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| Date | Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:43:02 +1000 |
| Subject | Re: Don't feed the troll... |
| From | Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> |
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On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 12:41 AM, <rurpy@yahoo.com> wrote: > On 06/17/2013 01:23 AM, Chris Angelico wrote: >> On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 3:04 PM, Ferrous Cranus <support@superhost.gr> wrote: >>> The only thing i'm feeling guilty is that instead of reading help files and >>> PEP's which seem too technical for me, i prefer the live help of an actual >>> expert human being. >> >> This is definitely a reason to feel guilty. You are asking people to >> provide live help for free, rather than simply reading the >> documentation. > > It is NOT a matter of simply reading the documentation. > I have posted here several times as have many others about > some of the problems the documentation has, especially for > people who don't already know Python. I'm aware the docs aren't perfect. But there's a world of difference between: "Here's my code, tell me what's wrong. TELL ME NOW!!" and "Having trouble understanding this function [link to docs] - I expect X but Y happens". That's what I take issue with. The implication behind Nikos's questions is that he *can't be bothered* reading the docs, which he has explicitly confirmed above. That's nothing to do with "the problems the documentation has"; if Python had perfect documentation, he still wouldn't read it. That is a problem. A major problem. ChrisA
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Re: Don't feed the troll... "D'Arcy J.M. Cain" <darcy@druid.net> - 2013-06-15 07:58 -0400
Re: Don't feed the troll... Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-06-15 15:40 +0000
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Re: Don't feed the troll... Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-06-19 17:07 +1000
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Re: Don't feed the troll... Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick@gmail.com> - 2013-06-17 11:53 -0400
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Re: Don't feed the troll... Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2013-06-17 14:39 +0000
Re: Don't feed the troll... "D'Arcy J.M. Cain" <darcy@druid.net> - 2013-06-17 12:35 -0400
Re: Don't feed the troll... Oscar Benjamin <oscar.j.benjamin@gmail.com> - 2013-06-17 18:42 +0100
Re: Don't feed the troll... Νίκος <support@superhost.gr> - 2013-06-17 20:52 +0300
Re: Don't feed the troll... Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2013-06-18 22:21 +1000
Re: Don't feed the troll... "D'Arcy J.M. Cain" <darcy@druid.net> - 2013-06-15 13:07 -0400
Mailman forwarding (was: Don't feed the troll...) "W. Trevor King" <wking@tremily.us> - 2013-06-15 13:25 -0400
Re: Don't feed the troll... Chris “Kwpolska” Warrick <kwpolska@gmail.com> - 2013-06-15 19:25 +0200
Re: Don't feed the troll... Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-06-15 17:47 +0000
Re: Don't feed the troll... Nick the Gr33k <support@superhost.gr> - 2013-06-15 21:59 +0300
Re: Don't feed the troll... Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-06-16 09:09 +1000
Re: Don't feed the troll... Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-06-16 00:51 +0000
CC etiquette for mailing lists (was: Don't feed the troll...) "W. Trevor King" <wking@tremily.us> - 2013-06-15 21:29 -0400
Re: Don't feed the troll... "D'Arcy J.M. Cain" <darcy@druid.net> - 2013-06-15 13:04 -0400
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