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On 2/8/14 9:56 PM, David Hutto wrote:
>
>
>
> On Sat, Feb 8, 2014 at 8:25 PM, Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com
> <mailto:rustompmody@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     On Sunday, February 9, 2014 4:15:50 AM UTC+5:30, David Hutto wrote:
>      > One could argue that if you're parsing a particular file, a very
>     large one, that those 9 bytes can go into the optimization of
>     parsing aforementioned file. Of, course we have faster processors,
>     so why care?
>      > Because it goes into the optimization of the code one is
>     'developing' in python.
>
>     Yes... There are cases when python is an inappropriate language to
>     use...
>     So???
>
>
> I didn't say  she couldn't optimize in another language, and was just
> prototyping in Python. I just said she was optimizing her python
> code...dufus.

Please keep the discussion respectful.  Misunderstandings are easy, I 
suspect this is one of them.  There's no reason to start calling people 
names.

>
>
>     Its good to get a bit of context here.
>
>     loop:
>     jmf says python is inappropriate.
>     Someone asks him: Is it? In what case?
>     jmf: No answer
>     After a delay of few days jmp to start of loop
>
> loop:
> mov head,up_your_ass
> push  repeat
> pop repeat
> jmp loop

Please keep in mind the Code of Conduct:

http://www.python.org/psf/codeofconduct

Thanks.

>
>     [BTW: In my book this classic trolling]
>     --
>
>
> And the title of this book would be..."Pieces of Cliche Bullshit
> Internet Arguments for Dummies"
>
>     https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
>
>
>
>
> --
> Best Regards,
> David Hutto
> /*CEO:*/ _http://www.hitwebdevelopment.com_
>
>


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