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Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2014 09:42:03 +1100
Subject: Re: Functional programming
From: Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
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On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 9:31 AM, Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> wrote:
>     def frobnicate(flang, splets, queeble=False):
>         """ Righteously frobnicate the flang.
>
>             :param flang: A file-like object, opened for reading.

I had to read that a few times before I was sure that you actually
meant "file" there, you used a real word with its real meaning!

ChrisA