On Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at 2:32:16 PM UTC-4, sohca...@gmail.com wrote: > milos: "You can't uninstall Python because it will break things" > Grant: "Actually, you CAN uninstall Python, but it will break things" > > I really fucking hate how pedantic some of the people on this mailing list > are. > > milos wasn't wrong. You just chose to take his message too literally. I > thought it was pretty clear that when milos said "can't", he really meant > "shouldn't".
While I am often dismayed at the pedantry on this list (and many others), in this case, I think the clarification was warranted. When a beginner is about to attempt something dangerous, it is prudent to be sure the instructions are clear. "You can't uninstall, because things won't work" sounds a bit like, "you literally will not be able to uninstall things, because the operating system will prevent you because it protects itself." I wouldn't want the next message to be the original asker saying, "No, look, I was able to uninstall just fine!" without realizing they were damaging their system. --Ned. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
