>> Not quite. In math zero is usually the starting point, its
>> generally
>> viewed as a positive number(although it is obviously neither
>> positive
>> or negative)
> That is just not true. A number is positive if and only if it is
> strictly greater than 0 by definition. Zero is not consider
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Hi list,
I am pickling a dictionary that has as one of it's values an object I
create on the fly. When I try to unpickle that object, cPickle attempts
to recreate that object but of course that module is not present
anymore. How can I just make it sk
hi john,
everyone else has posted great replies to your inquiries, so i'll keep
mine brief.
> While the list is kind of slow I thought I'd post a few thoughts on a couple
> of things in Python that bug me.
my 1st comment is that you are not talking about Python alone.
everything you state pertai
I think we should say that the number set is zero
through nine (not 1-10 as we were taught in school),
making "zero" the first number in the set; thus the
offset by one. Of course zero is not a number, but a
placeholder for a number. Thankfully this concept was
invented a few centuries ago in India
* Hugo González Monteverde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [060604 13:04]:
>
> Exactly, everything else other than programming. Zero indexed arrays are
> the norm in everything but moronic old VB. I guess it's just a defacto
> standard now.
I make equal parts of my income from writing python code and fr
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Alan Gauld wrote, On 06/04/2006 04:01 PM:
> Hi John,
>
> I'll pitch in although I've read most of the other answers
> too so I'll be adding to them mostly.
>
>> The first one is lists... I can't for the life of me understand why
>> a list
>> starts
Hi John,
I'll pitch in although I've read most of the other answers
too so I'll be adding to them mostly.
> The first one is lists... I can't for the life of me understand why
> a list
> starts at zero. In everything else in life other than programming
Not quite. In math zero is usually the sta
John Connors wrote:
>
> The first one is lists... I can't for the life of me understand why a list
> starts at zero. In everything else in life other than programming the 1st
> item in a list is always 1.
Hi,
Exactly, everything else other than programming. Zero indexed arrays are
the norm in
John Connors wrote:
> G'day,
>
> While the list is kind of slow I thought I'd post a few thoughts on a couple
> of things in Python that bug me. They're not really questions but maybe
> someone can help me understand.
Maybe I can give you some not-really answers ;)
>
> The first one is lists..
John Connors wrote:
G'day,
While the list is kind of slow I thought I'd post a few thoughts on a couple
of things in Python that bug me. They're not really questions but maybe
someone can help me understand.
The first one is lists... I can't for the life of me understand why a list
star
Let me see if I can tackle these..
On Jun 4, 2006, at 8:33 AM, John Connors wrote:
> The first one is lists... I can't for the life of me understand why a
> list
> starts at zero. In everything else in life other than programming the
> 1st
> item in a list is always 1.
>
> The next thing I don'
G'day,
While the list is kind of slow I thought I'd post a few thoughts on a couple
of things in Python that bug me. They're not really questions but maybe
someone can help me understand.
The first one is lists... I can't for the life of me understand why a list
starts at zero. In everything e
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