> > | the "answers" have mostly been about "how to do this". > > Yes, that would be the point, wouldn't it? >
no. a discussion thread can have multiple points. one point that arose was someone calling this technique (or python programmers, or both) crazy. that's the one i'm talking about, as i've repeatedly emphasized. i'm not the one who introduced this point, but i thought it deserved a response since the bash FAQ is dismissing a valuable technique, one that ought to be more widely adopted.
