Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!not-for-mail From: Chris Angelico Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Subject: Re: Why not allow empty code blocks? Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2016 09:49:46 +1000 Lines: 16 Message-ID: References: <579B1ABB.1070500@rece.vub.ac.be> <579c2095$0$22142$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <20160730103937.6b993ad5@imp> <20160730131105.443fff84@imp> <20160731115347.3c2a8344@imp> <20160731120434.3f587ad9@imp> <9a08c631-ce14-dc04-f038-ab31bd3ec350@gmail.com> <28fa2205-5d30-4d00-9ab9-b56c66274dd5@googlegroups.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Trace: news.uni-berlin.de cMOrimYSI38zgu9qsqnE1QKUFqjmFA502SZbaFx47jlw== Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.033 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.93; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:code': 0.07; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.09; 'subject:Why': 0.09; 'python': 0.10; 'subject:not': 0.11; "hasn't": 0.15; '2016': 0.16; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; "he'd": 0.16; 'received:io': 0.16; 'received:psf.io': 0.16; 'subject:allow': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.16; "wouldn't": 0.16; 'cc:2**0': 0.20; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.20; 'aug': 0.20; 'arguments': 0.22; 'am,': 0.23; 'passing': 0.23; 'header:In-Reply- To:1': 0.24; 'mon,': 0.24; "doesn't": 0.26; 'message- id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.27; 'said,': 0.27; "i'd": 0.31; 'probably': 0.31; 'post': 0.31; 'posting': 0.32; 'michael': 0.33; 'list': 0.34; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'should': 0.36; 'needed': 0.36; 'subject:?': 0.36; 'subject:: ': 0.37; 'why': 0.39; 'valuable': 0.61; 'discuss': 0.61; 'real': 0.62; 'matter': 0.63; 'different': 0.63; 'interest': 0.64; 'here': 0.66; 'wish': 0.71; 'opinions': 0.71; 'chrisa': 0.84; 'drive.': 0.84; 'here!': 0.84; 'perspective.': 0.84; 'to:none': 0.91; 'us?': 0.91 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:cc; bh=BbviqoiO3p7FslacM193HKsyTb7BfnJKPflTwvBSEgg=; b=viTxZelZv9CKtklp30C9VYVcBvAEJeCefWmVxVlZk/H3pgFu/8u2nbwoTyBwV0umxl dhvbmaCEVIE829zDmEzgpG0ROnPV8D135vb9TxqloPltIuPikzMOoXw8mSnYfUvTEq3/ GQQ5788yHFpTtHH40BbRD8fS+GJL2/9kum6G2t39esMDcfI+ojZx4WtiATFb2CnmjZiJ 47xsJRtdqIbJ9EnKbvdcGgtRGPN6w81w7YRql3xVzjhwJHdAnduDn/kBDdC1DJHkKfjf RXXxVwRWQ3oZdLSssGf/+eLA+/P+0PzYNQLkPolty1qQCnBUj3QVJxsg1NClF7TKbOcc +NQQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:cc; bh=BbviqoiO3p7FslacM193HKsyTb7BfnJKPflTwvBSEgg=; b=m0Eeg++eR4KPNQIJTpo764rqkYnqoaahrwKktG9aYevC8ir7shfkN0N7wXLW+DRF/8 G1Tq0DmsYtipG8qVRQ4m/ced9Wtk+OOY30lcZjKTe1VPzhKHY2lzobKqEKjEuXmBYyzH kMEG2ad+rnqFJl8wGko00fuXY3HQp4tFT1FaHyWIxmcT3L/nw70NADJ04c7OQ315ed85 9hxlEHQUXnHrmFZMMfB/i2vdC81Wo7mcvwPhi2hrIRnuOts6QXYMH/Xf6GYtTDOcO6sj Z8qOzIvOOrFq+QRQx/BlRxB6FGk0UjnOEAdhlbfFg0lZ6wWhJgzlZdMbhkzVJ8Sz+Hf1 STNA== X-Gm-Message-State: AEkoouu6HkCEx7Niayl9J12+IrruGFIEI3YSF4Hyw7/5FzTKpJQ/0ETXUz2go5XEotYLwu0L1TEwn+8pkmJXTw== X-Received: by 10.194.114.9 with SMTP id jc9mr47969640wjb.30.1470008987628; Sun, 31 Jul 2016 16:49:47 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <28fa2205-5d30-4d00-9ab9-b56c66274dd5@googlegroups.com> X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.22 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-Mailman-Original-Message-ID: X-Mailman-Original-References: <579B1ABB.1070500@rece.vub.ac.be> <579c2095$0$22142$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <20160730103937.6b993ad5@imp> <20160730131105.443fff84@imp> <20160731115347.3c2a8344@imp> <20160731120434.3f587ad9@imp> <9a08c631-ce14-dc04-f038-ab31bd3ec350@gmail.com> <28fa2205-5d30-4d00-9ab9-b56c66274dd5@googlegroups.com> Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:112155 On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 9:43 AM, wrote: > On Sunday, 31 July 2016 21:01:52 UTC+1, Michael Torrie wrote: > >> That said, I wish he'd stop posting his arguments here on this list as >> he clearly doesn't use Python for anything, and hasn't used Python for >> any real amount of coding. He has no vested interest in Python so why >> should his opinions matter to us? > > What's using Python got to do with it? If I needed to write Python as a job, then I'd just get on with it. I probably wouldn't have time to post on here! > > I don't so can discuss it from a different perspective. I should get into Parliament and start passing laws about cars. I'd have a valuable perspective on it, since I never drive. ChrisA