Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!aioe.org!feeder.news-service.com!xlned.com!feeder5.xlned.com!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed6.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!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 0.017 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.97; '*S*': 0.00; 'plenty': 0.04; 'pm,': 0.10; 'wrote:': 0.14; 'angelico': 0.16; 'code...': 0.16; 'compilers': 0.16; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.21; 'received:209.85.210.174': 0.23; 'received:mail- iy0-f174.google.com': 0.23; 'fri,': 0.23; 'code': 0.24; 'message- id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.28; 'subject:Computer': 0.30; 'to:addr :python-list': 0.33; 'actually': 0.33; 'chris': 0.34; 'received:google.com': 0.37; 'received:209.85': 0.37; '20,': 0.37; 'reasons': 0.37; 'data': 0.38; 'subject:: ': 0.38; 'received:209': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'your': 0.60; 'subject:Science': 0.84 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=W8cetmupd3ZCEHu5nO/TqzAPw2h5zTJscShX9BixO8o=; b=a8tptLX3WKMOqwHbtYS1adb6Uk1QAz9njWx5vGYHhg/xKpS7zGZpOAf/Ly5phjsuYg QAMomy7z0xHdQm6YWN63SdllogahTRZENIsPCXNiVkJ9qnUrXixWCTk5LKYAhjuKDNvZ MhxP6eZ6BVixuyRuJHCeWacuFEYrz/EbT1RRE= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=XWIZXk7tOi2C0sakBEYaBAJmml7T36cOmMYluMd6VMRERhshQp4iHkSFJg6lqRd9UF PMn4nW7EFY99dVfRYw84Z90ih2F7PM5k2Ee2dTm/PjLyZXCpxagjqiPp/sGoW4PizZhM dOYQczLKxEhpatqQcCY2hQ7NT4QWoB4dbMUks= MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <725020f8-3a73-4a8a-a587-e4c4996bcb04@z15g2000prn.googlegroups.com> References: <725020f8-3a73-4a8a-a587-e4c4996bcb04@z15g2000prn.googlegroups.com> Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 15:18:50 +1000 Subject: Re: Recursion in Computer Science From: Chris Angelico To: python-list@python.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 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: 7 NNTP-Posting-Host: 82.94.164.166 X-Trace: 1305868733 news.xs4all.nl 49044 [::ffff:82.94.164.166]:48792 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.python:5814 On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 3:05 PM, rusi wrote: > =A0- data can be code -- viruses It's not JUST viruses. There's plenty of legitimate reasons for your data to actually be code... that's how compilers work! :) Chris Angelico