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Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG!

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Date 2013-11-13 19:45 -0800
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Subject Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG!
From Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com>

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On Wednesday, November 13, 2013 8:45:16 PM UTC-6, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
>  A fully-auto machine gun with a hair-trigger and no
> safety is no  different from a single-barrel shotgun with
> a safety and a trigger lock!  You can blow your foot off
> with both!  

Yes. But in the case of the shotgun you'd have to find the
key, unlock the trigger, unset the safety, and aim REALLY
well... because your only getting off one shot, and if you
miss or only wound me, i've got that full auto machine gun
with hair trigger and no safety -- i won't need to live very
long to return the favor. >:)

> Yes, but in the first case you can do it by
> accident, while with the  second you have to work hard to
> blow your foot off.

Uh huh. 

And why do i have the sneaking suspicion that the BIG SCARY
ASSAULT WEAPON is referring to my argument and the "old
shot-gun that Grandpa has in the closet under lock and key"
is your argument.

But more importantly, why is all this straw scattered across
the floor? 

Very strange.

Very strange indeed.

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PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-11-11 18:06 -0800
  Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Tim Daneliuk <tundra@tundraware.com> - 2013-11-11 20:47 -0600
    Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-11-11 20:46 -0800
      Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-11-12 16:02 +1100
      Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Ricardo Aráoz <ricaraoz@gmail.com> - 2013-11-12 07:15 -0300
      Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2013-11-12 05:32 -0600
      Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2013-11-12 20:20 -0500
      Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Tim Daneliuk <tundra@tundraware.com> - 2013-11-13 18:17 -0600
        Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-11-13 18:25 -0800
  Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! jongiddy <jongiddy@gmail.com> - 2013-11-12 06:12 -0800
    Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-11-12 07:05 -0800
      Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! jongiddy <jongiddy@gmail.com> - 2013-11-12 07:33 -0800
        Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-11-12 09:00 -0800
          Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-11-12 09:42 -0800
          Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2013-11-12 11:45 -0600
          Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! jongiddy <jongiddy@gmail.com> - 2013-11-12 14:41 -0800
            Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-11-12 18:45 -0800
              Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2013-11-12 21:22 -0600
              Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Andrew Cooper <root@127.0.0.1> - 2013-11-13 22:00 +0000
                Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-11-13 18:16 -0800
  Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Alister <alister.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2013-11-12 14:32 +0000
    Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-11-13 02:22 +1100
  Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! "Rhodri James" <rhodri@wildebst.demon.co.uk> - 2013-11-13 23:42 +0000
    Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-11-13 23:57 +0000
    Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-11-14 01:09 +0000
      Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-11-13 19:22 -0800
        Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-11-14 14:29 +1100
          Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-11-13 23:33 -0500
            Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-11-13 20:40 -0800
            Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-11-14 15:53 +1100
            Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2013-11-14 06:25 +0000
          Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! unknown <unknown@unknown.com> - 2013-11-14 09:41 +0000
    Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-11-13 18:10 -0800
      Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-11-14 02:45 +0000
        Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-11-13 19:45 -0800
          Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-11-13 20:01 -0800
          Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2013-11-14 05:50 +0000
            Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-11-14 09:26 -0800
              Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick@gmail.com> - 2013-11-14 12:37 -0500
              Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2013-11-14 09:56 -0800
                Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Alister <alister.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2013-11-14 20:12 +0000
                Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-11-15 09:43 +1100
              Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick@gmail.com> - 2013-11-14 13:43 -0500
              Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-11-14 19:04 +0000
              Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-11-15 08:19 +0000
                Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Tim Daneliuk <tundra@tundraware.com> - 2013-11-15 09:26 -0600
                Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-11-16 02:42 +1100
                Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Tim Daneliuk <tundra@tundraware.com> - 2013-11-15 17:33 -0600
                Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Tim Daneliuk <tundra@tundraware.com> - 2013-11-15 17:33 -0600
                Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-11-15 20:01 -0800
                Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-11-16 15:19 +1100
                Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-11-16 15:14 +1100

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