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Re: Python (was Re: Recent history of vi)

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From rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
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Subject Re: Python (was Re: Recent history of vi)
Date 21 Dec 2025 04:22:02 GMT
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On Sat, 20 Dec 2025 05:25:25 -0500, c186282 wrote:

>    Well, I kind of liked PICK system ... everything was equal, always
>    represented as a string. Numbers, chars, whatever - instantly/easily
>    converted between each other.
>    NO 'types'.

iirc Perl had 5 copies of a scalar just in case you wanted a string or 
character instead of an integer or float.

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Re: Python (was Re: Recent history of vi) candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2025-12-19 13:30 +0000
  Re: Python (was Re: Recent history of vi) Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-12-19 20:58 +0000
    Re: Python (was Re: Recent history of vi) rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-12-20 05:48 +0000
  Re: Python (was Re: Recent history of vi) Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-12-20 10:12 +0000
    Re: Python (was Re: Recent history of vi) c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-12-20 05:25 -0500
      Re: Python (was Re: Recent history of vi) rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-12-21 04:22 +0000
    Re: Python (was Re: Recent history of vi) Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-12-20 22:28 +0000
    Re: Python (was Re: Recent history of vi) rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-12-21 04:25 +0000

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