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Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2014 07:09:14 +1100
Subject: Re: __init__ is the initialiser
From: Tim Delaney <timothy.c.delaney@gmail.com>
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On 1 February 2014 23:28, Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> wrote:
>
> You are looking at things from an accurate-down-to-the-last-footnote
> detailed point of view (and have provided some footnotes!).  That's a very
> valuable and important point of view.  It's just not how most programmers
> approach the language.
>

This is the *language reference* that is being discussed. It documents the
intended semantics of the language. We most certainly should strive to
ensure that it is accurate-down-to-the-last-footnote - any difference
between the reference documentation and the implementation is a bug in
either the documentation or the implementation.

Tim Delaney

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 1=
 February 2014 23:28, Ned Batchelder <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailt=
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pan> wrote:<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;bor=
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You are looking at things from an accurate-down-to-the-last-<u></u>footnote=
 detailed point of view (and have provided some footnotes!). =C2=A0That&#39=
;s a very valuable and important point of view. =C2=A0It&#39;s just not how=
 most programmers approach the language.<br>
</blockquote><div><br></div><div>This is the *language reference* that is b=
eing discussed. It documents the intended semantics of the language. We mos=
t certainly should strive to ensure that it is accurate-down-to-the-last-fo=
otnote - any difference between the reference documentation and the impleme=
ntation is a bug in either the documentation or the implementation.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Tim Delaney=C2=A0</div></div></div></div>

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