Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!aioe.org!feeder.news-service.com!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed5.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 0.002 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 1.00; '*S*': 0.00; 'languages,': 0.03; 'scripting': 0.05; 'python': 0.08; 'functioning': 0.09; 'kelly': 0.09; 'pm,': 0.10; '>>>': 0.12; 'am,': 0.14; 'received:209.85.214.174': 0.14; 'received:mail- iw0-f174.google.com': 0.14; 'wrote:': 0.14; 'angelico': 0.16; 'disagree,': 0.16; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'hmm.': 0.16; 'compatible': 0.16; 'language,': 0.17; 'mon,': 0.17; 'tue,': 0.17; 'discussion': 0.19; 'header:In- Reply-To:1': 0.21; 'differ': 0.23; '\xa0if': 0.23; 'do,': 0.25; 'example': 0.27; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.28; 'received:209.85.214': 0.28; 'indeed.': 0.30; 'to:addr:python- list': 0.33; 'list': 0.33; 'things': 0.33; 'chris': 0.34; 'there': 0.35; 'skip:" 10': 0.35; 'sense,': 0.35; 'languages': 0.35; 'similar': 0.37; 'received:google.com': 0.37; 'received:209.85': 0.37; 'two': 0.37; 'but': 0.38; 'docs': 0.38; 'subject:: ': 0.38; 'received:209': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; '31,': 0.65; 'man': 0.66; 'woman': 0.82; '30,': 0.84; 'invite': 0.89; 'man,': 0.93 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=Z6Q7ybD+luKyS8bqeZBbX17KbhAk+a/S1+GAE5vMjf0=; b=Tv2Je5UW53GiD/rNUe2buiO1vlFcc324Ufq7daePz9W4ydLYgC13t3/BSuGyJ4cQbR cj4lSZh6JBY9S5QLoQJ/SoyqEBpCpY7dPBlxcxpoMo1vukYqqqKxR9LX3ZZ8iwqvD9Ak E7D6uQu4FrfhYuLyI0um2McB08sWHoHYtlHYk= 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=PSy6+WiXBY9bFO5czxo+rKWqmLu5BdzEcqoYloFL4922+v18ba9ccNDJk4GV/0yuSM owWuSjHWEtrzE/iiwad5lOxFZuEnA697XngofKs46nB1Mk+Kpdj4qR6fatFLzNWf3kJr y8NUQi9Uxvd423eucIxmlGZLa2NIbaHtF4e44= MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: <4DDC7938.5000900@gmail.com> <4ddfc8ae$0$29996$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <4de09317$0$29996$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <2giEp.236$QL2.62@newsfe04.iad> Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 12:27:33 +1000 Subject: Re: Beginner needs advice 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: 22 NNTP-Posting-Host: 82.94.164.166 X-Trace: 1306808856 news.xs4all.nl 49182 [::ffff:82.94.164.166]:50864 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.python:6694 On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 11:16 AM, Ian Kelly wrote: > On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 6:43 PM, harrismh777 wr= ote: >>> =A0If you disagree, then I invite you to list one example of two >>> different things that are compatible. >> >> =A0 one man, and one woman.... > > Now you're equivocating. =A0The discussion has been about whether Python > 2 and Python 3 are compatible in the "interchangeable" sense, not in > the "capable of functioning together" sense. Indeed. If a man has a scripting language, and a woman has a scripting language, the two would differ because there are things each can do that the other cannot. But there's a lot of things that both can do, so the two languages would be highly similar in purpose and functionality. Hmm. If you did write those two scripting languages, we would finally be able to type "man woman" to get docs on how to talk to women... Chris Angelico