Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!news.albasani.net!newsfeed.freenet.ag!news2.euro.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed5.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail
Return-Path: <rosuav@gmail.com>
X-Original-To: python-list@python.org
Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org
X-Spam-Status: OK 0.075
X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.85; '*S*': 0.00; 'received:209.85.210.174': 0.13; 'received:mail-iy0-f174.google.com': 0.13; '"import': 0.16; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'subject:PyPI': 0.16; '\xa0in': 0.16; 'wed,': 0.17; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'jan': 0.19; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.22; 'message- id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.28; 'pm,': 0.29; 'carrying': 0.30; 'chris': 0.30; 'does': 0.32; 'objects': 0.32; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.34; 'modules': 0.35; '...': 0.36; 'subject:with': 0.36; 'received:google.com': 0.37; 'somewhat': 0.38; 'received:209.85': 0.38; 'else': 0.39; 'received:209': 0.40; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.40; 'order': 0.62; 'war': 0.66; '2012': 0.67; 'rights': 0.70; 'sommers': 0.84; 'war.': 0.91
DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=IjBpjFEIuYoPfqSpRGSPRY0OpwfM6HrV5Qg5qoOWRIw=; b=YeRGuahYZPZdQWgrzqPOYIBZzNfKHi6z3H7eJ/I7dxyLTisCd27jLiav9x8EakQ+fB ov9L1GI6POybsnOoLDjVq4QVLnqlERwSe/m7qXarn+zObMOEXieYEKU1RTkKWO5rhQYb Yx2WH9cvLdX4H8YVA25SnxNlCJCb5MjHIMlEE=
MIME-Version: 1.0
In-Reply-To: <pan.2012.01.04.03.04.36@tombstonezero.net>
References: <CAGjo3NNsRVHd-P87qjn30VZX7mmAxgE4UVefEOo_jpFL3TNPew@mail.gmail.com> <mailman.4310.1325506835.27778.python-list@python.org> <87hb0d28j8.fsf@benfinney.id.au> <mailman.4318.1325537848.27778.python-list@python.org> <87aa6522au.fsf@benfinney.id.au> <4f02ba8d$0$29880$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <8762gs1mag.fsf@benfinney.id.au> <4f03ad75$0$11122$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com> <878vloz0zi.fsf@benfinney.id.au> <CAPTjJmoaA=6yFbyUt3RuDeRJ0m7vV2J+k0919dgDEiBN=euqUQ@mail.gmail.com> <pan.2012.01.04.03.04.36@tombstonezero.net>
Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2012 14:31:51 +1100
Subject: Re: Spamming PyPI with stupid packages
From: Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
To: python-list@python.org
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12
Precedence: list
List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language <python-list.python.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-list>, <mailto:python-list-request@python.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list>
List-Post: <mailto:python-list@python.org>
List-Help: <mailto:python-list-request@python.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list>, <mailto:python-list-request@python.org?subject=subscribe>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.python
Message-ID: <mailman.4399.1325647914.27778.python-list@python.org>
Lines: 18
NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6
X-Trace: 1325647914 news.xs4all.nl 6957 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:60336
X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl
Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.python:18486

On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 2:06 PM, Dan Sommers <dan@tombstonezero.net> wrote:
> On Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:37:24 +1100, Chris Angelico wrote:
>
>> And "import pickle" objectifies pickles ...
>
> Not quite: =A0"import pickle" merely readies the machinery that objectifi=
es
> pickles. =A0In order to objectify a pickle, you have to call pickle.loads=
:

Modules are objects too!!!

*marches around carrying signs proclaiming Rights for Modules*

Does anybody else feel that this holy war is somewhat pointless? Oh
wait. Holy war. "Pointless" is redundant.

ChrisA