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On Wed, May 27, 2015 at 3:28 AM, Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Yes, how about you taking a permanent holiday rather than bother this list
> with more of your nonsense?

No need to be nasty about it. The suggestion is a plausible one, it
just happens to not fit Python's philosophy. The best response is to
quote Guido's statement on the subject... which is exactly what Laura
already did. :)

ChrisA