Re: Python handles globals badly.

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On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 4:03 PM, jtan <admin@grails.asia> wrote:
> How can Skybuck use so much globals. Wouldn't that introduce a lot of thread
> safety problems?

A lot of programs don't use threads, and therefore cannot have thread
safety problems - or, looking at it the other way, do not care about
thread safetiness. It's like having Neil Armstrong wear water wings to
make sure he won't drown in the Sea of Tranquility.

ChrisA

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Python handles globals badly. "Skybuck Flying" <skybuck2000@hotmail.com> - 2014-12-03 03:27 +0100
  Re: Python handles globals badly. Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-12-03 13:35 +1100
  RE: Python handles globals badly. "Clayton Kirkwood" <crk@godblessthe.us> - 2014-12-02 18:53 -0800
  Re: Python handles globals badly. Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2014-12-02 20:13 -0700
    Re: Python handles globals badly. "Skybuck Flying" <skybuck2000@hotmail.com> - 2014-12-03 05:32 +0100
      Re: Python handles globals badly. Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-12-03 15:42 +1100
      Re: Python handles globals badly. Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2014-12-03 00:02 -0500
      Re: Python handles globals badly. Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2014-12-02 22:23 -0700
        Re: Python handles globals badly. Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-12-03 08:52 +0200
          Re: Python handles globals badly. Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick@gmail.com> - 2014-12-03 02:17 -0500
      Re: Python handles globals badly. Joshua Landau <joshua@landau.ws> - 2014-12-03 13:07 +0000
      Re: Python handles globals badly. mm0fmf <none@mailinator.com> - 2014-12-03 18:04 +0000
        Re: Python handles globals badly. sohcahtoa82@gmail.com - 2014-12-03 10:16 -0800
          Re: Python handles globals badly. Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-12-04 11:57 +1100
            Re: Python handles globals badly. Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-12-04 12:10 +1100
            Re: Python handles globals badly. Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick@gmail.com> - 2014-12-03 20:23 -0500
          Re: Python handles globals badly. Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2014-12-03 22:57 -0500
          Re: Python handles globals badly. Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2014-12-03 21:11 -0700
  Re: Python handles globals badly. Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2014-12-03 14:21 +1100
  Re: Python handles globals badly. "Skybuck Flying" <skybuck2000@hotmail.com> - 2014-12-03 05:17 +0100
    Re: Python handles globals badly. Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-12-03 15:36 +1100
    Re: Python handles globals badly. Tony the Tiger <tony@tiger.invalid> - 2014-12-04 20:27 +0000
  Re: Python handles globals badly. Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-12-03 12:35 +0000
    Re: Python handles globals badly. "Skybuck Flying" <skybuck2000@hotmail.com> - 2014-12-04 00:02 +0100
      Re: Python handles globals badly. Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-12-04 01:32 +0000
      Re: Python handles globals badly. Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2014-12-03 23:01 -0500
      Re: Python handles globals badly. jtan <admin@grails.asia> - 2014-12-04 13:03 +0800
        Re: Python handles globals badly. Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-12-04 22:35 +1100
          Re: Python handles globals badly. jtan <admin@grails.asia> - 2014-12-04 22:38 +0800
      Re: Python handles globals badly. Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-12-04 10:24 +0000
      Re: Python handles globals badly. Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-12-04 21:29 +1100
        Re: Python handles globals badly. Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-12-04 14:51 +0200
          Re: Python handles globals badly. Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2014-12-04 20:56 -0500
          Re: Python handles globals badly. William Ray Wing <wrw@mac.com> - 2014-12-04 23:17 -0500
      Re: Python handles globals badly. alister <alister.nospam.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2014-12-04 19:54 +0000
  Re: Python handles globals badly. Peter Pearson <pkpearson@nowhere.invalid> - 2014-12-03 20:31 +0000

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