Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed2a.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!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 0.134 X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.77; '*S*': 0.03; 'subject:Python': 0.06; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.11; 'alert': 0.16; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'mon,': 0.24; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'header :In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'am,': 0.29; 'see,': 0.30; 'message- id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; 'quite': 0.32; 'level.': 0.33; 'role': 0.34; 'but': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'presently': 0.38; 'question,': 0.38; 'mar': 0.68; 'usa': 0.69; '2015': 0.84; 'played': 0.84; 'subject:Practices': 0.84; 'that)': 0.84; 'to:none': 0.92 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:cc :content-type; bh=XGnJzVrTyZC9/6PMuh7qqiqOo7z5c8ABTzdJV+tI7mM=; b=dzbpBvLQzf3s+eiTm9PON7TzcvCHIYvlTrShdmJY/tDjpFegP5yTd0JEkF7EWz2ika ixlSVs1EA/x6khIjdlQ6f02+llX9s/fU6JpghLxXPwVYpaFhjtwfOHqbApgtIoq3L8xf HNc/IrTECdmIPsN2jZyo4uocJh7JZVgRVxWmDt7YlKkNwkfZNWD7Nxdgt6RU3+08ELXt c9touVRCgJy/ak5Xl161pqv65GZTS5D1cKJrjwuS0IFgWURs5A50f0yzcpT9GsAu1u7R wAVZlrYWBE75s0h8tDWXx3KO005GioHfgpTnZISzhdcHV1upmyilTolrnu2WE2QkNIkf 51Rw== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.107.136.80 with SMTP id k77mr16966748iod.53.1425241582950; Sun, 01 Mar 2015 12:26:22 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <87ioem8ftg.fsf@elektro.pacujo.net> <54f2c9c6$0$12991$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <8761ak7kxm.fsf@elektro.pacujo.net> Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2015 07:26:22 +1100 Subject: Re: Python Worst Practices From: Chris Angelico Cc: "python-list@python.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.19 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: 10 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1425241591 news.xs4all.nl 2964 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:44155 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:86677 On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 7:16 AM, alister wrote: > Last time I was is the USA I had a local ask me which state London was > in! (heck I know they only bother with their own history but I though we > played quite an important role in that) See, that wasn't a geographic question, it was one of security alert level. He wanted to know if London was presently in a state of alarm. ChrisA