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On 2011.07.06 06:16 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> Phlip wrote:
>
> > Note the fix also avoids comparing to None, which, as usual, is also
> > icky and less typesafe!
>
> "Typesafe"? Are you trying to make a joke?
Maybe he has a duck phobia. Maybe he denies the existence of ducks.
Maybe he doesn't like the sound of ducks. Maybe he just weighs the same
as a duck. In any case, duck tolerance is necessary to use Python
effectively.


On a side note, it turns out there's no word for the fear of ducks. The
closest phobia is anatidaephobia, which is the fear of being /watched/
by a duck.