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Subject: Re: How can i call array_length to get the length of array object?
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2012 13:54:18 +0100
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On 25/06/2012 02:17, Ben Finney wrote:
> Mark Lawrence<breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk>  writes:
>
>> On 24/06/2012 09:15, gmspro wrote:
>>
>>> Why __len__() where the original name if array_length? Why is method
>>> names like __NAME__ ?
>
> These are questions answered by getting a thorough grounding in the
> fundamentals of Python. Please follow the Python tutorial
> <URL:http://docs.python.org/tutorial/>, from beginning to end, to learn
> about the basics like this.
>
>> Why are you too bloody lazy to do any research before you post
>> questions?
>
> I understand your frustration in this case, but there's no call for such
> vitriol. Please keep it off this forum.
>

 From http://www.thefreedictionary.com/vitriol - "Bitterly abusive 
feeling or expression."  I do not believe that my comment above deserves 
the term vitriol.

-- 
Cheers.

Mark Lawrence.