Re: Python docs disappointing

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From	Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid>
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Subject	Re: Python docs disappointing
Date	Fri, 21 Nov 2014 16:35:52 +0000 (UTC)
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On 2014-11-20, Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> wrote:
> jstnms123@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> I write this to address the criticism which targets a user's lack of
>> responsibility for the real/implied/insinuated failings of the docs. 
>> As a relatively inexperienced student of programming, [...] After
>> all, I'm a lot smarter than you, and I have thankfully learned make
>> out a fool however obscurely he covers himself.
>
> I take my hat off to you, sir or madam, that is a brilliant satire of
> pretentious self-important impenetrable prose complaining about the lack of
> readability of another text.

Were it written in green ink, it would have been perfect.  ;)

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Re: Python docs disappointing jstnms123@gmail.com - 2014-11-20 07:54 -0800
  Re: Python docs disappointing Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick@gmail.com> - 2014-11-20 11:51 -0500
    Re: Python docs disappointing albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2014-12-04 10:27 +0000
      Re: Python docs disappointing Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-12-04 21:37 +1100
      Re: Python docs disappointing Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-12-04 22:46 +1100
      Re: Python docs disappointing jtan <admin@grails.asia> - 2014-12-05 07:33 +0800
      Re: Python docs disappointing Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2014-12-04 16:57 -0700
  Re: Python docs disappointing Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2014-11-20 09:51 -0700
  Re: Python docs disappointing Skip Montanaro <skip.montanaro@gmail.com> - 2014-11-20 11:18 -0600
  Re: Python docs disappointing Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2014-11-20 23:10 +0000
    Re: Python docs disappointing Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-11-20 23:22 +0000
  Re: Python docs disappointing Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-11-21 10:29 +1100
    Re: Python docs disappointing Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2014-11-21 16:35 +0000

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