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Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:58:30 +1100
Subject: Re: % is not an operator [was Re: Verbose and flexible args and kwargs syntax]
From: Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
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On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 9:47 PM, Robert Kern <robert.kern@gmail.com> wrote:
>  42 =3D 2 mod 5
> =A02 =3D 42 mod 5

It might make more sense to programmers if you think of it as written:

42 =3D 2, mod 5
2 =3D 42, mod 5

ChrisA