Re: checking if a list is empty

From	Hans Georg Schaathun <hg@schaathun.net>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.python
Subject	Re: checking if a list is empty
Date	2011-05-11 18:59 +0100
Organization	University of Bergen
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On Wed, 11 May 2011 10:27:49 -0400, D'Arcy J.M. Cain
  <darcy@druid.net> wrote:
:  When did we come to the idea that people should be able to program in a
:  language without actually learning it?  The fact that Python comes so
:  close to that possibility is nothing short of revolutionary.

Revolutionary indeed, so why don't we exploit the revolution
and write the programs to be as accessible as possible?

(Although, python is not the most revolutionary in this respect.)

-- 
:-- Hans Georg

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checking if a list is empty Jabba Laci <jabba.laci@gmail.com> - 2011-05-06 02:36 -0400
  Re: checking if a list is empty Richard Thomas <chardster@gmail.com> - 2011-05-06 03:34 -0700
  Re: checking if a list is empty scattered <tooscattered@gmail.com> - 2011-05-06 14:57 -0700
    Re: checking if a list is empty Philip Semanchuk <philip@semanchuk.com> - 2011-05-06 18:21 -0400
    Re: checking if a list is empty Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2011-05-06 17:51 -0600
      Re: checking if a list is empty Jon Clements <joncle@googlemail.com> - 2011-05-06 17:43 -0700
        Re: checking if a list is empty Hans Mulder <hansmu@xs4all.nl> - 2011-05-14 10:52 +0200
    Re: checking if a list is empty Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-05-07 02:51 +0000
      Re: checking if a list is empty Hans Georg Schaathun <hg@schaathun.net> - 2011-05-11 10:02 +0100
        Re: checking if a list is empty Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-05-11 12:14 +0000
          Re: checking if a list is empty Hans Georg Schaathun <hg@schaathun.net> - 2011-05-11 15:05 +0100
            Re: checking if a list is empty "D'Arcy J.M. Cain" <darcy@druid.net> - 2011-05-11 10:27 -0400
              Re: checking if a list is empty Hans Georg Schaathun <hg@schaathun.net> - 2011-05-11 18:59 +0100
                Re: checking if a list is empty alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2011-05-11 20:16 -0700
                Re: checking if a list is empty Hans Georg Schaathun <hg@schaathun.net> - 2011-05-12 06:20 +0100
            Re: checking if a list is empty Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-05-11 15:50 +0000
              Re: checking if a list is empty Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-05-12 02:05 +1000
                Re: checking if a list is empty Hans Georg Schaathun <hg@schaathun.net> - 2011-05-11 18:56 +0100
                Re: checking if a list is empty harrismh777 <harrismh777@charter.net> - 2011-05-11 16:13 -0500
          RE: checking if a list is empty "Prasad, Ramit" <ramit.prasad@jpmchase.com> - 2011-05-11 13:39 -0400
        Re: checking if a list is empty Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2011-05-11 08:26 -0400
          Re: checking if a list is empty Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-05-11 13:29 +0000
          Re: checking if a list is empty Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2011-05-12 17:44 +1200
            Re: checking if a list is empty Hans Georg Schaathun <hg@schaathun.net> - 2011-05-12 07:06 +0100
            Re: checking if a list is empty Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2011-05-12 07:36 -0400
              Re: checking if a list is empty Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-05-13 00:16 +0000
                Re: checking if a list is empty rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2011-05-12 23:46 -0700
                Re: checking if a list is empty Chris Rebert <clp2@rebertia.com> - 2011-05-13 01:02 -0700
                Re: checking if a list is empty rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2011-05-13 03:58 -0700
                Re: checking if a list is empty Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2011-05-14 14:34 +1200
                Re: checking if a list is empty David Robinow <drobinow@gmail.com> - 2011-05-14 10:28 -0400
                Re: checking if a list is empty Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2011-05-14 11:04 -0400
                Re: checking if a list is empty Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-05-14 07:39 +0000
                Re: checking if a list is empty rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2011-05-14 00:45 -0700
                Re: checking if a list is empty Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-05-14 23:42 +1000
                Re: checking if a list is empty rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2011-05-14 08:47 -0700
                Re: checking if a list is empty Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-05-15 01:55 +1000
                Re: checking if a list is empty rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2011-05-14 10:43 -0700
                Re: checking if a list is empty Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2011-05-14 17:29 -0400
                Re: checking if a list is empty Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2011-05-15 09:26 +1000
                Re: checking if a list is empty rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2011-05-14 19:41 -0700
                Re: checking if a list is empty Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-05-15 05:07 +0000
                Re: checking if a list is empty rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2011-05-15 10:33 -0700
                Re: checking if a list is empty Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2011-05-15 17:36 -0400
                Re: checking if a list is empty rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2011-05-15 22:56 -0700
                Re: checking if a list is empty Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-05-16 00:36 +0000
                Re: checking if a list is empty harrismh777 <harrismh777@charter.net> - 2011-05-15 20:59 -0500
                Re: checking if a list is empty rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2011-05-15 22:40 -0700
                Re: checking if a list is empty harrismh777 <harrismh777@charter.net> - 2011-05-15 20:25 -0500
                Re: checking if a list is empty Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2011-05-15 21:57 -0400
                Re: checking if a list is empty Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2011-05-14 16:59 -0400
                Re: checking if a list is empty Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-05-15 05:00 +0000
                Re: checking if a list is empty Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2011-05-14 16:53 -0400
          Re: checking if a list is empty Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2011-05-12 15:37 -0400
          Re: checking if a list is empty Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2011-05-12 18:00 -0400
  Re: checking if a list is empty Raymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com> - 2011-05-06 15:52 -0700

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