Re: [Python-Dev] PEP 8 modernisation

2013-08-01 Thread LD 'Gus' Landis
On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 8:31 AM, Steven D'Aprano st...@pearwood.info wrote: On 01/08/13 22:44, Nick Coghlan wrote: 4. Lines up to 99 characters are now permitted (but 79 is still the preferred limit) Coincidentally, there was a discussion about line length on python-list over the last

Re: [Python-Dev] barry_as_FLUFL

2010-08-05 Thread LD 'Gus' Landis
Hi, I just read an interesting article (interview with Fred Brooks). See: http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1600886 Eoin: The book contains a lot of explicit and implicit advice for those who must manage design projects. What would your top three pieces of advice for such

Re: [Python-Dev] Licensing

2010-07-06 Thread LD 'Gus' Landis
Yes. The BSD license on FreeBSD has allowed Apple to make MacOS X a completely proprietary product. The BSD license allows you to take and never release your mods. It has very little to do with money, IMO. On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 1:22 AM, Ben Finney ben+pyt...@benfinney.id.au wrote: Nir Aides

Re: [Python-Dev] Licensing

2010-07-06 Thread LD 'Gus' Landis
I stand corrected. Thanks for the pointer Stephen! On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 10:36 AM, Stephen J. Turnbull step...@xemacs.org wrote: LD 'Gus' Landis writes:   Yes. The BSD license on FreeBSD has allowed Apple to   make MacOS X a completely proprietary product. That's simply not true. http

Re: [Python-Dev] _length_cue()

2006-02-08 Thread LD 'Gus' Landis
+1 on 'hint' vs 'cue'... also infers 'not definitive' (sort of like having a hint of how much longer the honey do list is... the honey do list is never 'exhaustive', only exhausting! ;-) On 2/8/06, Andrew Koenig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm worried about the name. There are now exactly

Re: [Python-Dev] Expose Subversion revision number to Python

2005-12-20 Thread LD 'Gus' Landis
Hi, So, what does one get when built on a system not connected to the net? say from a tarball? It can happen, ya know. Cheers, --ldl On 12/18/05, Martin v. Löwis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Barry Warsaw wrote: Yes, here's my thought: I have a mod to Makefile.pre.in and getbuildinfo.c

Re: [Python-Dev] Proof of the pudding: str.partition()

2005-08-31 Thread LD \Gus\ Landis
Hi, FTR, I was not implying the $PIECE() was an answer at all, but only suggesting it as an alternative name to .partition(). .piece() can be both a verb and a noun as can .partition(), thus overcoming Nick's objection to a nounish thing doing the work of a verbish thing. Also, IIRC, I did say

Re: [Python-Dev] partition() (was: Remove str.find in 3.0?)

2005-08-29 Thread LD \Gus\ Landis
Hi, How about piece() ? Anthony can have his es that way too! ;-) and it's the same number of characters as .split(). Cheers, --ldl On 8/29/05, Anthony Baxter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tuesday 30 August 2005 11:26, Raymond Hettinger wrote: My major issue is with the names -

Re: [Python-Dev] partition() (was: Remove str.find in 3.0?)

2005-08-29 Thread LD \Gus\ Landis
Hi, Re: multiples, etc... Check out (and Pythonify) the ANSI M[UMPS] $PIECE(). See: http://www.jacquardsystems.com/Examples/function/piece.htm Cheers, --ldl On 8/29/05, LD Gus Landis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, How about piece() ? Anthony can have his es that way too

Re: [Python-Dev] PEP 340 -- concept clarification

2005-05-03 Thread LD \Gus\ Landis
Hi, Sounds like a useful requirement to have for new features in 2.x, IMO. that is... demonstrated need. If the feature implies that the app needs to be designed from the ground up to *really* take advantage of the feature, then, maybe leave it for Guido's sabbatical (e.g. Python