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Re: Uninstall

Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Date 2015-08-04 15:06 -0700
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Subject Re: Uninstall
From Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com>

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On Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at 2:32:16 PM UTC-4, sohca...@gmail.com wrote:
> milos: "You can't uninstall Python because it will break things"
> Grant: "Actually, you CAN uninstall Python, but it will break things"
> 
> I really fucking hate how pedantic some of the people on this mailing list are.
> 
> milos wasn't wrong.  You just chose to take his message too literally.  I thought it was pretty clear that when milos said "can't", he really meant "shouldn't".

While I am often dismayed at the pedantry on this list (and many others),
in this case, I think the clarification was warranted.  When a beginner
is about to attempt something dangerous, it is prudent to be sure the
instructions are clear.

"You can't uninstall, because things won't work" sounds a bit like,
"you literally will not be able to uninstall things, because the operating
system will prevent you because it protects itself."

I wouldn't want the next message to be the original asker saying, "No,
look, I was able to uninstall just fine!" without realizing they were
damaging their system.

--Ned.

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Re: Uninstall milos zorica <miloshzorica@gmail.com> - 2015-08-04 07:39 -0300
  Re: Uninstall Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-08-04 14:29 +0000
    Re: Uninstall milos zorica <miloshzorica@gmail.com> - 2015-08-04 12:01 -0300
    Re: Uninstall sohcahtoa82@gmail.com - 2015-08-04 11:31 -0700
      Re: Uninstall Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-08-04 21:01 +0100
        Re: Uninstall Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-08-05 13:02 +0200
      Re: Uninstall Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2015-08-04 15:06 -0700
        Re: Uninstall Mario Figueiredo <marfig@gmail.com> - 2015-08-05 03:08 +0100
        Re: Uninstall Mario Figueiredo <marfig@gmail.com> - 2015-08-05 03:18 +0100
          Re: Uninstall Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2015-08-04 21:42 -0700
            Re: Uninstall paul.anton.letnes@gmail.com - 2015-08-04 22:45 -0700
      Re: Uninstall Mario Figueiredo <marfig@gmail.com> - 2015-08-05 02:51 +0100
        Re: Uninstall Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2015-08-04 19:03 -0700
      Re: Uninstall Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-08-05 11:25 +0100
      Re: Uninstall Emile van Sebille <emile@fenx.com> - 2015-08-05 15:35 -0700

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