Re: while loop - multiple condition

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Date	2014-10-15 10:16 +1100
Subject	Re: while loop - multiple condition
From	Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.python
Message-ID	<mailman.14867.1413328621.18130.python-list@python.org> (permalink)

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On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 10:04 AM, giacomo boffi <pecore@pascolo.net> wrote:
> Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> writes:
>
>> On 2014-10-12 22:16, Marko Rauhamaa wrote:
>>> is equivalent with
>>>
>>>     while ans.lower()[0] != 'y':
>>>          ans = input('Do you like python?')
>>
>> And still better improved with
>>
>>   while ans[:1].lower() != 'y':
>>     ans = input('Do you like python?')
>
>  yok is Turkish for an EMPHATIC NO
> (or, at least, that's what I was led to think many years ago)

Corrupted core, are you ready to start the procedure?
What do you think?
Interpreting vague answer as: Yes!

If your program misinterprets a non-English response to an English
question, that's not critical. It just means you haven't implemented
full i18n. :)

ChrisA

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Re: while loop - multiple condition Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-10-13 05:03 +1100
  Re: while loop - multiple condition Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-10-12 22:16 +0300
    Re: while loop - multiple condition Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-10-13 06:22 +1100
    Re: while loop - multiple condition Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2014-10-12 15:42 -0500
      Re: while loop - multiple condition Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-10-13 09:56 +1100
        Re: while loop - multiple condition Rob Gaddi <rgaddi@technologyhighland.invalid> - 2014-10-13 09:12 -0700
          Re: while loop - multiple condition Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-10-13 09:26 -0700
            Re: while loop - multiple condition Rob Gaddi <rgaddi@technologyhighland.invalid> - 2014-10-13 09:43 -0700
              Re: while loop - multiple condition Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-10-13 10:12 -0700
                Re: while loop - multiple condition Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2014-10-13 16:08 -0600
                Re: while loop - multiple condition wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2014-10-13 23:34 -0700
      Re: while loop - multiple condition giacomo boffi <pecore@pascolo.net> - 2014-10-15 01:04 +0200
        Re: while loop - multiple condition Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-10-15 10:16 +1100

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