Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0

From	Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com>
Subject	Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0
Date	2013-12-23 07:27 -0500
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On 12/22/13 6:57 PM, Rick Johnson wrote:
> Even IF you are presented with a small snippet of code that
> include the identifier for the return value, you still
> cannot be certain that extrapolating meaning from an
> identifier*alone*  will give you the insight to remove all
> ambiguity.
>
> For example, let's say the return value is "proceed" and
> attached to name spelled "flag". Do you really think you can
> extrapolate the purpose of that value being returned?
>
> "proceed" with what?
>
>      Proceed counting unicorns?
>      Proceed raising exceptions?
>      Proceed extrapolating to infinity and beyond?!
>
> You can guess, but that is all. Which brings us full circle
> to the problem at hand.

You seem to be arguing that the original question didn't have enough 
information to be usefully answered.  You are doing this after the OP 
got an answer he was pleased with.

Yes, the question had some ambiguity.  That's why other people engaged 
with him to get to a useful point.  Waxing philosophically about the 
impossibility of asking the question isn't helpful.

-- 
Ned Batchelder, http://nedbatchelder.com

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cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Frank Cui <ycui@outlook.com> - 2013-12-22 15:37 -0300
  Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-22 14:17 -0500
    Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-12-22 19:31 +0000
      Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-22 15:05 -0500
        Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Cameron Simpson <cs@zip.com.au> - 2013-12-23 08:39 +1100
          Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-22 16:53 -0500
            Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Cameron Simpson <cs@zip.com.au> - 2013-12-23 09:11 +1100
            Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2013-12-22 22:10 -0500
            Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-23 14:22 +1100
            Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-12-23 03:43 +0000
            Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-23 14:45 +1100
            Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-12-23 03:54 +0000
            Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-23 14:59 +1100
    RE: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Frank Cui <ycui@outlook.com> - 2013-12-22 16:10 -0300
    Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2013-12-22 14:49 -0500
      Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-12-23 00:08 +0000
    RE: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Frank Cui <ycui@outlook.com> - 2013-12-22 16:35 -0300
      Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2013-12-23 13:30 +1300
  Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-12-22 14:27 -0800
    RE: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Frank Cui <ycui@outlook.com> - 2013-12-22 19:14 -0300
    Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-23 09:51 +1100
    Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-12-22 23:02 +0000
      Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-12-22 15:57 -0800
        Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2013-12-23 07:27 -0500
        Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-12-23 12:44 +0000
  Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-12-23 00:25 +0000
    Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-22 20:24 -0500
      Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-23 12:35 +1100
      Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-12-23 13:33 +1100
        Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-23 14:09 +1100
        Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-22 23:57 -0500
          Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-23 16:09 +1100
          Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2013-12-23 04:45 -0800
            Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-23 10:10 -0500
              Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2013-12-23 08:00 -0800
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-26 20:37 -0500
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-27 12:44 +1100
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2013-12-26 21:20 -0500
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-27 13:27 +1100
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-26 23:29 -0500
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-27 15:40 +1100
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2013-12-27 11:15 -0500
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-27 11:42 -0500
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2013-12-27 22:39 +0530
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-28 08:24 +1100
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 pecore@pascolo.net - 2013-12-28 00:59 +0100
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Gene Heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com> - 2013-12-27 19:12 -0500
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2013-12-26 20:50 -0600
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-12-27 15:39 +1100
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-27 15:45 +1100
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-27 00:05 -0500
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-27 16:15 +1100
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-27 00:41 -0500
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-12-27 18:00 +0000
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2013-12-30 17:36 +0000
              Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-12-24 04:05 +1100
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-23 11:03 -0800
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-24 06:12 +1100
                RE: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Nick Cash <nick.cash@npcinternational.com> - 2013-12-23 19:31 +0000
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-12-24 14:41 +1100
                Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-23 22:58 -0500
              Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2013-12-23 18:45 +0100
          Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-12-23 13:20 +0000
        Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2013-12-23 04:38 -0800
        Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2013-12-23 10:12 -0500
          Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-12-24 04:13 +1100
        Re: cascading python executions only if return code is 0 Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-12-23 15:22 +0000

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