Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!weretis.net!feeder4.news.weretis.net!ecngs!feeder2.ecngs.de!newsfeed.freenet.ag!news2.euro.net!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 0.042 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.92; '*S*': 0.00; 'received:134': 0.05; 'root': 0.05; 'say,': 0.05; 'seemed': 0.09; 'subject:extra': 0.09; 'subject:string': 0.09; 'language.': 0.14; 'random': 0.14; "wouldn't": 0.14; 'subject: \n ': 0.16; 'subject:when': 0.16; 'wording': 0.16; 'subject:python': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'wed,': 0.18; '>>>': 0.22; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.23; '(or': 0.24; 'question': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'point': 0.28; 'chris': 0.29; 'words': 0.29; 'subject:list': 0.30; 'raised': 0.31; 'way?': 0.31; 'anyone': 0.31; 'maybe': 0.34; 'subject:from': 0.34; 'could': 0.34; 'problem': 0.35; 'problem.': 0.35; 'something': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'much.': 0.36; 'too': 0.37; 'list': 0.37; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; 'pm,': 0.38; 'quote': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'mailing': 0.39; 'negative': 0.60; 'course': 0.61; 'real': 0.63; 'email addr:yahoo.com': 0.64; 'our': 0.64; 'face': 0.64; 'talking': 0.65; 'money': 0.72; 'consequences': 0.74; 'jul': 0.74; 'yourself': 0.78; "customers'": 0.84; 'pardon': 0.84; 'remarks': 0.84; 'subject:space': 0.84; '2013': 0.98 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AqAEAAT301GGuA9G/2dsb2JhbABashaSG4EVgxcBAQVuChELGAkPBw8JAwIBAgEzEhMGAgKHeQMPsmGIB4x8gnAWAoNVA5VmgWSGDoYShSWDEw Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2013 12:04:19 +0200 From: Antoon Pardon User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux i686; rv:10.0.12) Gecko/20130116 Icedove/10.0.12 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: python-list@python.org Subject: Re: python adds an extra half space when reading from a string or list References: <51d17954$0$29999$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <51d1a173$0$29999$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <51D1D484.5070309@rece.vub.ac.be> <51D27FB9.7040406@rece.vub.ac.be> <51D2C113.6070105@rece.vub.ac.be> <1264cfb9-f451-40e3-9d59-0619547c8138@googlegroups.com> <51D3ED24.9030202@rece.vub.ac.be> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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: 34 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1372845878 news.xs4all.nl 15922 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:42335 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:49718 Op 03-07-13 11:45, Chris Angelico schreef: > On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 7:21 PM, Antoon Pardon > wrote: >> Op 03-07-13 02:30, rurpy@yahoo.com schreef: >>> If your going to point out something negative about someone >>> then do so politely. Ask yourself if you were pointing out >>> incompetence to your boss (or anyone else where impoliteness >>> could have real consequences for you) if you would say, >>> "you're incompetent." >> And so we shift from no problem speaking bluntly or clearly >> to wording it in a way that wouldn't antagonize your boss >> too much. >> >> Off course that would also mean throwing out remarks like: >> >> ] You have betrayed the trust of all your customers. >> >> Which seemed to be accepted on this list without a problem. > If my boss gave a random stranger from a mailing list the root > password to one of our servers, I would say to his face that he had > betrayed his (our) customers' trust. I would say it with strong > emphasis and a raised tone, too, and no small heat. The words you > quote above are perfectly factual and, in my opinion, business-like > language. > > ChrisA But the real question of course is, would your boss see it that way? Maybe your boss would, but talking about a random boss, I wouldn't bet any money on it. -- Antoon Pardon