Re: First python program, syntax error in while loop

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Date	2013-05-07 19:19 +1000
Subject	Re: First python program, syntax error in while loop
From	Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.python
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On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 4:10 PM, Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> On 07/05/2013 01:17, alex23 wrote:
>>
>> On May 6, 10:37 pm, Mark Lawrence <breamore...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>> One of these days I'll work out why some people insist on using
>>> superfluous parentheses in Python code.  Could it be that they enjoy
>>> exercising their fingers by reaching for the shift key in conjunction
>>> with the 9 or 0 key?
>>
>>
>> One of these days I'll work out why some programmers consider typing
>> to be "effort".
>>
>
> I think it's very important to consider this aspect.  E.g. any one using
> dynamically typed languages has to put in more effort as they should be
> typing up their test code, whereas people using statically typed languages
> can simply head down to the pub once their code has compiled.

And those who are porting other people's code to a new platform have
weeks of work just to get ./configure to run, but after that it's
smooth...

Everything is variable.

ChrisA

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First python program, syntax error in while loop ryankoch38@gmail.com - 2013-05-03 10:18 -0700
  Re: First python program, syntax error in while loop John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2013-05-03 17:27 +0000
  Re: First python program, syntax error in while loop Chris “Kwpolska” Warrick <kwpolska@gmail.com> - 2013-05-03 19:26 +0200
    Re: First python program, syntax error in while loop John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2013-05-03 17:37 +0000
  Re: First python program, syntax error in while loop MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2013-05-03 18:36 +0100
  Re: First python program, syntax error in while loop Zachary Ware <zachary.ware+pylist@gmail.com> - 2013-05-03 12:37 -0500
  Re: First python program, syntax error in while loop ryankoch38@gmail.com - 2013-05-03 10:57 -0700
    Re: First python program, syntax error in while loop John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2013-05-03 18:21 +0000
      Re: First python program, syntax error in while loop ryankoch38@gmail.com - 2013-05-03 11:34 -0700
  Re: First python program, syntax error in while loop ryankoch38@gmail.com - 2013-05-03 12:52 -0700
    Re: First python program, syntax error in while loop John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2013-05-03 20:04 +0000
  Re: First python program, syntax error in while loop ryankoch38@gmail.com - 2013-05-03 13:15 -0700
    Re: First python program, syntax error in while loop Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2013-05-03 20:30 +0000
      Re: First python program, syntax error in while loop John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2013-05-03 20:38 +0000
        Re: First python program, syntax error in while loop Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2013-05-06 12:06 +0000
          Re: First python program, syntax error in while loop Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-05-06 13:37 +0100
            Re: First python program, syntax error in while loop Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2013-05-06 13:07 +0000
            Re: First python program, syntax error in while loop Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-05-06 09:08 -0400
              Re: First python program, syntax error in while loop rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2013-05-06 06:36 -0700
              Re: First python program, syntax error in while loop Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-05-06 23:37 +1000
                Re: First python program, syntax error in while loop roy@panix.com (Roy Smith) - 2013-05-06 11:31 -0400
                Re: First python program, syntax error in while loop Terry Jan Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2013-05-06 16:11 -0400
                Re: First python program, syntax error in while loop Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-05-07 07:50 +1000
              Re: First python program, syntax error in while loop Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2013-05-06 20:16 -0400
            Re: First python program, syntax error in while loop alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2013-05-06 17:17 -0700
              Re: First python program, syntax error in while loop Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-05-06 20:18 -0400
              Re: First python program, syntax error in while loop Dan Sommers <dan@tombstonezero.net> - 2013-05-07 05:03 +0000
              Re: First python program, syntax error in while loop Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-05-07 07:10 +0100
              Re: First python program, syntax error in while loop Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-05-07 19:19 +1000

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