Re: Python wart

2013-10-31 Thread Mark Lawrence
On 01/11/2013 02:41, Michael Torrie wrote: On 10/31/2013 07:45 PM, Mark Lawrence wrote: Quite often I type this print('Total of accounts %.2f', total) when I meant to type this print('Total of accounts %.2f' % total) Do I have to raise a PEP to get this stupid languag

Re: Error Testing

2013-10-31 Thread Mark Lawrence
On 01/11/2013 02:27, William Ray Wing wrote: supper computers Somebody must have tough teeth, though thinking about it I recall people eating bicycles :) -- Python is the second best programming language in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence

Re: Python wart

2013-11-01 Thread Mark Lawrence
On 01/11/2013 07:11, Peter Cacioppi wrote: Mark said : "Do I have to raise a PEP to get this stupid language changed so that it dynamically recognises what I want it to do and acts accordingly?" The printf syntax in C isn't any wonderful thing, and there is no obligation t

Re: trying to strip out non ascii.. or rather convert non ascii

2013-11-01 Thread Mark Lawrence
On 01/11/2013 09:00, [email protected] wrote: I'll ask again, would you please read, digest and action this https://wiki.python.org/moin/GoogleGroupsPython -- Python is the second best programming language in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Law

Re: Python wart

2013-11-01 Thread Mark Lawrence
On 01/11/2013 09:17, Chris Angelico wrote: On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 8:08 PM, Mark Lawrence wrote: I'm heading into town in maybe an hour. I'll stop here http://www.toolbankexpress.com/shop/castle/ so I can get an extremely large pair of pliers with which I can extract my tongue fro

Re: Error Testing

2013-11-01 Thread Mark Lawrence
good grace. If only that grumpy old git from the south of England, whose name currently escapes me, could always behave in the same manner :) -- Python is the second best programming language in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mai

Re: Help Python 3.3

2013-11-01 Thread Mark Lawrence
. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Help Python 3.3

2013-11-01 Thread Mark Lawrence
invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Error Testing

2013-11-01 Thread Mark Lawrence
On 01/11/2013 14:51, Dennis Lee Bieber wrote: On Fri, 01 Nov 2013 03:25:03 +, Mark Lawrence declaimed the following: On 01/11/2013 02:27, William Ray Wing wrote: supper computers Somebody must have tough teeth, though thinking about it I recall people eating bicycles :) Was

Re: Help Python 3.3

2013-11-01 Thread Mark Lawrence
the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Help Python 3.3

2013-11-01 Thread Mark Lawrence
On 01/11/2013 21:50, Terry Reedy wrote: On 11/1/2013 4:49 PM, Mark Lawrence wrote: On 01/11/2013 13:33, Zachary Ware wrote: On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 8:20 AM, wrote: error: Setup script exited with error: Unable to find vcvarsall.bat I would have to guess that you've got the wrong ve

Re: New to using re. Search for a number before a string.

2013-11-02 Thread Mark Lawrence
cond best programming language in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Acquiring Python Consulting Clients

2013-11-02 Thread Mark Richman
If you're an independent Python developer/consultant, would you share some tips on acquiring clients? -- Mark Richman markrichman.com -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list

2013-11-02 Thread Mark Lawrence
isgrace on the area. Apart from the fact that the vast majority of locals have never ever heard of him. -- Python is the second best programming language in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Possibly better loop construct, also labels+goto important and on the fly compiler idea.

2013-11-02 Thread Mark Lawrence
ates out of control. -- Python is the second best programming language in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data.

2013-11-02 Thread Mark Janssen
f(f(...f(f(f(f(f(x)...)) > and eventually the result get down to a single bit. I hope it is clear > that there's no way to restore a single bit back into different source > texts. Hey, that's a nice proof! Cheers, Mark Janssen -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: How to use variables across modules

2013-11-02 Thread Mark Lawrence
Finally if you're using google groups would you be kind enough to read, digest and action this https://wiki.python.org/moin/GoogleGroupsPython -- Python is the second best programming language in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: New to using re. Search for a number before a string.

2013-11-02 Thread Mark Lawrence
e in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data.

2013-11-02 Thread Mark Janssen
>> Congratulations Jonas. My kill file for this list used to have only one >> name, but now has 2. > > You have more patience than I! Jonas just made mine seven. :) Gosh, don't kill the guy. It's not an obvious thing to hardly anyone but computer scientists. It's an easy mistake to make. --

Re: Basic Python Questions - Oct. 31, 2013

2013-11-03 Thread Mark Lawrence
ge in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: multiprocessing: child process race to answer

2013-11-03 Thread Mark Lawrence
you can observe above, thanks https://wiki.python.org/moin/GoogleGroupsPython -- Python is the second best programming language in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Basic Python Questions - Oct. 31, 2013

2013-11-03 Thread Mark Lawrence
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Re: Automation

2013-11-03 Thread Mark Lawrence
85 meanings for PV, 75 for MV and a mere 290 for SP so simply take your pick :) -- Python is the second best programming language in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data.

2013-11-03 Thread Mark Janssen
> Note that I *can* make a "compression" algorithm that takes any > length-n sequence and compresses all but one sequence by at least one > bit, and does not ever expand the data. > > "00" -> "" > "01" -> "0" > "10" -> "1" > "11" -> "00" > > This, obviously, is just 'cause the length is an extra pi

Re: Automation

2013-11-04 Thread Mark Lawrence
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Re: [Python-ideas] os.path.join

2013-11-04 Thread Mark Lawrence
x27;). Open a bug report. :) http://bugs.python.org -- ~Ethan~ Before or after it's been discussed on Python ideas? :) -- Python is the second best programming language in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Help me with this code PLEASE

2013-11-05 Thread Mark Lawrence
;NoneType' object is not iterable". I'm looking forward to working in partnership with them and am convinced that within a few days all of Nikos' problems will have been solved. -- Python is the second best programming language in the world. But the best has yet to be

Re: Help me with this code PLEASE

2013-11-05 Thread Mark Lawrence
On 05/11/2013 21:17, Mark Lawrence wrote: On 05/11/2013 20:19, John Gordon wrote: In Nick the Gr33k writes: IAM STRUGGLING WITH IT 2 DAYS NOW AND I CANNOT GET IT TO WORK. ALL I WANT IT TO DO IS JUST 1. RETRIEVE 3 COLUMNS THAT CONSIST OF 3 LONG STRINGS 2. CONVERT LONG STRINGS TO LISTS

Re: Help me with this code PLEASE

2013-11-05 Thread Mark Lawrence
Don't worry about it. Just leave it with the crack team that I've put together for you. We should have some answers some time tomorrow. -- Python is the second best programming language in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Help me with this code PLEASE

2013-11-05 Thread Mark Lawrence
OP to understand a BLOB or pickle or chutney when he doesn't understand why he can't iterate around a Nonetype object? -- Python is the second best programming language in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/

Re: Help me with this code PLEASE

2013-11-06 Thread Mark Lawrence
anguage in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list

2013-11-06 Thread Mark Lawrence
how to debug 4 line programs without someone giving him the answer. He needs to learn on short, consise programs before moving up to the medium size 4 liners. -- Python is the second best programming language in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Law

Re: To whoever hacked into my Database

2013-11-06 Thread Mark Lawrence
et on with your job. I told them not to touch anything, but you know what youngsters and their little fingers are like. Oh, and while I'm at it, it wasn't me. -- Python is the second best programming language in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer

Re: Adding 'download' column to existing 'visitors' table (as requested)

2013-11-06 Thread Mark Lawrence
d. I refuse to be associated with it any further. Queen "Another one bites the dust". -- Python is the second best programming language in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Py 3.3.2, MacBookPro, segmentation fault, GCC issue?

2013-11-06 Thread Mark Lawrence
/bugs.python.org/issue18458 -- Python is the second best programming language in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Py 3.3.2, MacBookPro, segmentation fault, GCC issue?

2013-11-06 Thread Mark Lawrence
On 06/11/2013 20:47, John Ladasky wrote: Thanks, Mark. Reading through the information in your link, I appear to have encountered an actual bug specific to Python 3.3.2 and OS X 10.9. And it appears that the 3.3.3 version of Python that fixes this bug is still in beta. And that I can have

Re: To whoever hacked into my Database

2013-11-06 Thread Mark Lawrence
sincerely hope that this time she destroys your site, as it seems likely that this is the only way in which you will learn. Cruel to be kind. -- Python is the second best programming language in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.py

Re: how to load test a web app?

2013-11-06 Thread Mark Lawrence
best programming language in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: To whoever hacked into my Database

2013-11-06 Thread Mark Lawrence
e invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: To whoever hacked into my Database

2013-11-06 Thread Mark Lawrence
On 06/11/2013 23:57, Chris Angelico wrote: On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 10:52 AM, Mark Lawrence wrote: On 06/11/2013 22:54, Chris Angelico wrote: On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 9:34 AM, Tim Chase wrote: On 2013-11-06 22:22, Grant Edwards wrote: Waving red flags at female bulls is rarely dangerous

Re: Show off your Python chops and compete with others

2013-11-06 Thread Mark Lawrence
us python coders were consulted when writing these questions. ~Andrew So that narrows the search for the culprit down to our Greek aquaintance? :) -- Python is the second best programming language in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: To whoever hacked into my Database

2013-11-07 Thread Mark Lawrence
s yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: To whoever hacked into my Database

2013-11-07 Thread Mark Lawrence
as better than that! She's just biding her time so as to cause you maximum pain!!! -- Python is the second best programming language in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: To whoever hacked into my Database

2013-11-07 Thread Mark Lawrence
On 07/11/2013 17:42, Νίκος Αλεξόπουλος wrote: Στις 7/11/2013 6:34 μμ, ο/η Mark Lawrence έγραψε: On 07/11/2013 13:47, Νίκος Αλεξόπουλος wrote: Στις 7/11/2013 11:31 πμ, ο/η Ferrous Cranus έγραψε: Τη Πέμπτη, 7 Νοεμβρίου 2013 11:15:02 π.μ. UTC+2, ο χρήστης Steve Simmons έγραψε: Please tell me

Re: Show off your Python chops and compete with others

2013-11-07 Thread Mark Lawrence
ll why you found the options available to you unsuitable? >>> def a(b, c, d): pass ... >>> x=a(1,2,3);type(x) -- Python is the second best programming language in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data.

2013-11-07 Thread Mark Janssen
>>Well let me try to explain why it is working and i have implemented one. >>I only need to refresh my memory it was almost 15 years ago. >>This is not the solution but this is why it is working. >>65536=256^2=16^4=***4^8***=2^16 > > All of those values are indeed the same, and yet that is complete

Re: Accessing the Taskbar icons

2013-11-07 Thread Mark Lawrence
in32 -- Python is the second best programming language in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data.

2013-11-07 Thread Mark Janssen
On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 6:17 PM, Chris Angelico wrote: > On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 1:05 PM, wrote: >> I guess what matter is how fast an algorithm can encode and decode a big >> number, at least if you want to use it for very big sets of random data, or >> losless video compression? > > I don't ca

Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data.

2013-11-07 Thread Mark Janssen
>> I am not sure if it is just stupidness or laziness that prevent you from >> seeing that 4^8=65536. > > I can see that 4^8 = 65536. Now how are you going to render 65537? You > claimed that you could render *any* number efficiently. What you've > proven is that a small subset of numbers can be r

Re: To whoever hacked into my Database

2013-11-08 Thread Mark Lawrence
ttps://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list but... a very polite hacker My highly trained team were all brought up to be extremely polite. -- Python is the second best programming language in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://ma

Re: To whoever hacked into my Database

2013-11-08 Thread Mark Lawrence
age in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: To whoever hacked into my Database

2013-11-08 Thread Mark Lawrence
o be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: To whoever hacked into my Database

2013-11-08 Thread Mark Lawrence
uage in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Show off your Python chops and compete with others

2013-11-08 Thread Mark Lawrence
he world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: To whoever hacked into my Database

2013-11-08 Thread Mark Lawrence
On 08/11/2013 09:34, Νίκος Αλεξόπουλος wrote: Στις 8/11/2013 11:15 πμ, ο/η Mark Lawrence έγραψε: On 08/11/2013 01:32, alex23 wrote: On 8/11/2013 7:39 AM, Ian Kelly wrote: Unless the Python installation on Nikos' system has become self-aware and is actively objecting to his code, I think

Re: To whoever hacked into my Database

2013-11-08 Thread Mark Lawrence
I will be sober and you will still be ugly. Winston Churchill. -- Python is the second best programming language in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: To whoever hacked into my Database

2013-11-08 Thread Mark Lawrence
-- Python is the second best programming language in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: To whoever hacked into my Database

2013-11-08 Thread Mark Lawrence
On 08/11/2013 09:52, Chris Angelico wrote: On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 8:34 PM, Νίκος Αλεξόπουλος wrote: Στις 8/11/2013 11:15 πμ, ο/η Mark Lawrence έγραψε: Made my day :) And if you jump over a bridge it would make my day! Mar-Kal El-awrence! Able to leap tall bridges in a single bound, more

Re: To whoever hacked into my Database

2013-11-08 Thread Mark Lawrence
'NoneType' object is not iterable" actually means. You couldn't work it out despite Steven D'Aprano literally spelling it out in words of one syllable or less. -- Python is the second best programming language in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. C

Re: To whoever hacked into my Database

2013-11-08 Thread Mark Lawrence
g language in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: To whoever hacked into my Database

2013-11-08 Thread Mark Lawrence
On 08/11/2013 10:09, Chris Angelico wrote: On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 9:00 PM, Mark Lawrence wrote: On 08/11/2013 09:52, Chris Angelico wrote: Mar-Kal El-awrence! Able to leap tall bridges in a single bound, more powerful than a steaming (and fuming) Greek webmaster, the Man of Silicon

Re: To whoever hacked into my Database

2013-11-08 Thread Mark Lawrence
On 08/11/2013 10:09, Chris Angelico wrote: On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 9:00 PM, Mark Lawrence wrote: On 08/11/2013 09:52, Chris Angelico wrote: Mar-Kal El-awrence! Able to leap tall bridges in a single bound, more powerful than a steaming (and fuming) Greek webmaster, the Man of Silicon

Re: To whoever hacked into my Database

2013-11-08 Thread Mark Lawrence
"No I'm doing it my way". Your one saving grace is that if someone decides to sue you there's not much evidence. Apart from a few threads that you've started here, of course. -- Python is the second best programming language in the world. But the best has yet to be in

Re: Talking to a 'C' program

2013-11-08 Thread Mark Barton
x27;m sure other C unit test programs are similar. Mark -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Talking to a 'C' program

2013-11-08 Thread Mark Lawrence
tches your version of Python. Failing that mingw is gcc for windows, then perhaps cygwin. I know nothing about llvm. -- Python is the second best programming language in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/lis

Re: To whoever hacked into my Database

2013-11-08 Thread Mark Lawrence
On 08/11/2013 15:15, Νίκος Αλεξόπουλος wrote: Στις 8/11/2013 4:02 μμ, ο/η Mark Lawrence έγραψε: On 08/11/2013 10:09, Chris Angelico wrote: On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 9:00 PM, Mark Lawrence wrote: On 08/11/2013 09:52, Chris Angelico wrote: Mar-Kal El-awrence! Able to leap tall bridges in a

Re: chunking a long string?

2013-11-08 Thread Mark Lawrence
tp://pythonhosted.org/more-itertools/api.html ? -- Python is the second best programming language in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: chunking a long string?

2013-11-08 Thread Mark Lawrence
evidence to support his claims regarding PEP 393, the Flexible String Representation, but he never does, clearly because he can't. Instead he provides micro benchmarks or meaningless numbers like those above. -- Python is the second best programming language in the world. But

Re: chunking a long string?

2013-11-08 Thread Mark Lawrence
lways been given the same figures in response? -- Python is the second best programming language in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: datetime question

2013-11-08 Thread Mark Lawrence
#x27;%y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S' )# MySQL datetime format Thanks. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19774709/use-python-to-find-out-if-a-timezone-currently-in-daylight-savings-time -- Python is the second best programming language in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christi

Re: datetime question

2013-11-08 Thread Mark Lawrence
On 08/11/2013 22:01, Νίκος Αλεξόπουλος wrote: Στις 8/11/2013 11:29 μμ, ο/η Mark Lawrence έγραψε: On 08/11/2013 21:11, Νίκος Αλεξόπουλος wrote: Is there someway to write the following line even better with the ability to detect daylight saving time by itself so i don't have to alter the

Re: datetime question

2013-11-08 Thread Mark Lawrence
best programming language in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: To whoever hacked into my Database

2013-11-08 Thread Mark Lawrence
On 09/11/2013 00:06, Dennis Lee Bieber wrote: On Fri, 08 Nov 2013 13:31:02 +, Mark Lawrence declaimed the following: On 08/11/2013 10:05, ? ??? wrote: I never ignore advices. I read all answers as carefully as i can. But nevertheless sometimes i feel things should have been

Re: chunking a long string?

2013-11-09 Thread Mark Lawrence
On 09/11/2013 08:14, [email protected] wrote: I'll ask again, please don't send us double spaced google crap. -- Python is the second best programming language in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailma

Re: datetime question

2013-11-09 Thread Mark Lawrence
mming language in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: The narcissism of small code differences

2013-11-09 Thread Mark Lawrence
the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: New user's initial thoughts / criticisms of Python

2013-11-09 Thread Mark Lawrence
as it doesn't suit their mind sets. And a "thank you", ["sirs","madams"] but pls, not just ["sirs",] Reread what I wrote above :) JvH And check out my signature!!! -- Python is the second best programming language in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: New user's initial thoughts / criticisms of Python

2013-11-09 Thread Mark Janssen
A little late, but a couple of cents worth more data: > I've just got a few thoughts I'd like to share and ask about: > > * Why not allow floater=float(int1/int2) - rather than floater=float > (int1)/float(int2)? This has to do with evaluation order, the stuff inside the parens gets evaluated fir

Re: New user's initial thoughts / criticisms of Python

2013-11-09 Thread Mark Lawrence
On 09/11/2013 20:33, Mark Janssen wrote: * Call me pedantic by why do we need a trailing comma for a list of one item? Keep it intuitive and allow lstShopping=[] or ["Bread"] or ["Bread", "Milk","Hot Chocolate"] I don't like ["Bread",].

Re: New user's initial thoughts / criticisms of Python

2013-11-09 Thread Mark Janssen
> I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on where the field of computer > languages is heading, and how that affects the choice of languages for > building web sites. Well, there aren't that many groupings towards which languages specialize for (not including embedded or other application-speci

Re: Languages for different purposes (was Re: New user's initial thoughts / criticisms of Python)

2013-11-09 Thread Mark Lawrence
programming language in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Languages for different purposes (was Re: New user's initial thoughts / criticisms of Python)

2013-11-09 Thread Mark Lawrence
On 09/11/2013 23:24, Mark Lawrence wrote: On 09/11/2013 22:58, Chris Angelico wrote: * Some languages are just fundamentally bad. I do not recommend ever writing production code in Whitespace, Ook, or Piet. In my last job I was forced into using Apple(42 not so obvious ways to do it)Script

Re: Languages for different purposes (was Re: New user's initial thoughts / criticisms of Python)

2013-11-09 Thread Mark Janssen
On Sat, Nov 9, 2013 at 2:58 PM, Chris Angelico wrote: > So, on what basis _would_ you choose a language for some purpose? > Without speaking specifically of web development here, how do you > choose a language? Most generally, you choose a language informed by the language designer's intentions o

Re: To whoever hacked into my Database

2013-11-10 Thread Mark Lawrence
best programming language in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: To whoever hacked into my Database

2013-11-10 Thread Mark Lawrence
et in. -- Python is the second best programming language in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: To whoever hacked into my Database

2013-11-10 Thread Mark Lawrence
On 10/11/2013 15:12, Νίκος Αλεξόπουλος wrote: Στις 10/11/2013 4:45 μμ, ο/η Mark Lawrence έγραψε: On 10/11/2013 10:32, Νίκος Αλεξόπουλος wrote: Ha, ha ha! I'm safe now!! No breaks in this time! She's just biding her time again. Or was it the little fingers of my team? Tell y

Re: Code with random module faster on the vm than the vm host...

2013-11-10 Thread Mark Lawrence
mming language in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Help - Exercise Decision

2013-11-10 Thread Mark Lawrence
like some advice on that part? Gary Herron Regardless of the way the OP goes about it the use of print functions or a debugger wouldn't go amiss. -- Python is the second best programming language in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: The narcissism of small code differences

2013-11-11 Thread Mark Lawrence
thon is the second best programming language in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Languages for different purposes (was Re: New user's initial thoughts / criticisms of Python)

2013-11-11 Thread Mark Lawrence
in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Install Tkinter for Windows 7 64-bit

2013-11-11 Thread Mark Lawrence
-- Python is the second best programming language in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

UTF-32 decoder optimization in Python 3.4

2013-11-11 Thread Mark Lawrence
of work done by Serhiy Storchaka on issues 14624, 14738 and 15026. -- Python is the second best programming language in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: New user's initial thoughts / criticisms of Python

2013-11-11 Thread Mark Janssen
On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 3:32 AM, Chris Angelico wrote: > On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 10:17 PM, Steven D'Aprano > wrote: >> On Mon, 11 Nov 2013 21:39:27 +1100, Chris Angelico wrote: >>> denormalizes it into a lookup table by creating 70 entries quoting the >>> first string, 15 quoting the second, 5, a

Re: Creating a function for a directory

2013-11-11 Thread Mark Lawrence
indata) out_file.close() in_file.close() firstdev("test") -- Python is the second best programming language in the world. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: datetime question

2013-11-11 Thread Mark Lawrence
d. But the best has yet to be invented. Christian Tismer Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Windows permission error, 64 bit, psycopg2, python 3.4.2

2015-02-26 Thread Mark Lawrence
lue.args[3] == 5) #python3.3 IndexError: tuple index out of range The above clearly shows "Successfully installed psycopg2" and that it's a permission error on cleanup that's gone wrong, so what is there to report on the bug tracker? -- My fellow Pythonistas, ask not what our language can do for you, ask what you can do for our language. Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Python Worst Practices

2015-02-27 Thread Mark Lawrence
have been success vs info> Me to, Very Much Safer :) -- My fellow Pythonistas, ask not what our language can do for you, ask what you can do for our language. Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Python Worst Practices

2015-02-28 Thread Mark Lawrence
rst Python implementation? Or was it written in something else and then ported? -- My fellow Pythonistas, ask not what our language can do for you, ask what you can do for our language. Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Python Worst Practices

2015-02-28 Thread Mark Lawrence
u'll be telling us to use that new fangled UTC nonsense instead of the clearly correct GMT. -- My fellow Pythonistas, ask not what our language can do for you, ask what you can do for our language. Mark Lawrence -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Python Worst Practices

2015-02-28 Thread Mark Lawrence
On 28/02/2015 15:46, Chris Angelico wrote: On Sun, Mar 1, 2015 at 2:33 AM, Mark Lawrence wrote: It also makes me wonder what idiot decided to use C as the language for the first Python implementation? Or was it written in something else and then ported? Guido, probably. And what other

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