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On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 3:12 AM, rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> wrote:
> Python (and all the other 'cool' languages) dont have gotchas because
> someone malevolently put them there.
> In most cases, the problem is seen too late and the cost of changing
> entrenched code too great.
> Or the problem is clear, the solution is not etc etc.

Or, in many MANY cases, the choice was the right one, but isn't
obvious to everyone.

ChrisA