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Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 20:59:17 +1000
Subject: Re: python 3 constant
From: Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
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2011/6/25 Waldek M. <wm@localhost.localdomain>:
> Dnia Fri, 24 Jun 2011 08:00:06 +1000, Chris Angelico napisa=B3(a):
>>> Yup, got the sarcasm, that's for sure.
>>> But your point was...?
>>
>> That if you want something, there's usually a way to get it.
>> Sometimes, giving someone what they want - or showing them how to get
>> it - makes it obvious to them whether or not they really want it.
>>
>> Chris Angelico
>
> Usually, it does. But presenting me with a fake and
> obviously-not-logical-and-useful version of constants didn't really
> say anything about why is having constants such a bad idea :-)
> Just like presenting me with a rotten apple doesn't prove
> anything general about that fruit.

In all seriousness, sometimes adding features to one language is best
done by dropping to another. This is probably not as useful in
interpreted languages like Python, but I have on multiple occasions
run code through the C preprocessor as part of my compilation process,
as per my example.

ChrisA