Re: Python is readable

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Date	2012-03-31 05:29 +1100
Subject	Re: Python is readable
From	Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.python
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On Sat, Mar 31, 2012 at 5:15 AM, Nathan Rice
<nathan.alexander.rice@gmail.com> wrote:
> It is true that program complexity is correlated with problem
> complexity, language and environment complexity is undeniable.  If you
> want to prove this to yourself, find someone who is intelligent and
> has some basic level of computer literacy, sit them down at a computer
> and ask them to solve simple problems using programs.  You could even
> be nice by opening the editor first.  Don't help them, just watch them
> crash and burn.  Then sit them in front of code that already works,
> and ask them to modify it to do something slightly different, and
> again just watch them crash and burn in all but the simplest of cases.
>  It is painful - most of the time they just give up.  These same
> people almost universally can describe the exact process of steps
> verbally or in writing to do what is required without any trouble;
> there might be some neglected edge cases, but if you describe the
> failed result, often times they will realize their mistake and be able
> to fix it quickly.

This is more a matter of being unable to express themselves
appropriately. If I allowed them to write an exact process of steps to
do what's required, those steps would either be grossly insufficient
for the task, or would BE pseudo-code. There are plenty of people who
cannot write those sorts of instructions at all. They're called
non-programmers. Anyone who doesn't code but can express a task in
such clear steps as you describe is what I would call a non-coding
programmer - and such people are VERY easily elevated to full
programmer status. I've worked with several like that, and the border
between that kind of clear, concise, simple instruction list and
actual Python or REXX code is so small as to be almost nonexistent.
It's not the programming languages' fault. It's a particular jump in
thinking that must be overcome before a person can use them.

There are other similar jumps in thinking. On which side of these
lines are you? Do you remember making the shift? Or, conversely, do
you stare at it with "Huh? Why would I do that?"?

* Source control. Don't just keep daily backups - record specific
purposeful changes in a log.

* WYSIWYG document editing vs plain-text with a compiler. Pass up Open
Office (or worse) in favour of LaTeX, abandon Sibelius in favour of
Lilypond. Plays very nicely with source control.

* Unicode instead of head-in-the-sand pretending that ASCII is good enough.

* Open standards and toolchains instead of expecting monolithic
proprietary programs to do your work for you.

Etcetera, etcetera. Everyone who's made the jump will see the benefit
of the side they're on; most who haven't won't. Same with
non-programmers to programmers. Why should I write like that when I
could just write English? Simple: Because dedicated programming
languages are far more expressive for the job.

ChrisA

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  Re: Python is readable Arnaud Delobelle <arnodel@gmail.com> - 2012-03-14 23:54 +0000
  Re: Python is readable Tony the Tiger <tony@tiger.invalid> - 2012-03-14 19:18 -0500
  Re: Python is readable Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-03-15 11:27 +1100
    Re: Python is readable Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2012-03-14 20:02 -0700
      Re: Python is readable alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2012-03-14 23:23 -0700
        Re: Python is readable Kiuhnm <kiuhnm03.4t.yahoo.it> - 2012-03-15 11:44 +0100
          Re: Python is readable Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-03-15 21:50 +1100
            Re: Python is readable Kiuhnm <kiuhnm03.4t.yahoo.it> - 2012-03-15 12:27 +0100
              Re: Python is readable Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-03-15 22:47 +1100
                Re: Python is readable Kiuhnm <kiuhnm03.4t.yahoo.it> - 2012-03-15 12:59 +0100
                Re: Python is readable Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-03-15 23:21 +1100
                Re: Python is readable Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2012-03-15 23:31 +1100
                Re: Python is readable Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-03-15 23:38 +1100
                Re: Python is readable Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2012-03-16 00:16 +1100
                Re: Python is readable Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-03-16 00:33 +1100
                Re: Python is readable Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2012-03-16 00:50 +1100
                RE: Python is readable "Prasad, Ramit" <ramit.prasad@jpmorgan.com> - 2012-03-15 17:43 +0000
                Re: Python is readable Kiuhnm <kiuhnm03.4t.yahoo.it> - 2012-03-15 15:16 +0100
                Re: Python is readable Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-03-16 01:29 +1100
                Re: Python is readable Kiuhnm <kiuhnm03.4t.yahoo.it> - 2012-03-15 15:37 +0100
                Re: Python is readable Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2012-03-15 11:14 -0400
                Re: Python is readable Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-03-16 02:27 +1100
                Re: Python is readable Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2012-03-15 11:44 -0400
                Re: Python is readable Alec Taylor <alec.taylor6@gmail.com> - 2012-03-16 03:01 +1100
                Re: Python is readable Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-03-15 17:41 +0000
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            Re: Python is readable Kiuhnm <kiuhnm03.4t.yahoo.it> - 2012-03-15 12:48 +0100
              Re: Python is readable Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-03-15 14:06 +0000
                Re: Python is readable Kiuhnm <kiuhnm03.4t.yahoo.it> - 2012-03-15 15:19 +0100
                Re: Python is readable Tim Golden <mail@timgolden.me.uk> - 2012-03-15 14:28 +0000
                Re: Python is readable Kiuhnm <kiuhnm03.4t.yahoo.it> - 2012-03-15 15:55 +0100
                Re: Python is readable Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-03-16 02:08 +1100
                Re: Python is readable Kiuhnm <kiuhnm03.4t.yahoo.it> - 2012-03-15 20:40 +0100
                Re: Python is readable Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2012-03-15 16:12 -0600
                Re: Python is readable Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2012-03-16 09:35 +1100
                Re: Python is readable Arnaud Delobelle <arnodel@gmail.com> - 2012-03-15 23:00 +0000
                Re: Python is readable Kiuhnm <kiuhnm03.4t.yahoo.it> - 2012-03-16 00:46 +0100
                Re: Python is readable Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-03-15 23:58 +0000
                Re: Python is readable Kiuhnm <kiuhnm03.4t.yahoo.it> - 2012-03-16 12:41 +0100
                Re: Python is readable Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-03-16 00:15 +0000
                Re: Python is readable Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2012-03-16 10:57 +1100
                Re: Python is readable Robert Kern <robert.kern@gmail.com> - 2012-03-15 15:13 +0000
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              Re: Python is readable Alec Taylor <alec.taylor6@gmail.com> - 2012-03-16 01:17 +1100
              Re: Python is readable Duncan Booth <duncan.booth@invalid.invalid> - 2012-03-15 14:23 +0000
                Re: Python is readable Kiuhnm <kiuhnm03.4t.yahoo.it> - 2012-03-15 15:30 +0100
                Re: Python is readable Robert Kern <robert.kern@gmail.com> - 2012-03-15 14:43 +0000
                Re: Python is readable Kiuhnm <kiuhnm03.4t.yahoo.it> - 2012-03-15 16:18 +0100
                Re: Python is readable Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2012-03-15 16:17 -0600
                Re: Python is readable Kiuhnm <kiuhnm03.4t.yahoo.it> - 2012-03-16 00:32 +0100
                Re: Python is readable Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-03-16 03:55 +0000
                Re: Python is readable Kiuhnm <kiuhnm03.4t.yahoo.it> - 2012-03-16 13:10 +0100
                Re: Python is readable Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-03-16 16:48 +0000
                Re: Python is readable Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2012-03-16 17:39 -0600
                Re: Python is readable Kiuhnm <kiuhnm03.4t.yahoo.it> - 2012-03-17 22:22 +0100
                Re: Python is readable Kiuhnm <kiuhnm03.4t.yahoo.it> - 2012-03-17 20:59 +0100
                Re: Python is readable Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-03-18 08:20 +1100
                Re: Python is readable Kiuhnm <kiuhnm03.4t.yahoo.it> - 2012-03-17 22:28 +0100
                Re: Python is readable Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2012-03-17 17:04 -0600
                Re: Python is readable Kiuhnm <kiuhnm03.4t.yahoo.it> - 2012-03-19 12:15 +0100
                Re: Python is readable Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-03-19 11:57 +0000
                Re: Python is readable Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2012-03-18 11:42 +1100
                Re: Python is readable Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-03-18 01:36 +0000
                Re: Python is readable Kiuhnm <kiuhnm03.4t.yahoo.it> - 2012-03-19 12:34 +0100
                Re: Python is readable Lie Ryan <lie.1296@gmail.com> - 2012-03-31 16:56 +1100
                Re: Python is readable MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2012-03-31 18:27 +0100
                Re: Python is readable Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-03-16 01:48 +1100
                Re: Python is readable Kiuhnm <kiuhnm03.4t.yahoo.it> - 2012-03-15 16:05 +0100
                Re: Python is readable Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-03-16 02:14 +1100
                Re: Python is readable Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-03-15 23:52 +0000
                Re: Python is readable Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-03-16 14:12 +1100
                Re: Python is readable Kiuhnm <kiuhnm03.4t.yahoo.it> - 2012-03-16 13:36 +0100
                Re: Python is readable Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2012-03-16 12:50 +0000
                Re: Python is readable Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-03-16 13:03 +0000
                Re: Python is readable Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2012-03-16 13:08 +0000
                Re: Python is readable Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-03-16 16:28 +0000
                Re: Python is readable Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2012-03-16 17:53 +0000
                Re: Python is readable Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-03-16 18:50 +0000
                Re: Python is readable Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2012-03-16 19:35 +0000
                RE: Python is readable "Prasad, Ramit" <ramit.prasad@jpmorgan.com> - 2012-03-16 20:04 +0000
                Re: Python is readable Kiuhnm <kiuhnm03.4t.yahoo.it> - 2012-03-17 21:54 +0100
                Re: Python is readable Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-03-18 00:57 +0000
                Re: Python is readable Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-03-18 12:07 +1100
                Re: Python is readable Steven D'Aprano <steve+usenet@pearwood.info> - 2012-03-18 02:05 +0000
                Re: Python is readable Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-03-18 13:15 +1100
                Re: Python is readable Kiuhnm <kiuhnm03.4t.yahoo.it> - 2012-03-21 00:57 +0100
                Re: Python is readable Mel Wilson <mwilson@the-wire.com> - 2012-03-16 16:01 -0400
                Re: Python is readable Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2012-03-16 13:30 -0700
                Re: Python is readable Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-03-17 07:59 +1100
                Re: Python is readable Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2012-03-17 01:09 -0400
                Re: Python is readable Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2012-03-19 11:26 +0000
                Re: Python is readable Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-03-19 11:51 +0000
                Re: Python is readable Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2012-03-19 12:53 +0000
                Re: Python is readable Robert Kern <robert.kern@gmail.com> - 2012-03-19 14:38 +0000
                Re: Python is readable Kiuhnm <kiuhnm03.4t.yahoo.it> - 2012-03-17 21:23 +0100
                Re: Python is readable Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-03-18 01:46 +0000
                Re: Python is readable Kiuhnm <kiuhnm03.4t.yahoo.it> - 2012-03-19 12:44 +0100
                Re: Python is readable Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-03-19 15:27 +0000
                Re: Python is readable Kiuhnm <kiuhnm03.4t.yahoo.it> - 2012-03-21 00:27 +0100
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                Re: Python is readable Duncan Booth <duncan.booth@invalid.invalid> - 2012-03-16 09:30 +0000
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          Re: Python is readable Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-03-19 09:02 +1100
            Re: Python is readable Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-03-19 01:23 +0000
              Re: Python is readable Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-03-19 15:33 +1100
                Re: Python is readable Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-03-19 13:37 +0000
                Re: Python is readable Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2012-03-20 12:20 +0000
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            Re: Python is readable Chris Rebert <clp2@rebertia.com> - 2012-03-18 21:14 -0700
          Re: Python is readable Nathan Rice <nathan.alexander.rice@gmail.com> - 2012-03-20 12:55 -0400
            Re: Python is readable Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-03-20 17:48 +0000
          Re: Python is readable Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2012-03-20 14:09 -0400
          Re: Python is readable Nathan Rice <nathan.alexander.rice@gmail.com> - 2012-03-20 15:28 -0400
            Re: Python is readable Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-03-21 00:22 +0000
              Re: Python is readable Steve Howell <showell30@yahoo.com> - 2012-03-20 18:28 -0700
                Re: Python is readable Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2012-03-21 13:28 +1100
                Re: Python is readable Steve Howell <showell30@yahoo.com> - 2012-03-20 19:44 -0700
                Re: Python is readable Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-03-21 15:16 +1100
                Re: Python is readable Steve Howell <showell30@yahoo.com> - 2012-03-20 21:58 -0700
                Re: Python is readable Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-03-21 16:40 +1100
                Re: Python is readable Steve Howell <showell30@yahoo.com> - 2012-03-20 23:52 -0700
                Re: Python is readable Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-03-21 17:59 +1100
                Re: Python is readable Chris Rebert <clp2@rebertia.com> - 2012-03-21 00:16 -0700
                Re: Python is readable Steve Howell <showell30@yahoo.com> - 2012-03-21 00:57 -0700
                Re: Python is readable Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-03-21 19:15 +1100
                Re: Re: Python is readable Evan Driscoll <driscoll@cs.wisc.edu> - 2012-03-21 11:22 -0500
                Re: Python is readable Steve Howell <showell30@yahoo.com> - 2012-03-21 09:30 -0700
                Re: Python is readable Nathan Rice <nathan.alexander.rice@gmail.com> - 2012-03-21 14:06 -0400
                Re: Python is readable Steve Howell <showell30@yahoo.com> - 2012-03-21 18:35 -0700
                Re: Python is readable Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-03-22 08:56 +0000
                Re: Python is readable (OT) Jon Clements <joncle@googlemail.com> - 2012-03-22 04:18 -0700
                Re: Python is readable Nathan Rice <nathan.alexander.rice@gmail.com> - 2012-03-22 08:47 -0400
                Re: Python is readable Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-03-22 17:18 +0000
                Re: Python is readable Nathan Rice <nathan.alexander.rice@gmail.com> - 2012-03-22 14:26 -0400
                Re: Python is readable Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2012-03-29 13:44 +0000
                Re: Python is readable Nathan Rice <nathan.alexander.rice@gmail.com> - 2012-03-29 14:37 -0400
                Re: Python is readable Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-03-30 01:42 +0000
                Re: Python is readable Nathan Rice <nathan.alexander.rice@gmail.com> - 2012-03-29 22:26 -0400
                Re: Python is readable Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-03-30 03:36 +0000
                Re: Python is readable Nathan Rice <nathan.alexander.rice@gmail.com> - 2012-03-30 00:38 -0400
                Re: Python is readable Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-03-30 10:47 +0000
                Re: Python is readable Nathan Rice <nathan.alexander.rice@gmail.com> - 2012-03-30 09:46 -0400
                Re: Python is readable Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-03-31 03:20 +1100
                Re: Python is readable Nathan Rice <nathan.alexander.rice@gmail.com> - 2012-03-30 14:15 -0400
                Re: Python is readable Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2012-03-30 20:30 +0000
                Re: Python is readable alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2012-04-01 20:38 -0700
                Re: Python is readable Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-03-31 05:29 +1100
                Re: Python is readable Nathan Rice <nathan.alexander.rice@gmail.com> - 2012-03-30 15:55 -0400
                Re: Python is readable Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-03-31 07:20 +1100
                Re: Python is readable Steve Howell <showell30@yahoo.com> - 2012-03-30 22:07 -0700
                Re: Python is readable Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-04-03 08:06 +1000
                Re: Python is readable Dan Sommers <dan@tombstonezero.net> - 2012-03-30 16:51 -0400
                Re: Python is readable Nathan Rice <nathan.alexander.rice@gmail.com> - 2012-03-30 16:58 -0400
                Re: Python is readable Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-03-31 08:45 +1100
                Re: Python is readable Nathan Rice <nathan.alexander.rice@gmail.com> - 2012-03-30 19:01 -0400
                Re: Python is readable Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2012-03-31 00:03 -0400
                Re: Python is readable Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-03-31 19:05 +1100
                Re: Python is readable Nathan Rice <nathan.alexander.rice@gmail.com> - 2012-03-31 10:43 -0400
                Re: Python is readable rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2012-03-30 11:17 -0700
                Re: Python is readable Steve Howell <showell30@yahoo.com> - 2012-03-30 09:02 -0700
                Re: Python is readable alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2012-04-01 20:30 -0700
                Re: Python is readable Steve Howell <showell30@yahoo.com> - 2012-04-01 21:01 -0700
                Re: Python is readable Steve Howell <showell30@yahoo.com> - 2012-03-29 23:44 -0700
                RE: Python is readable "Prasad, Ramit" <ramit.prasad@jpmorgan.com> - 2012-03-30 16:40 +0000
                Re: Python is readable Steve Howell <showell30@yahoo.com> - 2012-03-30 00:27 -0700
                Re: Python is readable Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-03-23 06:08 +1100
                Re: Python is readable Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-03-23 00:17 +1100
                Re: Python is readable Nathan Rice <nathan.alexander.rice@gmail.com> - 2012-03-22 10:29 -0400
                Re: Python is readable Steve Howell <showell30@yahoo.com> - 2012-03-22 09:12 -0700
                Re: Python is readable Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-03-22 17:44 +0000
                Re: Python is readable Steve Howell <showell30@yahoo.com> - 2012-03-22 19:42 -0700
                Re: Python is readable rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2012-03-22 20:20 -0700
                Re: Python is readable Steve Howell <showell30@yahoo.com> - 2012-03-22 21:16 -0700
                Re: Python is readable MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2012-03-23 04:43 +0000
                Re: Python is readable Steve Howell <showell30@yahoo.com> - 2012-03-22 23:58 -0700
                Re: Python is readable Nathan Rice <nathan.alexander.rice@gmail.com> - 2012-03-23 00:20 -0400
                Re: Python is readable Steve Howell <showell30@yahoo.com> - 2012-03-22 08:33 -0700
                Re: Python is readable Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-03-23 06:21 +1100
                Re: Python is readable Nathan Rice <nathan.alexander.rice@gmail.com> - 2012-03-22 15:33 -0400
                Re: Python is readable Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-03-23 06:48 +1100
                Re: Python is readable Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-03-23 06:49 +1100
                Re: Python is readable Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-03-21 23:34 +0000
                Re: Python is readable Steve Howell <showell30@yahoo.com> - 2012-03-21 17:54 -0700
                Re: Python is readable Lie Ryan <lie.1296@gmail.com> - 2012-03-31 17:25 +1100
                Re: Python is readable Steve Howell <showell30@yahoo.com> - 2012-03-31 09:59 -0700
              Re: Python is readable Nathan Rice <nathan.alexander.rice@gmail.com> - 2012-03-21 00:55 -0400
          Re: Python is readable Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2012-03-20 16:01 -0400
          Re: Python is readable Nathan Rice <nathan.alexander.rice@gmail.com> - 2012-03-20 16:34 -0400
            Re: Python is readable Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-03-21 00:01 +0000
          Re: Python is readable Lie Ryan <lie.1296@gmail.com> - 2012-03-31 17:15 +1100
  Re: Python is readable Devin Jeanpierre <jeanpierreda@gmail.com> - 2012-03-15 13:51 -0400
  Re: Python is readable Arnaud Delobelle <arnodel@gmail.com> - 2012-03-15 20:54 +0000
    Re: Python is readable Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-03-16 02:03 +0000
  Re: Python is readable Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-03-16 01:53 +0000
    Re: Python is readable Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-03-16 02:16 +0000
    Re: Python is readable Kiuhnm <kiuhnm03.4t.yahoo.it> - 2012-03-16 13:55 +0100
      Re: Python is readable Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-03-16 16:25 +0000
        Re: Python is readable Kiuhnm <kiuhnm03.4t.yahoo.it> - 2012-03-16 17:58 +0100
        RE: Python is readable "Prasad, Ramit" <ramit.prasad@jpmorgan.com> - 2012-03-16 17:01 +0000
  Re: Python is readable alister <alister.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2012-03-18 18:19 +0000

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