Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!news.etla.org!news.stack.nl!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed4a.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.002 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 1.00; '*S*': 0.00; 'subsequent': 0.05; 'bits': 0.09; 'received:80.91': 0.09; 'received:80.91.229': 0.09; 'received:gmane.org': 0.09; 'received:list': 0.09; 'useless': 0.09; 'wrote': 0.14; 'received:80.91.229.3': 0.16; 'received:plane.gmane.org': 0.16; 'scrub': 0.16; 'throw': 0.16; 'stack': 0.19; 'header:X-Complaints-To:1': 0.27; 'chris': 0.29; '[1]': 0.29; 'subject:the': 0.34; 'but': 0.35; 'ram': 0.36; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'received:org': 0.40; 'superior': 0.69; 'around,': 0.84 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: python-list@python.org From: Dave Angel Subject: Re: __init__ is the initialiser Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2014 19:35:21 -0500 (EST) Organization: news.gmane.org References: <858utviwgs.fsf@benfinney.id.au> <52EC3C40.7080402@stoneleaf.us> <52ec84bc$0$29972$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: dpc6744192077.direcpc.com X-Newsreader: PiaoHong Usenet NewsReaders 1.36 X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 14 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1391387539 news.xs4all.nl 2920 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:57806 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:65301 Chris Angelico Wrote in message: > > > [1] Scrub the RAM clean and return it to the computer, put the 1 bits > onto the stack for subsequent reuse, and throw all the useless 0 bits > out onto the heap. > But don't you realize, we have to keep the zero bits around, so the one bits have someone to feel superior to. -- DaveA