Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!weretis.net!feeder1.news.weretis.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.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 0.007 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.99; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:Python': 0.05; 'subject:skip:s 10': 0.05; 'python': 0.09; 'buggy': 0.16; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'wed,': 0.16; 'string': 0.17; 'wrote:': 0.17; 'comparing': 0.17; "haven't": 0.23; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.25; 'message- id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.27; 'noticed': 0.28; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.33; 'received:google.com': 0.34; 'nov': 0.35; 'pm,': 0.35; 'received:209.85': 0.35; 'received:209': 0.37; 'subject:: ': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'header:Received:5': 0.40; 'difference.': 0.84 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=8foxHpGI8Ln1Dl3nd+/7BATVZTcqP/f49un2a4Qp7f8=; b=WAmakE8/G24SRcPA/qNpfH1foiEbtyDutf40GruKgxSc3Sl3boHAOJrx66e5kCuc9r tV5a31CQZc8CVcjQVVY5T8/Tor25Mkn6UCRZkjIa7WNKoxxAvdOFC2n3Gj7vLgxGrihn 93NjsJkd3xvJdVOpQQEfgSTWkwEz19Xd7Bm9MNx9TO8/nEbMFOeoJsLqzS1jQ8gc5vsT 2+jXIemwCuWPU+eW2l5sInVYSNQp4lt9HkYvASBavT/xXDyQVyW0Pd/9zCRd9QVIsEJc LRlmM6bs10v/NFSK69aUL9U02gPyvBfQnnXQtgiCTYlbvTXi1ieUgudflNgleVJZpcM2 dl2g== MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <212572f8-95c0-4e87-b7bd-810206fe5006@googlegroups.com> References: <50a1ddba$0$21742$c3e8da3$76491128@news.astraweb.com> <212572f8-95c0-4e87-b7bd-810206fe5006@googlegroups.com> Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2012 20:07:52 +1100 Subject: Re: stackoverflow quote on Python From: Chris Angelico To: python-list@python.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 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: 9 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1352884075 news.xs4all.nl 6888 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:33642 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:33318 On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 7:56 PM, wrote: > I'am still fascinated by the mathematically absurd "negative > logic" used in and by the flexible string representation > (algorithm). I am still fascinated that you persist in comparing a buggy old Python against a bug-free new Python and haven't noticed the difference. ChrisA