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On Fri, 24 Jan 2014 19:06:55 -0800 (PST), Rustom Mody
<rustompmody@gmail.com> declaimed the following:

>On Saturday, January 25, 2014 8:12:41 AM UTC+5:30, kvxd...@gmail.com wrote:
>> Alright. I have the code here. Now, I just want to note that the code was not designed to work "quickly" or be very well-written. It was rushed, as I only had a few days to finish the work, and by the time I wrote the program, I hadn't worked with Python (which I never had TOO much experience with anyways) for a while. (About a year, maybe?) It was a bit foolish to take up the project, but here's the code anyways:
>
><snipped>
>
>Ewwww!

	I think my reaction was more guttural -- <barf!>

>
>If you (or anyone with basic python experience) rewrites that code, it will become
>1/50th the size and all that you call 'code' will reside in data files.
>
>That can mean one of json, xml, yml, ini, pickle, ini, csv  etc
>
>If you need further help in understanding/choosing, post back

	Heck, at the very least turn all those xxxx_99 variables into single
lists.... The posted code looks like something from 1968 K&K BASIC.

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