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Re: what does 'a=b=c=[]' do

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From Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com>
Date Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:22:49 -0700
Subject Re: what does 'a=b=c=[]' do
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On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 8:40 PM, alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Dec 23, 12:59 pm, Ian Kelly <ian.g.ke...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> It's only irrelevant in the immediate context of the code you posted.
>> But when Joe Novice sees your code and likes it and duplicates it a
>> million times
>
> I'm sorry, but I'm not going to modify my coding style for the sake of
> bad programmers.

Nobody is asking you to modify your coding style.  The request is that
you not throw it up as an example without mentioning the important
caveats.

Also, novice programmer == bad programmer?

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    Re: what does 'a=b=c=[]' do Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-12-21 23:48 +0000
      Re: what does 'a=b=c=[]' do Thomas Rachel <nutznetz-0c1b6768-bfa9-48d5-a470-7603bd3aa915@spamschutz.glglgl.de> - 2011-12-24 19:41 +0100
        Re: what does 'a=b=c=[]' do Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-12-25 13:16 +0000
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  Re: what does 'a=b=c=[]' do Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-12-21 23:44 +0000
    Re: what does 'a=b=c=[]' do Eric <einazaki668@yahoo.com> - 2011-12-22 20:27 -0800
  Re: what does 'a=b=c=[]' do alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2011-12-21 16:50 -0800
    Re: what does 'a=b=c=[]' do Rolf Camps <rolf@roce.be> - 2011-12-22 09:51 +0100
      Re: what does 'a=b=c=[]' do alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2011-12-22 18:10 -0800
        Re: what does 'a=b=c=[]' do Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2011-12-22 19:59 -0700
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              Re: what does 'a=b=c=[]' do Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2011-12-23 13:13 +0000
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                Re: Early and late binding [was Re: what does 'a=b=c=[]' do] Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2011-12-23 17:03 +0000
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