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Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 16:28:05 +1100
Subject: Re: copy on write
From: Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
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On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 4:04 PM, Steven D'Aprano
<steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> wrote:
> No matter what Python did, somebody would complain.

+1

This is, I think, the ultimate truth of the matter.

ChrisA