Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed2.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 0.063 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.88; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:Python': 0.06; 'dynamically': 0.07; 'hour.': 0.09; 'lawrence': 0.09; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'there...': 0.16; 'language': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'bit': 0.19; 'posts': 0.26; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'heading': 0.30; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; "i'm": 0.30; 'extract': 0.31; 'figure': 0.32; 'fri,': 0.33; 'maybe': 0.34; 'received:google.com': 0.35; "i'll": 0.36; 'list': 0.37; 'nov': 0.38; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; 'pm,': 0.38; 'rather': 0.38; 'extremely': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'even': 0.60; 'real': 0.63; 'town': 0.65; 'here': 0.66; 'gotten': 0.74; 'demanded': 0.84; 'trouble.': 0.91; '2013': 0.98 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=lxUsj/QRZ3pJE0O4JT5ey6A7208zhBeVyJNzUNgAmAk=; b=iqW2tZR3wqo2zQFnj6LZ+laHrMlIlWZD/gmfxHPI+LSwnQTzwa1G/JlhsANrhJJJQf u/Le3TsbTpaQoQ66EHrEQl2ZMjJNaxj9vu5xGVpXGQxWDEmS0Npxhh9GFci4lUXrDkgp fdWkcu4poFz3QhrlN/HdPXhgy+HIrtNZqLDaEmGBVEHeQraTT2g+GQyVzlSsaeIpvwrf v1h4tpeLc5NzoxvVAwZI5Q6UkFCNKf8XSHbXQLO2BPpo9ke+sik8nsVQwZRplzo9P6N0 uLEiJ3azxiOpXqVZXftvCvbMb3K4Qp9WwlTw/o733UQi9kjIOyg4xBuFgvSfJyt0SdrE znFA== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.66.122.66 with SMTP id lq2mr626552pab.183.1383297472462; Fri, 01 Nov 2013 02:17:52 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2013 20:17:52 +1100 Subject: Re: Python wart From: Chris Angelico To: python-list@python.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 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: 13 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1383297476 news.xs4all.nl 15980 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:42419 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:58249 On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 8:08 PM, Mark Lawrence wrote: > I'm heading into town in maybe an hour. I'll stop here > http://www.toolbankexpress.com/shop/castle/ so I can get an extremely large > pair of pliers with which I can extract my tongue from my cheek :) I think you may have a bit of trouble. The part where you demanded the language dynamically figure out what you wanted may have gotten your tongue rather stuck there... The neat thing about this list is that even posts like that can result in real solutions :) ChrisA