Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!news.stack.nl!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed4.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!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 0.008 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.98; '*S*': 0.00; ';-)': 0.03; 'subject:Python': 0.06; 'subject:Why': 0.09; '-tkc': 0.16; '6502': 0.16; ':-d': 0.16; 'from:name:tim chase': 0.16; 'momentarily': 0.16; 'naming': 0.16; 'registers.': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'variable': 0.18; 'stack': 0.19; 'pointer': 0.24; 'subject:like': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'instruction': 0.29; 'tim': 0.29; 'forgot': 0.30; 'chase': 0.31; 'guess': 0.33; 'could': 0.34; 'charset:us-ascii': 0.36; 'apple': 0.38; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'making': 0.63; 'registers': 0.68; 'received:50.22': 0.84; 'luxury': 0.91 Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2013 08:52:08 -0600 From: Tim Chase To: python-list@python.org Subject: Re: Why Python is like C++ In-Reply-To: <20131221084346.5195e911@bigbox.christie.dr> References: <20131221084346.5195e911@bigbox.christie.dr> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.8.1 (GTK+ 2.24.10; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - boston.accountservergroup.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - python.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - thechases.com X-Get-Message-Sender-Via: boston.accountservergroup.com: authenticated_id: tim@thechases.com 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: 12 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1387637461 news.xs4all.nl 2946 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:55908 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:62494 On 2013-12-21 08:43, Tim Chase wrote: > Then there's the 6502 assembly on that Apple with its 2 user-facing > registers (plus the Instruction Pointer and Stack Pointer), so I > guess you could say that it has 1-bit variable names ;-) Doh, forgot momentarily that the 6502 had X, Y, and A, making THREE registers. ooh, the luxury of 2-bit naming conventions! :-D -tkc