Path: csiph.com!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder3.hal-mli.net!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder1.hal-mli.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed2.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.004 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.99; '*S*': 0.00; 'from:addr:yahoo.co.uk': 0.04; 'subject:Python': 0.06; '22,': 0.09; 'agree,': 0.09; 'lawrence': 0.09; 'received:80.91': 0.09; 'received:80.91.229': 0.09; 'received:gmane.org': 0.09; 'received:list': 0.09; 'tismer': 0.09; 'python': 0.11; 'perfect.': 0.16; 'received:80.91.229.3': 0.16; 'received:plane.gmane.org': 0.16; 'language': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'trying': 0.19; 'programming': 0.22; 'header:User- Agent:1': 0.23; 'second': 0.26; 'header:X-Complaints-To:1': 0.27; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'words': 0.29; "doesn't": 0.30; "i'm": 0.30; 'program,': 0.31; 'subject:end': 0.31; 'but': 0.35; 'christian': 0.38; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'enough': 0.39; 'received:org': 0.40; 'world.': 0.61; 'discuss': 0.62; 'information': 0.63; 'provide': 0.64; 'believe': 0.68; 'batchelder': 0.84; 'headed': 0.84; 'rusi': 0.91; '2013': 0.98 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: python-list@python.org From: Mark Lawrence Subject: Re: Python Front-end to GCC Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 19:58:03 +0100 References: <4012031f-5334-4be8-a673-e0d8c8917fb2@googlegroups.com> <5a4e0ec9-c977-4a86-83b0-9f4c55a82e37@googlegroups.com> <54f8eb09-7a2e-4306-86f2-7ae118fa8055@googlegroups.com> <52669DC3.5010601@nedbatchelder.com> <5266BC39.9070206@nedbatchelder.com> <1515e005-729d-4f4b-9c44-1eb9d841615b@googlegroups.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: host-78-147-19-253.as13285.net User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/24.0.1 In-Reply-To: <1515e005-729d-4f4b-9c44-1eb9d841615b@googlegroups.com> X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 18 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1382468301 news.xs4all.nl 15894 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:41384 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:57301 On 22/10/2013 19:40, rusi wrote: > On Tuesday, October 22, 2013 11:53:22 PM UTC+5:30, Ned Batchelder wrote: >> A BNF doesn't provide enough information to compile a program to C. >> That's all I'm trying to help you understand. If you don't agree, then >> we have to talk about the meaning of the words BNF, compile, program, and C. > > I believe we need to talk about the Dunning-Kruger effect > No need for me to discuss that as I used to be big headed but now I'm perfect. -- Python is the second best programming language in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence