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On 17.09.2015 23:38, Marko Rauhamaa wrote:
> Random832 <random832@fastmail.com>:
>
>> It being *easier to implement* to have comparison operators be a
>> single class and have chaining apply equally to all of them may be an
>> excuse for the language to allow it, but it's certainly not an excuse
>> for *actually* using it from a standpoint of good style and
>> readability.
> In general, I don't like such caveats. Either something is in the
> language or it is not.
>
> You don't have to use all language features (I certainly don't), but if
> somebody takes advantage of them, you shouldn't consider it bad style.
> So if you don't like
>
>      if prev_node is not node in excluded:
>           ...
>
> take your complaints to whoever accepted the syntax in the language.

One cannot blame it all to the languages designers. They try hard to 
optimize the programming workflows.

The responsibility is evenly split between the users and the designers 
to use and to design reasonable, maintainable and robust language features.


Best,
Sven

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True == 1 weirdness "Blake T. Garretson" <blake.garretson@gmail.com> - 2015-09-16 05:16 -0700
  Re: True == 1 weirdness Jussi Piitulainen <harvesting@makes.email.invalid> - 2015-09-16 15:53 +0300
    Re: True == 1 weirdness Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-09-16 23:05 +1000
    Re: True == 1 weirdness "Blake T. Garretson" <blake.garretson@gmail.com> - 2015-09-16 06:14 -0700
    Re: True == 1 weirdness Random832 <random832@fastmail.com> - 2015-09-16 10:03 -0400
      Re: True == 1 weirdness Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-09-17 03:24 +1000
        Re: True == 1 weirdness Random832 <random832@fastmail.com> - 2015-09-16 13:36 -0400
        Re: True == 1 weirdness "Sven R. Kunze" <srkunze@mail.de> - 2015-09-16 19:57 +0200
        Re: True == 1 weirdness Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-09-16 11:57 -0600
    Re: True == 1 weirdness Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-09-17 00:26 +1000
      Re: True == 1 weirdness Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-09-16 19:16 +0300
        Re: True == 1 weirdness "Sven R. Kunze" <srkunze@mail.de> - 2015-09-16 18:37 +0200
          Re: True == 1 weirdness Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-09-16 19:53 +0300
            Re: True == 1 weirdness Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2015-09-17 18:30 +1200
        Re: True == 1 weirdness Random832 <random832@fastmail.com> - 2015-09-16 12:57 -0400
          Re: True == 1 weirdness Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-09-17 03:39 +1000
            Re: True == 1 weirdness Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-09-16 20:42 +0300
              Re: True == 1 weirdness Emile van Sebille <emile@fenx.com> - 2015-09-16 11:46 -0700
            Re: True == 1 weirdness Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-09-16 17:46 +0000
              Re: True == 1 weirdness "Sven R. Kunze" <srkunze@mail.de> - 2015-09-16 20:13 +0200
                Re: True == 1 weirdness Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-09-16 19:47 +0000
                Re: True == 1 weirdness Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-09-16 21:25 +0100
                Re: True == 1 weirdness Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2015-09-17 18:36 +1200
                Re: True == 1 weirdness "Sven R. Kunze" <srkunze@mail.de> - 2015-09-16 23:05 +0200
                Re: True == 1 weirdness Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2015-09-17 18:39 +1200
                Re: True == 1 weirdness "Sven R. Kunze" <srkunze@mail.de> - 2015-09-17 22:46 +0200
                Re: True == 1 weirdness Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2015-09-17 16:26 -0500
                Re: True == 1 weirdness "Sven R. Kunze" <srkunze@mail.de> - 2015-09-17 23:52 +0200
                Re: True == 1 weirdness Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-09-16 22:30 +0100
                Re: True == 1 weirdness "Sven R. Kunze" <srkunze@mail.de> - 2015-09-17 00:15 +0200
                Re: True == 1 weirdness Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-09-17 01:06 +0100
                Re: True == 1 weirdness Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-09-17 11:33 +1000
                Re: True == 1 weirdness Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-09-17 10:56 +0100
                Re: True == 1 weirdness alister <alister.nospam.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2015-09-17 12:07 +0000
                Re: True == 1 weirdness Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-09-17 13:27 +0100
                Re: True == 1 weirdness Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-09-17 12:34 +1000
                Re: True == 1 weirdness Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-09-17 10:53 +1000
                Re: True == 1 weirdness Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2015-09-17 18:42 +1200
                Re: True == 1 weirdness Emile van Sebille <emile@fenx.com> - 2015-09-16 18:12 -0700
                Re: True == 1 weirdness Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2015-09-16 18:10 -0500
            Re: True == 1 weirdness "Sven R. Kunze" <srkunze@mail.de> - 2015-09-16 19:53 +0200
              Re: True == 1 weirdness Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-09-16 22:47 +0300
            Re: True == 1 weirdness Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-09-16 21:29 +0100
            Re: True == 1 weirdness Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-09-16 22:27 +0100
        Re: True == 1 weirdness "Sven R. Kunze" <srkunze@mail.de> - 2015-09-16 19:23 +0200
          Re: True == 1 weirdness Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-09-16 17:27 +0000
            Re: True == 1 weirdness Emile van Sebille <emile@fenx.com> - 2015-09-16 10:41 -0700
            Re: True == 1 weirdness Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-09-17 03:42 +1000
              Re: True == 1 weirdness Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-09-16 17:44 +0000
                Re: True == 1 weirdness Random832 <random832@fastmail.com> - 2015-09-16 13:55 -0400
                Re: True == 1 weirdness Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-09-16 11:55 -0600
                Re: True == 1 weirdness Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-09-17 11:16 +1000
            Re: True == 1 weirdness Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-09-16 21:22 +0100
        Re: True == 1 weirdness Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-09-16 21:17 +0100
      Re: True == 1 weirdness Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2015-09-17 18:24 +1200
        Re: True == 1 weirdness Jussi Piitulainen <harvesting@makes.email.invalid> - 2015-09-17 10:06 +0300
          Re: True == 1 weirdness Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-09-17 12:49 -0600
            Re: True == 1 weirdness Jussi Piitulainen <harvesting@makes.email.invalid> - 2015-09-17 23:24 +0300
              Re: True == 1 weirdness Random832 <random832@fastmail.com> - 2015-09-17 17:26 -0400
                Re: True == 1 weirdness Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-09-18 00:38 +0300
                Re: True == 1 weirdness "Sven R. Kunze" <srkunze@mail.de> - 2015-09-17 23:49 +0200
                Re: True == 1 weirdness Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-09-18 12:03 +1000
                Re: True == 1 weirdness Jussi Piitulainen <harvesting@makes.email.invalid> - 2015-09-18 10:10 +0300
                Re: True == 1 weirdness Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-09-18 22:30 +1000
          Re: True == 1 weirdness Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-09-18 04:57 +1000
            Re: True == 1 weirdness Jussi Piitulainen <harvesting@makes.email.invalid> - 2015-09-17 23:44 +0300
    Re: True == 1 weirdness Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2015-09-16 09:38 -0500
    Re: True == 1 weirdness Random832 <random832@fastmail.com> - 2015-09-16 11:40 -0400
      Re: True == 1 weirdness Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-09-17 03:33 +1000
        Re: True == 1 weirdness "Sven R. Kunze" <srkunze@mail.de> - 2015-09-16 19:41 +0200
          Re: True == 1 weirdness Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-09-17 11:22 +1000
        Re: True == 1 weirdness Random832 <random832@fastmail.com> - 2015-09-16 13:47 -0400
          Re: True == 1 weirdness Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-09-16 17:52 +0000
          Re: True == 1 weirdness Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-09-17 11:25 +1000
            Re: True == 1 weirdness Random832 <random832@fastmail.com> - 2015-09-17 02:10 -0400
              Re: True == 1 weirdness Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-09-17 12:29 +0000
        Re: True == 1 weirdness Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-09-16 21:38 +0100
        Re: True == 1 weirdness Random832 <random832@fastmail.com> - 2015-09-16 16:55 -0400
        Re: True == 1 weirdness "Sven R. Kunze" <srkunze@mail.de> - 2015-09-16 23:03 +0200
    Re: True == 1 weirdness jmp <jeanmichel@sequans.com> - 2015-09-21 14:01 +0200
  Re: True == 1 weirdness jmp <jeanmichel@sequans.com> - 2015-09-16 15:08 +0200
    Re: True == 1 weirdness "Blake T. Garretson" <blake.garretson@gmail.com> - 2015-09-16 06:17 -0700
  Re: True == 1 weirdness Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-09-16 09:28 -0400
  Re: True == 1 weirdness Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-09-17 00:57 +1000

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