Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!xlned.com!feeder5.xlned.com!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 0.001 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 1.00; '*S*': 0.00; 'python.': 0.02; 'subject:Python': 0.06; '22,': 0.09; 'subject:into': 0.09; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.11; 'python': 0.11; '+1.': 0.16; '7:45': 0.16; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'subject:variable': 0.16; 'sat,': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'feb': 0.22; 'python?': 0.22; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; "d'aprano": 0.31; 'steven': 0.31; 'but': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'really': 0.36; 'subject:?': 0.36; 'pm,': 0.38; 'bad': 0.39; 'subject:Can': 0.60; 'to:none': 0.92 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:cc :content-type; bh=KJfgr1lnq85EPHj6PkEOsoEu1vrupWAK8rTBjmlXklk=; b=uxENhju/R7I+bmxTJfgXsJnLe2GfGg0CSfxLUDdvjpjdxPu/gJsrqvs4vesU9sMiNg clN/NsTM4Z6G1B8LlQxSZuELjmG3DP5+hvdj46yKZLqUi/i9cxopFqZxfm06kGhuSeqX ECEvlqdnOq5DI6IllMkRr54UNXyPuYDxrTn06/61uZFbwYSWZjh8LCBn/HtUj6qfo1GH 7q2KIUlTwbpEFPT5pW/UCA179mdGKuexKEiZZzZ1UaUJsGNeusP7Pu2gGoO0YRpdvIOd dlRidwXNmn9vzTpCO6aP9hBgX3Nm9SSWq/7DY8jyRZpida0SN3ZgaQ+AKjhXZt0SXbAa /yrg== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.68.98.3 with SMTP id ee3mr14174070pbb.31.1393059264480; Sat, 22 Feb 2014 00:54:24 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <5308639e$0$29985$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> References: <27ac2248-0ca3-4ba6-9d25-eaad324bc5e9@googlegroups.com> <87sird7wuw.fsf@handshake.de> <8454E8CB-E6E3-452F-8E54-9A77BFF34EC2@gmail.com> <87bny0w9w3.fsf@elektro.pacujo.net> <53084a53$0$29985$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <878ut3ehdh.fsf@elektro.pacujo.net> <5308639e$0$29985$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2014 19:54:24 +1100 Subject: Re: Can global variable be passed into Python function? From: Chris Angelico Cc: "python-list@python.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 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: 8 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1393059272 news.xs4all.nl 2908 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:46859 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:66888 On Sat, Feb 22, 2014 at 7:45 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > But why bother to write C in Python? Python makes a really bad C, and C > makes a really bad Python. +1. ChrisA