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Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG!

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El 12/11/13 01:46, Rick Johnson escribió:
> No, Python modules can be poked, prodded, and violated by any pervert 
> who can spell the word "import". Attribute values can be reassigned 
> and state can be externally manipulated resulting in all types of 
> undefined behaviors -- 

Nice!
My code, my responsibility, my business.... not yours.

> that does not sound like an interface to me. So if python modules are 
> importable everywhere, and mutable from everywhere, then python 
> modules are merely addresses to a collection of global variables? And 
> they're only interfaces "superficially"? So that leaves us with 
> Python's current implementation of unofficial "global" variables 
> implemented as "puesdo- interfaces" by module objects that are victims 
> waiting to be violated. Interesting. IF IT WALKS LIKE A GLOBAL DUCK 
> AND... 

Nice choice of words, "violated", "victims".... Really conductive to a
balanced unprejudiced thought process.

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PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-11-11 18:06 -0800
  Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Tim Daneliuk <tundra@tundraware.com> - 2013-11-11 20:47 -0600
    Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-11-11 20:46 -0800
      Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-11-12 16:02 +1100
      Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Ricardo Aráoz <ricaraoz@gmail.com> - 2013-11-12 07:15 -0300
      Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2013-11-12 05:32 -0600
      Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2013-11-12 20:20 -0500
      Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Tim Daneliuk <tundra@tundraware.com> - 2013-11-13 18:17 -0600
        Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-11-13 18:25 -0800
  Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! jongiddy <jongiddy@gmail.com> - 2013-11-12 06:12 -0800
    Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-11-12 07:05 -0800
      Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! jongiddy <jongiddy@gmail.com> - 2013-11-12 07:33 -0800
        Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-11-12 09:00 -0800
          Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-11-12 09:42 -0800
          Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2013-11-12 11:45 -0600
          Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! jongiddy <jongiddy@gmail.com> - 2013-11-12 14:41 -0800
            Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-11-12 18:45 -0800
              Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2013-11-12 21:22 -0600
              Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Andrew Cooper <root@127.0.0.1> - 2013-11-13 22:00 +0000
                Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-11-13 18:16 -0800
  Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Alister <alister.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2013-11-12 14:32 +0000
    Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-11-13 02:22 +1100
  Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! "Rhodri James" <rhodri@wildebst.demon.co.uk> - 2013-11-13 23:42 +0000
    Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-11-13 23:57 +0000
    Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-11-14 01:09 +0000
      Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-11-13 19:22 -0800
        Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-11-14 14:29 +1100
          Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-11-13 23:33 -0500
            Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-11-13 20:40 -0800
            Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-11-14 15:53 +1100
            Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2013-11-14 06:25 +0000
          Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! unknown <unknown@unknown.com> - 2013-11-14 09:41 +0000
    Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-11-13 18:10 -0800
      Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-11-14 02:45 +0000
        Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-11-13 19:45 -0800
          Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-11-13 20:01 -0800
          Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2013-11-14 05:50 +0000
            Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-11-14 09:26 -0800
              Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick@gmail.com> - 2013-11-14 12:37 -0500
              Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2013-11-14 09:56 -0800
                Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Alister <alister.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2013-11-14 20:12 +0000
                Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-11-15 09:43 +1100
              Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick@gmail.com> - 2013-11-14 13:43 -0500
              Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-11-14 19:04 +0000
              Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-11-15 08:19 +0000
                Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Tim Daneliuk <tundra@tundraware.com> - 2013-11-15 09:26 -0600
                Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-11-16 02:42 +1100
                Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Tim Daneliuk <tundra@tundraware.com> - 2013-11-15 17:33 -0600
                Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Tim Daneliuk <tundra@tundraware.com> - 2013-11-15 17:33 -0600
                Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-11-15 20:01 -0800
                Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-11-16 15:19 +1100
                Re: PyMyth: Global variables are evil... WRONG! Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-11-16 15:14 +1100

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