Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!dedibox.gegeweb.org!gegeweb.eu!nntpfeed.proxad.net!proxad.net!feeder1-2.proxad.net!usenet-fr.net!nerim.net!novso.com!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed2.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.026 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.95; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:help': 0.08; 'lawrence': 0.09; 'subject:command': 0.09; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.11; 'changes': 0.15; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'subject:description': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'thu,': 0.19; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'basis,': 0.24; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'message- id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; 'yesterday': 0.31; 'maybe': 0.34; "can't": 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'done': 0.36; "i'll": 0.36; 'requirements': 0.37; 'nov': 0.38; 'subject:needed': 0.38; 'pm,': 0.38; 'subject:" ': 0.39; 'more': 0.64; 'bucks': 0.84; 'tomorrow,': 0.84; 'to:none': 0.92 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:cc :content-type; bh=ZAMmMRyDpkNacREWvQrKjpXzejBoUoVDoxei7iIT/b0=; b=ccctVxOZ6ORPj+gx0KEXHlhVdgfmyDqxC3f8qgXWrTU31PjT5XS1Mq5qfla1932Ou9 D7LVJzBROAYU/mBrks42iHKMeENpo3BsDxWtFI1huo0ASDRhD7E/l69aDomkqiRr/0PO sM3IRIT0JgX48s2zEEVUghoiY6RlDQBJnvd5UefI4dnI/4MUmXcYpFw6s/FbXbE5ZY2R rNEbR2D+fFdTtv2IUWweeKn7ICU+FkUz7JG46in5oIsZAs5ROnsBLj5YT06hrKK/DBKu hUb1Lg/ZJ0/3e6rJUe2GsCSea1kyJ3mKk219kIQEly30KdIsjA7KluQllbTTgwAzpsod djSw== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.107.45.201 with SMTP id t192mr1644883iot.60.1415244927339; Wed, 05 Nov 2014 19:35:27 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <000001cff8e7$af51ef30$0df5cd90$@gmail.com> <000601cff8f4$7dc40220$794c0660$@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2014 14:35:27 +1100 Subject: Re: Understanding "help" command description syntax - explanation needed From: Chris Angelico Cc: "python-list@python.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 9 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1415244936 news.xs4all.nl 2890 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:54602 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:80307 On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 1:52 PM, Mark Lawrence wrote: > Against a requirements specification that changes on a daily basis, I want > it delivered yesterday and no you can't have any more resources to help out, > so don't ask :) Or maybe "Look, I'll give you five bucks if you can have the whole thing done by tomorrow, okay?"... ChrisA