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Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2015 17:19:55 +1000
Subject: Re: QUEST: does HACKING make FOR loop quicker.
From: Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
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On Thu, Aug 6, 2015 at 4:46 PM, Steven D'Aprano
<steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> wrote:
> At least the question isn't off-topic here. I just wish I understood what
> part of my answer doesn't satisfy. Despite John Doe emailing me off list
> four times, I still don't know what he actually wants.

Congratulations, you scored one more off-list email than I did.
Possibly because, after twice telling him that posting to python-list
or -tutor was the right way to ask, I simply didn't bother responding
to the third. And I'm just as in the dark about what he wants to know.

ChrisA