Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!aioe.org!news.stack.nl!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 0.000 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 1.00; '*S*': 0.00; 'bash': 0.07; 'completeness': 0.07; 'interpreted': 0.07; 'newline': 0.07; 'plenty': 0.07; 'subject:postings': 0.07; 'command.': 0.09; 'effect.': 0.09; 'newline,': 0.09; 'received:155': 0.09; 'typed': 0.09; "'foobar'": 0.16; 'complicated,': 0.16; 'disclaimers': 0.16; 'disclaimers,': 0.16; 'from:addr:jpmorgan.com': 0.16; 'literal,': 0.16; 'naive': 0.16; 'received:155.180': 0.16; 'received:159.53': 0.16; 'received:169.70': 0.16; 'received:169.70.184': 0.16; 'received:bankone.net': 0.16; 'received:exchad.jpmchase.net': 0.16; 'received:jpmchase.com': 0.16; 'received:jpmchase.net': 0.16; 'received:svr.bankone.net': 0.16; 'renaming': 0.16; 'securities,': 0.16; 'underscores': 0.16; 'url:disclosures': 0.16; 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a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=jpmorgan.com; s=smtpout; t=1352222229; bh=nRi5AqDi4pWVHsEIo917/8PUpx1ktJqzqEp5R1R7XMY=; h=From:To:Subject:Date:Message-ID:References:In-Reply-To: Content-Transfer-Encoding:MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=LvW6dCY3F49YkE1gEtmlGadjHVYvHx3ThroD5h8lANpJr2Give6ht8BoKM4fiyGzQ mPNDzMY92QqmROSx8L7pRCvC4rMMdxlnStmFrThpVO4tL5Q43S3FZuhYExNBpigvlG gfHVCNOxr5ZbtgVfZxloR40Ix+31o2cezp6+jtNs= From: "Prasad, Ramit" To: "python-list@python.org" Subject: RE: Obnoxious postings from Google Groups Thread-Topic: Obnoxious postings from Google Groups Thread-Index: AQHNu9mkZeInj1/nJUOCga6PagbkuZfdCzLw Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2012 17:16:44 +0000 References: <50989613$0$29980$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> In-Reply-To: <50989613$0$29980$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-originating-ip: [10.67.79.47] Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-DLP-FWD: Yes Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 22 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1352223438 news.xs4all.nl 6916 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:37891 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:32834 Steven D'Aprano wrote:=0D=0A> =0D=0A> On Mon, 05 Nov 2012 14:47:47 -0500, D= ennis Lee Bieber wrote:=0D=0A> =0D=0A[snip]=0D=0A> =0D=0A> Nevertheless, I = do tend to prefer underscores to spaces, simply because I=0D=0A> often use = naive tools that treat spaces as separators=2E That is, command=0D=0A> line= shells=2E=0D=0A=0D=0AI visually prefer spaces but it is easier to work wit= h underscores=2E =0D=0AThankfully there are plenty of command line utilitie= s for pattern =0D=0Arenaming that let me shift to and from spaces as necess= ary=2E=0D=0A=0D=0A> =0D=0A> For what it's worth, you can enter any control = character in Unix/Linux=0D=0A> systems with readline in bash using the C-q = key combination=2E Newline=0D=0A> needs a bit of special treatment: you nee= d to wrap the name in single=0D=0A> quotes to stop the newline from being i= nterpreted as the end of the=0D=0A> command=2E=0D=0A> =0D=0A> [steve@ando t= emp]$ touch 'foo=0D=0A> bar'=0D=0A> =0D=0A> To enter the newline, I typed C= trl-Q to tell bash to treat the next=0D=0A> character as a literal, and the= n typed Ctrl-J to get a newline=2E=0D=0A=0D=0AThat sounds complicated, my v= ersion of bash lets me type =0D=0A'foobar' for the same effec= t=2E =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A~Ramit=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0AThis email is confidential a= nd subject to important disclaimers and=0D=0Aconditions including on offers= for the purchase or sale of=0D=0Asecurities, accuracy and completeness of = information, viruses,=0D=0Aconfidentiality, legal privilege, and legal enti= ty disclaimers,=0D=0Aavailable at http://www=2Ejpmorgan=2Ecom/pages/disclos= ures/email=2E