Groups | Search | Server Info | Keyboard shortcuts | Login | Register [http] [https] [nntp] [nntps]

Groups > comp.lang.python > #108395

Re: Python is an Equal Opportunity Programming Language

Path csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!not-for-mail
From Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Subject Re: Python is an Equal Opportunity Programming Language
Date Mon, 9 May 2016 08:17:36 +1000
Lines 27
Message-ID <mailman.535.1462745859.32212.python-list@python.org> (permalink)
References <ngg56k$t7f$1@ger.gmane.org> <mailman.413.1462474786.32212.python-list@python.org> <d2733a28-f4d9-491b-b04c-2fed46d4bde5@googlegroups.com> <572d620a$0$1617$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <dp5h53F7udrU1@mid.individual.net> <87zis2i751.fsf@elektro.pacujo.net> <572e06e3$0$1605$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <CAPTjJmpiXMQDOizPrLY3BCq52ZohusM1PCdSVWgSLo=p8bA4yw@mail.gmail.com> <mailman.455.1462635499.32212.python-list@python.org> <87lh3lj1ye.fsf@elektro.pacujo.net> <572f2c25$0$1589$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <96444428-5553-4471-929e-ec800e09d428@googlegroups.com> <572F7677.2080006@icloud.com> <20160508124812.45873aa4@bigbox.christie.dr> <CAPTjJmosikWy06hVqexQ64abyu+p7eaJ-jPTVrExs4PqdLidiQ@mail.gmail.com>
Mime-Version 1.0
Content-Type text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding quoted-printable
X-Trace news.uni-berlin.de k9WBCCZb7EBc9q6VqWThLQQNUUWZ17fqZ6N0EGSSO4lw==
Return-Path <rosuav@gmail.com>
X-Original-To python-list@python.org
Delivered-To python-list@mail.python.org
X-Spam-Status OK 0.007
X-Spam-Evidence '*H*': 0.99; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:Python': 0.05; 'line:': 0.07; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.09; '"in': 0.09; 'python': 0.10; '2016': 0.16; 'americans': 0.16; 'curious.': 0.16; 'fluent': 0.16; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'least.': 0.16; 'received:io': 0.16; 'received:psf.io': 0.16; 'scripts.': 0.16; 'subject:Language': 0.16; 'subject:Programming': 0.16; 'thought.': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.16; 'script.': 0.18; ';-)': 0.18; '>>>': 0.20; 'cc:2**0': 0.20; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.20; 'am,': 0.23; 'tim': 0.24; 'written': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.24; 'mon,': 0.24; 'wonder': 0.27; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.27; 'chase': 0.29; 'received:google.com': 0.35; '8bit%:86': 0.35; 'there': 0.36; 'received:209.85': 0.36; 'closing': 0.36; 'subject:: ': 0.37; 'america': 0.37; 'received:209': 0.38; 'close': 0.61; 'today,': 0.62; 'more': 0.63; 'skip:\xe2 10': 0.70; 'useful.': 0.72; 'chrisa': 0.84; 'latin': 0.84; 'numerals': 0.84; 'to:none': 0.91; '8bit%:90': 0.93; 'good,': 0.93; 'hands': 0.96
DKIM-Signature v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:cc :content-transfer-encoding; bh=jbBeHwKlCYMOTrBf/w6wnRiUEYcgsnBfnmgsh1m3aTU=; b=QNnepbG80d88qERNKtTKTI/80PVxe2fgEh7Cub8Qgv1nSkbYtOd18XuCt/k9sFqNJB 6Xvy8a5yLe1uVcusORRDQi9//Yair4uuoWTb/ArOGyzBlqB2K0x4Omadz8h7fHJ5T7+E PezyeMwtYqfTxsk+tj8+Usk5/0MeBITP2ISNVEU+452sYHhPbcPBVaJL9h2kGELFTTsk cpajVdg++GVf9t2xIlubzU3SevmWDEMMIAKYvDUezxgWQAJ/yPguB/AZEo1Q3dknObVm swz1yqPz3LGAieNHAz8oXXfa1u9+w3CVSh1w8oRJJXfzCwg4XcrpVQH1aiBbYdbWtWrq 2enw==
X-Google-DKIM-Signature v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:cc:content-transfer-encoding; bh=jbBeHwKlCYMOTrBf/w6wnRiUEYcgsnBfnmgsh1m3aTU=; b=cY1g1ooyedborYM0QtxR3u8tGWOJB1kDke/c5H7T2rMBjaPUdsnfIAHQpzcRgT63ya CzZ22UcpYmCoUpcAQ/3sYI7nwfW6DQhLT6IrJzx7rC3BzAotvcyj6LBf8+bW+Me0E53S J2nfslgL2RBhH9nKo4jHBl/RRnicAPRws2ypQ1QTUnpFvmTfFf9Qsz05xpqTznKDyftf WTxYGog3haMLGjl/oZNufqsvpGXX144VuFoEA4VzKDcYkRitqjW99QhaLxQv2UANEC9o Is4J0K2elP524Y3OzoTZcpE1YJxkyvR+BbugP7/3Ra2KV4cNW26DpvBjHKtOKHlDg4y4 GIAw==
X-Gm-Message-State AOPr4FV86b+aSEbwVqM2XjqOjYqkoTdS6o088+8/t1XNyrAmoW5L6S0/yycaX/WJ3UhXHKpD9GgtPyqsNcZJhQ==
X-Received by 10.112.198.72 with SMTP id ja8mr13461649lbc.112.1462745857069; Sun, 08 May 2016 15:17:37 -0700 (PDT)
In-Reply-To <20160508124812.45873aa4@bigbox.christie.dr>
X-BeenThere python-list@python.org
X-Mailman-Version 2.1.22
Precedence list
List-Id General discussion list for the Python programming language <python-list.python.org>
List-Unsubscribe <https://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 <https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list>, <mailto:python-list-request@python.org?subject=subscribe>
X-Mailman-Original-Message-ID <CAPTjJmosikWy06hVqexQ64abyu+p7eaJ-jPTVrExs4PqdLidiQ@mail.gmail.com>
X-Mailman-Original-References <ngg56k$t7f$1@ger.gmane.org> <mailman.413.1462474786.32212.python-list@python.org> <d2733a28-f4d9-491b-b04c-2fed46d4bde5@googlegroups.com> <572d620a$0$1617$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <dp5h53F7udrU1@mid.individual.net> <87zis2i751.fsf@elektro.pacujo.net> <572e06e3$0$1605$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <CAPTjJmpiXMQDOizPrLY3BCq52ZohusM1PCdSVWgSLo=p8bA4yw@mail.gmail.com> <mailman.455.1462635499.32212.python-list@python.org> <87lh3lj1ye.fsf@elektro.pacujo.net> <572f2c25$0$1589$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <96444428-5553-4471-929e-ec800e09d428@googlegroups.com> <572F7677.2080006@icloud.com> <20160508124812.45873aa4@bigbox.christie.dr>
Xref csiph.com comp.lang.python:108395

Show key headers only | View raw

On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 3:48 AM, Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> wrote:
> On ⅯⅯⅩⅥ-Ⅴ-Ⅷ Ⅹ:ⅩⅩⅤ, Christopher Reimer wrote:
>>> Closing line: "In America today, the only thing more terrifying
>>> than foreigners is...math."
>>> Wonder how close to terrorists pythonists are
>>
>> I wonder how many Americans are aware that they use Hindu-Arabic
>> numerals in daily transactions?
>
> There must be Ⅽ good reasons not to succumb to those "terrorist"
> numerals.  I can name Ⅰ or Ⅱ other numeric systems that are just as
> useful. ;-)

Hands up those of you who are fluent in Latin. *looks around* Hmm, a
couple! More than I thought.

Hands up those of you who've written Python scripts. Yep, good, good,
now I know you're all awake, at least.

Now, hands up those who've used Latin script.

Hmm, curious.

ChrisA

Back to comp.lang.python | Previous | Next — Previous in thread | Next in thread | Find similar | Unroll thread

Thread

Python is an Equal Opportunity Programming Language Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2016-05-05 14:59 -0400
  Re: Python is an Equal Opportunity Programming Language beliavsky@aol.com - 2016-05-06 13:35 -0700
    Re: Python is an Equal Opportunity Programming Language Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2016-05-06 14:07 -0700
      Re: Python is an Equal Opportunity Programming Language beliavsky@aol.com - 2016-05-06 14:45 -0700
        Re: Python is an Equal Opportunity Programming Language alex wright <wrightalexw@gmail.com> - 2016-05-06 18:20 -0400
    Re: Python is an Equal Opportunity Programming Language Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2016-05-07 13:33 +1000
      Re: Python is an Equal Opportunity Programming Language Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2016-05-07 14:04 +1000
      Re: Python is an Equal Opportunity Programming Language John Wong <gokoproject@gmail.com> - 2016-05-07 00:25 -0400
      Re: Python is an Equal Opportunity Programming Language Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2016-05-07 18:43 +1200
        Re: Python is an Equal Opportunity Programming Language Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2016-05-07 00:07 -0700
        Re: Python is an Equal Opportunity Programming Language Stephen Hansen <me+python@ixokai.io> - 2016-05-07 01:02 -0700
          Re: Python is an Equal Opportunity Programming Language Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2016-05-07 23:52 +1200
          Re: Python is an Equal Opportunity Programming Language beliavsky@aol.com - 2016-05-08 03:22 -0700
            Re: Python is an Equal Opportunity Programming Language Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2016-05-09 02:27 +1000
              Re: Python is an Equal Opportunity Programming Language Christopher Reimer <christopher_reimer@icloud.com> - 2016-05-08 10:34 -0700
        Re: Python is an Equal Opportunity Programming Language Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-05-07 11:50 +0300
          Re: Python is an Equal Opportunity Programming Language Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2016-05-08 01:16 +1000
            Re: Python is an Equal Opportunity Programming Language Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2016-05-08 01:38 +1000
              Re: Python is an Equal Opportunity Programming Language Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-05-07 18:57 +0300
                Re: Python is an Equal Opportunity Programming Language Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2016-05-08 22:08 +1000
                Re: Python is an Equal Opportunity Programming Language Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2016-05-08 08:09 -0700
                Re: Python is an Equal Opportunity Programming Language Christopher Reimer <christopher_reimer@icloud.com> - 2016-05-08 10:25 -0700
                Re: Python is an Equal Opportunity Programming Language Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2016-05-08 12:48 -0500
                Re: Python is an Equal Opportunity Programming Language Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2016-05-09 08:17 +1000
            Re: Python is an Equal Opportunity Programming Language Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-05-07 18:48 +0300
            Re: Python is an Equal Opportunity Programming Language Random832 <random832@fastmail.com> - 2016-05-07 14:40 -0400
              Re: Python is an Equal Opportunity Programming Language Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2016-05-08 12:43 +1000
                Re: Python is an Equal Opportunity Programming Language Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2016-05-08 13:15 +1000
                Re: Python is an Equal Opportunity Programming Language Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-05-08 09:58 +0300
                Re: Python is an Equal Opportunity Programming Language Christopher Reimer <christopher_reimer@icloud.com> - 2016-05-08 10:14 -0700
                Re: Python is an Equal Opportunity Programming Language Random832 <random832@fastmail.com> - 2016-05-07 23:40 -0400
                Re: Python is an Equal Opportunity Programming Language Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-05-08 10:06 +0300
                Re: Python is an Equal Opportunity Programming Language Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2016-05-08 19:07 +1000

csiph-web