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Re: question about input() and/or raw_input()

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On Sunday 19 January 2014 15:11:52 Larry Martell did opine:

> On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 12:17 PM, Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> 
wrote:
> > On 19/01/2014 18:15, Grant Edwards wrote:
> >> On 2014-01-19, Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> >>> Actually, to go off at a tangent, I'm just getting into GUIs via
> >>> wxPython.  I've discovered there are distinct advantages having to
> >>> write endless lines of code just to get a piece of data.  For
> >>> example on a Sunday it helps pass the time between the two sessions
> >>> of the Masters Snooker final being shown on TV.
> >> 
> >> Fair enough, but what do you do to pass the time _during_ Snooker
> >> being shown on TV?
> >> 
> >> I can still remember the point in my first trip to the UK when I
> >> accidentally stumbled across darts on TV. Given the endless variety
> >> (and quantity) of pointless crap that people watch here in the US, I
> >> can't really explain why I was so baffled and amused by darts on TV
> >> -- but I was.
> > 
> > Just no comparison, darts and snooker.  This is excellent though
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHnBppccI0o
> 
> Now that we're way off on the tangent of what some people consider
> boring and others don't, I'm really looking forward to watching
> curling in the upcoming Olympics.

I have Larry, and the suspense is not good for those with high blood 
pressure.

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question about input() and/or raw_input() Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-01-18 13:30 -0500
  Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-01-18 18:41 +0000
  Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Emile van Sebille <emile@fenx.com> - 2014-01-18 10:49 -0800
  Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2014-01-18 20:05 +0100
  Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2014-01-18 16:33 -0500
    Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2014-01-19 16:14 +0000
      Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2014-01-19 12:12 -0500
        Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2014-01-19 17:42 +0000
          Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-01-20 04:59 +1100
  Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2014-01-18 21:17 -0500
  Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-01-19 13:46 +1100
  Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-01-18 20:15 -0800
    Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-01-19 15:21 +1100
      Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-01-18 20:43 -0800
        Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-01-19 15:59 +1100
          Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-01-19 00:26 -0800
            Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-01-19 21:39 +1100
            Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2014-01-19 08:14 -0800
            Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-01-20 03:38 +1100
            Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2014-01-19 09:50 -0800
            Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-01-20 05:41 +1100
            Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2014-01-19 11:16 -0800
  Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-01-19 06:24 +0000
  Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-01-19 18:07 +0000
    Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2014-01-19 18:15 +0000
      Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-01-19 13:37 -0500
        Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-01-20 05:43 +1100
        Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2014-01-19 19:11 +0000
        Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Gene Heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com> - 2014-01-19 15:09 -0500
      Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-01-19 19:17 +0000
      Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Larry Martell <larry.martell@gmail.com> - 2014-01-19 12:24 -0700
      Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-01-19 19:29 +0000
  Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Gene Heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com> - 2014-01-19 15:12 -0500
  Re: question about input() and/or raw_input() Larry Martell <larry.martell@gmail.com> - 2014-01-19 13:22 -0700

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