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Subject: Re: A desperate lunge for on-topic-ness
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On 2012-10-18, at 6:34 PM, Steven D'Aprano =
<steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> wrote:

> Flame away :)


This post made my Friday, even though I'm sitting on a nearly two hour =
bus ride into work because I missed my commuter train. Just wanted you =
to know ;) You noted *every* reason (and them some) why my own code =
never passed 79 chars and why I try to instil that same value in others.