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Re: New to Python, Help to get script working?

From Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk>
Subject Re: New to Python, Help to get script working?
Date 2013-12-16 09:28 +0000
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On 16/12/2013 08:02, Mark wrote:

The record for double spaced google crap, congratulations.  Mind you, 
it's a great new game this, Spot the Text, much better than I Spy!!!

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My fellow Pythonistas, ask not what our language can do for you, ask 
what you can do for our language.

Mark Lawrence

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New to Python, Help to get script working? Mark <markyshizzle@gmail.com> - 2013-12-14 20:51 -0800
  Re: New to Python, Help to get script working? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-12-15 05:03 +0000
  Re: New to Python, Help to get script working? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-15 16:06 +1100
  Re: New to Python, Help to get script working? Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2013-12-15 15:25 +0000
  Re: New to Python, Help to get script working? Mark <markyshizzle@gmail.com> - 2013-12-15 13:19 -0800
    Re: New to Python, Help to get script working? Mark <markyshizzle@gmail.com> - 2013-12-15 13:31 -0800
      Re: New to Python, Help to get script working? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-16 09:10 +1100
      Re: New to Python, Help to get script working? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-12-16 01:37 +0000
        Re: New to Python, Help to get script working? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-16 13:33 +1100
          Re: New to Python, Help to get script working? Mark <markyshizzle@gmail.com> - 2013-12-15 23:09 -0800
            Re: New to Python, Help to get script working? Mark <markyshizzle@gmail.com> - 2013-12-15 23:43 -0800
              Re: New to Python, Help to get script working? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-16 18:47 +1100
              Re: New to Python, Help to get script working? Mark <markyshizzle@gmail.com> - 2013-12-15 23:48 -0800
                Re: New to Python, Help to get script working? Mark <markyshizzle@gmail.com> - 2013-12-15 23:52 -0800
                Re: New to Python, Help to get script working? Mark <markyshizzle@gmail.com> - 2013-12-15 23:55 -0800
                Re: New to Python, Help to get script working? Mark <markyshizzle@gmail.com> - 2013-12-16 00:02 -0800
                Re: New to Python, Help to get script working? "Frank Millman" <frank@chagford.com> - 2013-12-16 10:38 +0200
                Re: New to Python, Help to get script working? Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-12-16 09:28 +0000
                Re: New to Python, Help to get script working? Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2013-12-16 10:19 -0500
                Re: New to Python, Help to get script working? Mark <markyshizzle@gmail.com> - 2013-12-16 12:25 -0800
                Re: New to Python, Help to get script working? rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2013-12-16 17:05 -0800
                Re: New to Python, Help to get script working? Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2013-12-16 21:05 -0500
                Re: New to Python, Help to get script working? Mark <markyshizzle@gmail.com> - 2013-12-17 03:05 -0800
                Re: New to Python, Help to get script working? rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2013-12-17 09:13 -0800
            Re: New to Python, Help to get script working? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-16 18:43 +1100
            Re: New to Python, Help to get script working? Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-12-17 09:33 -0800
              Re: New to Python, Help to get script working? Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick@gmail.com> - 2013-12-17 12:40 -0500
                Re: New to Python, Help to get script working? Mark <markyshizzle@gmail.com> - 2013-12-18 14:46 -0800

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