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Subject: Re: Noob in Python. Problem with fairly simple test case
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On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 3:38 AM, Jason P. <suscricions@gmail.com> wrote:
> Despite the impression that surely I gave, I'm quite familiar with programming and general bug hunting rules. The problem is that I'm inexperienced with Python and the subtle details of multiple threads ;)
>

Heh, it doesn't hurt to remind people of basic debugging techniques
sometimes. Worst case, you come back and say "Yep, I tried that, and
here's the result". Best case, someone else (who doesn't know what you
know) will come along with a superficially similar problem, will see
the suggested technique, and even if the actual issue is quite
different, will be better able to diagnose it.

ChrisA