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On 12/18/2011 8:16 PM, Rick Johnson wrote:
> On Dec 18, 7:26 pm, Steven D'Aprano <steve
> +comp.lang.pyt...@pearwood.info> wrote:
>> Not everybody uses editors more advanced than Notepad.
> And they have no excuse for NOT using a better one. Well, except for a
> "foolish consistency" that is!
But what about the example he gave about being logged into a customer's
machine with only ed available? I suppose such fools would not be worthy
of your business.

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