Steve Holden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Josiah Carlson wrote: > [...] > >>Perhaps I didn't make it clear. The difference between wxPython's Grid > >>and my table is that in the table, most values are *computed*. This > >>means that there's no point in changing the values themselves. They > >>are also used frequently as set members (I can describe why, but it's > >>a bit complicated.) > > > > Again, user semantics. Tell your users not to modify entries, and/or > > you can make copies of objects you return. If your users are too daft > > to read and/or follow directions, then they deserve to have their > > software not work. > > > That sounds like a "get out of jail free" card for Microsoft and many > other software vendors ...
If/when vendors are COMPLETE in their specifications and documentation, they can have that card, but being that even when they specify such behaviors they are woefully incomplete, there is not a card to be found, and I stand by my opinion. - Josiah _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
