] rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2013-06-13 20:31 -0700
    Re: My son wants me to teach him Python Tomasz Rola <rtomek@ceti.pl> - 2013-06-13 17:37 +0200
      Re: My son wants me to teach him Python Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-06-14 01:23 +0000
        Re: My son wants me to teach him Python Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2013-06-14 12:43 +1000
        Re: My son wants me to teach him Python Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2013-06-13 18:44 -0700
        Re: My son wants me to teach him Python Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2013-06-14 20:00 -0400
    Re: My son wants me to teach him Python Joshua Landau <joshua.landau.ws@gmail.com> - 2013-06-13 21:08 +0100
  Re: My son wants me to teach him Python Mark Janssen <dreamingforward@gmail.com> - 2013-06-13 10:34 -0700
  Re: My son wants me to teach him Python russ.pobox@gmail.com - 2013-06-13 12:03 -0700
  Re: My son wants me to teach him Python aliencat777@gmail.com - 2013-07-27 05:25 -0700

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