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Re: [Python-ideas] string.format() default variable assignment

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On Sat, Mar 2, 2013 at 12:43 PM, Steven D'Aprano
<steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> wrote:
> On Sat, 02 Mar 2013 04:07:19 +1100, Chris Angelico replied to a thread of
> Python-ideas:
>
>> You're asking for a facility whereby variables magically get pulled from
>> the caller's scope.
>
> As interesting as that is, I think you sent it to the wrong list :)

Yes, as was pointed out to me privately.

The message had the "feel" of something that belonged on python-list,
and I never for a moment thought that it was an -ideas thread...

> Again.
>
> O_o
>
>
> No offence Chris, but you're the only person I know who *regularly*
> replies to the wrong list. Does your mail client not have a "Reply to
> List" command, or "Reply All"? If so, then you should use it rather than
> manually typing the (wrong) list address in.

Correct, Gmail doesn't. I should switch to Thunderbird (or something
else, but I've heard a good many recommendations for Tbird) but have
yet to get around to setting it up.

ChrisA

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Re: [Python-ideas] string.format() default variable assignment Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-03-02 04:07 +1100
  Re: [Python-ideas] string.format() default variable assignment Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-03-02 01:43 +0000
    Re: [Python-ideas] string.format() default variable assignment Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-03-02 14:54 +1100
    Re: [Python-ideas] string.format() default variable assignment Devin Jeanpierre <jeanpierreda@gmail.com> - 2013-03-02 01:09 -0500
    Re: [Python-ideas] string.format() default variable assignment Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-03-02 17:54 +1100
    Re: [Python-ideas] string.format() default variable assignment James Griffin <jmz.griffin@kode5.net> - 2013-03-02 08:06 +0000
    Re: [Python-ideas] string.format() default variable assignment Devin Jeanpierre <jeanpierreda@gmail.com> - 2013-03-02 09:53 -0500
      Re: [Python-ideas] string.format() default variable assignment Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-03-03 00:27 +0000
        Re: [Python-ideas] string.format() default variable assignment Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-03-02 19:42 -0500
          Re: [Python-ideas] string.format() default variable assignment Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-03-03 03:19 +0000
        Re: [Python-ideas] string.format() default variable assignment David Robinow <drobinow@gmail.com> - 2013-03-02 21:11 -0500
          Re: [Python-ideas] string.format() default variable assignment Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-03-02 21:15 -0500
            Re: [Python-ideas] string.format() default variable assignment David Robinow <drobinow@gmail.com> - 2013-03-02 22:01 -0500
            Re: [Python-ideas] string.format() default variable assignment Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-03-03 14:06 +1100
            Re: [Python-ideas] string.format() default variable assignment David Robinow <drobinow@gmail.com> - 2013-03-02 22:18 -0500
            Re: [Python-ideas] string.format() default variable assignment Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-03-03 14:46 +1100
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            Re: [Python-ideas] string.format() default variable assignment Devin Jeanpierre <jeanpierreda@gmail.com> - 2013-03-02 23:00 -0500
              Re: [Python-ideas] string.format() default variable assignment Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-03-03 10:33 +0000
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