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| From | John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> |
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
| Subject | Re: Top down Python |
| Date | Wed, 12 Feb 2014 07:40:53 +0000 (UTC) |
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In <mailman.6729.1392188714.18130.python-list@python.org> John Allsup <pydev@allsup.co> writes: > I want to be able to say: > 1. Put a nice picture on the background. > 2. Put a terminal window with, say, 64x20 lines, dead centre. > 3. Run a simple REPL program written in Python or Ruby within it. > I do not really want to write any more lines of code than I need to. > Why do we not have langauges and libraries that can do the above > with only five lines of code (line 0 == setup, line 4 == cleanup). You're asking for prepackaged libraries with extremely specific behavior. Forgive me for making an analogy on the Internet, but your request is akin to asking for a hammer that will automatically pound six-penny nails through half-inch drywall, while facing south, on Tuesdays. Such a hammer is great if those are your specific requirements, but worthless otherwise. It's much better to sell a generic hammer. Sure, it's a little more work for the user, but it will pound any type of nail though a variety of surfaces. I.e., it's reusable. -- John Gordon Imagine what it must be like for a real medical doctor to gordon@panix.com watch 'House', or a real serial killer to watch 'Dexter'.
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Top down Python John Allsup <pydev@allsup.co> - 2014-02-12 07:05 +0000
Re: Top down Python John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2014-02-12 07:40 +0000
Re: Top down Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-02-12 18:50 +1100
Re: Top down Python Cousin Stanley <cousinstanley@gmail.com> - 2014-02-12 17:26 -0700
Re: Top down Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-02-13 12:06 +1100
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