Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!weretis.net!feeder4.news.weretis.net!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed6.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 0.004 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.99; '*S*': 0.00; 'python.': 0.02; 'subject:: [': 0.03; 'python': 0.09; 'received:80.91': 0.09; 'received:80.91.229': 0.09; 'received:gmane.org': 0.09; 'received:list': 0.09; 'subject:into': 0.09; 'cage': 0.16; 'follow-up': 0.16; 'oct': 0.16; 'received:80.91.229.3': 0.16; 'received:dip.t-dialin.net': 0.16; 'received:plane.gmane.org': 0.16; 'received:t-dialin.net': 0.16; 'stirring': 0.16; 'subject:array': 0.16; 'swallow': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.17; 'thu,': 0.17; 'subject:] ': 0.19; 'bit': 0.21; 'meant': 0.21; 'branch': 0.23; 'so.': 0.24; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.26; 'forgot': 0.27; 'header:X-Complaints-To:1': 0.28; 'subject:list': 0.28; "d'aprano": 0.29; 'steven': 0.29; 'wind': 0.29; 'no,': 0.29; "i'm": 0.29; '+0200,': 0.33; "aren't": 0.33; 'to:addr:python- list': 0.33; 'fresh': 0.35; 'there': 0.35; 'received:org': 0.36; "wasn't": 0.36; "didn't": 0.36; 'one,': 0.37; 'subject:: ': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'where': 0.40; 'header:Received:5': 0.40; 'think': 0.40; 'real': 0.61; 'side': 0.61; 'making': 0.64; 'shop': 0.66; 'url:v': 0.68; 'eyes': 0.69; 'url:youtube': 0.70; 'death': 0.71; 'url:watch': 0.74; 'dark': 0.84; 'me!': 0.84; 'otten': 0.84; 'glass': 0.91 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: python-list@python.org From: Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> Subject: Re: [OT] Re: turn list of letters into an array of integers Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 10:25:31 +0200 Organization: None References: <07073002-d79f-46f6-83fc-8d20c51b39c3@googlegroups.com> <5088ef16$0$29882$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: p5084a77a.dip.t-dialin.net User-Agent: KNode/4.7.3 X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 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: 28 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1351153517 news.xs4all.nl 6964 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:49341 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:32095 Steven D'Aprano wrote: > On Thu, 25 Oct 2012 07:47:48 +0200, Peter Otten wrote: > >> Wasn't there a Monty Python sketch where a man carrying a parrot in a >> cage comes into a shop full of stuffed animals and complains: No, I >> don't admire the taxidermist for making that parrot look like it were >> alive -- that beast bit me! > > I don't think so. Are you thinking of the famous Monty Python "Dead > Parrot Sketch"? Here's one of many versions: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vuW6tQ0218 My rendition was meant to be a travesty of that one, an "undead" parrot as a follow-up to Dennis' "lich" post. I'm sorry I forgot the smiley ;) - He didn't move, that was just the wind stirring his plumage. - No, that parrot is alive and kicking, fresh as a daisy, full of beans... - Aren't the glass eyes beautiful? - Glass eyes -- he just blinked! And so on. I'm off to work on my laden swallow branch of Python. It's going to be a real heavy-weight... -- Always look on the dark side of death