Re: Does Python 'enable' poke and hope programming?

Date	2013-08-03 11:31 -0700
From	Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us>
Subject	Re: Does Python 'enable' poke and hope programming?
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On 08/03/2013 10:30 AM, CM wrote:
>
> But what I meant is that if one is writing a program, there is a way
>  to **know**--without experimentation--what a particular set of code
>  is going to do.

Even when you /know/, experimenting is still good for two other purposes:

   - check that what you know is so

   - check that the interpreter behaves consistently with the docs

But yes, I otherwise agree with you.

--
~Ethan~

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Does Python 'enable' poke and hope programming? CM <cmpython@gmail.com> - 2013-08-01 10:57 -0700
  Re: Does Python 'enable' poke and hope programming? Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2013-08-01 18:08 +0000
  Re: Does Python 'enable' poke and hope programming? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-08-01 19:30 +0100
  Re: Does Python 'enable' poke and hope programming? Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2013-08-01 19:58 +0000
  Re: Does Python 'enable' poke and hope programming? Sam Whitehead <demon.exh@gmail.com> - 2013-08-01 17:52 -0700
  Re: Does Python 'enable' poke and hope programming? Vito De Tullio <vito.detullio@gmail.com> - 2013-08-02 05:34 +0200
  Re: Does Python 'enable' poke and hope programming? Wayne Werner <wayne@waynewerner.com> - 2013-08-03 07:49 -0500
  Re: Does Python 'enable' poke and hope programming? CM <cmpython@gmail.com> - 2013-08-03 10:30 -0700
    Re: Does Python 'enable' poke and hope programming? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-08-03 18:39 +0100
    Re: Does Python 'enable' poke and hope programming? Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2013-08-03 11:31 -0700

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