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Re: My first ever Python program, comments welcome

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Subject Re: My first ever Python program, comments welcome
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On 22/07/2012, Lipska the Kat <lipska@lipskathekat.com> wrote:
> On 21/07/12 21:10, Dave Angel wrote:
>>
>> A totally off-the-wall query.  Are you using a source control system,
>> such as git ?  It can make you much braver about refactoring a working
>> program.
>
> Thanks for your comments, I've taken them on board,
> I'm most familiar with with cvs and svn for source control. I've also
> used Microsoft source safe. I generally just use what's given to me by
> whoever is paying me and don't worry too much about the details. Many in
> the Linux world seem to use git. Seeing as I've been using Linux at home
> since the early days of slackware I suppose I'd better look into it.

What Dave said. I used CVS briefly and then git and its gui tools for
last 5 years.
Took me a while to get comfortable with it, but now it turns managing complex,
evolving text files into fun and I cannot imagine working without its power and
flexibility. First thing I do on any programming task: git init

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My first ever Python program, comments welcome Lipska the Kat <lipska@lipskathekat.com> - 2012-07-21 20:08 +0100
  Re: My first ever Python program, comments welcome Ian Foote <ian@feete.org> - 2012-07-21 20:34 +0100
  Re: My first ever Python program, comments welcome MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2012-07-21 20:40 +0100
    Re: My first ever Python program, comments welcome Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-07-22 00:32 +0000
      Re: My first ever Python program, comments welcome MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2012-07-22 02:56 +0100
      Re: My first ever Python program, comments welcome Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-07-22 11:59 +1000
      Re: My first ever Python program, comments welcome Dave Angel <d@davea.name> - 2012-07-21 22:01 -0400
  Re: My first ever Python program, comments welcome Dave Angel <d@davea.name> - 2012-07-21 16:10 -0400
    Re: My first ever Python program, comments welcome Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-07-22 00:56 +0000
    Re: My first ever Python program, comments welcome rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2012-07-21 19:55 -0700
      Re: My first ever Python program, comments welcome Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-07-22 09:14 +0100
      Re: My first ever Python program, comments welcome Lipska the Kat <lipska@lipskathekat.com> - 2012-07-22 10:20 +0100
        Re: My first ever Python program, comments welcome rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2012-07-22 09:18 -0700
          Re: My first ever Python program, comments welcome Lipska the Kat <lipska@lipskathekat.com> - 2012-07-22 18:23 +0100
            Re: My first ever Python program, comments welcome rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2012-07-23 22:13 -0700
              Re: My first ever Python program, comments welcome Lipska the Kat <lipskathekat@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-07-24 12:34 +0100
    Re: My first ever Python program, comments welcome Lipska the Kat <lipska@lipskathekat.com> - 2012-07-22 09:37 +0100
      Re: My first ever Python program, comments welcome Andrew Berg <bahamutzero8825@gmail.com> - 2012-07-22 03:49 -0500
      Re: My first ever Python program, comments welcome Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-07-22 20:17 +1000
        Re: My first ever Python program, comments welcome Lipska the Kat <lipska@lipskathekat.com> - 2012-07-22 13:36 +0100
      Re: My first ever Python program, comments welcome David <bouncingcats@gmail.com> - 2012-07-22 20:46 +1000
  Re: My first ever Python program, comments welcome Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2012-07-22 09:56 +0200
  Re: My first ever Python program, comments welcome "Ivan@work" <ivan.cvetkovic@pakel.hr> - 2012-07-23 09:12 +0200

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