On 12/11/19 4:10 am, Random832 wrote:
well *of course* the goal was not to slow down
actual production of text, but this does not imply the method by which
"speeding up by preventing jams" was to be achieved was not by slowing down
the physical process of pressing keys.
That wasn't the method,
On Mon, Nov 11, 2019 at 4:16 PM David Mertz wrote:
> I really, really don't get how it's supposed to "transform my thinking
> about coding" to have a slightly different glyph on screen.
>
I agree here. This thread got really caught up in issues like "how do I
type that?", but I don't think
On Nov 11, 2019, at 15:58, Chris Angelico wrote:
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> I'd recommend exploring two paths:
>
> 1) MacroPy
> 2) Preprocessors/compilers
>
> MacroPy is an insanely powerful tool for messing around with Python.
> You may well be able to do what you want that way. If you can't,
> though, what I'd
I implemented this discussed arrow operator in vim with conceal plugin.
This is an example given in PEP 572. It looks perfectly fine. It also
does not require ANY change to Python-the-language. It just means that I
can type ':' followed by '=' to get that, rather than type 'Alt+Shift',
'2',
On Tue, Nov 12, 2019 at 10:52 AM Abe Dillon wrote:
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> Many fields develop their own specific short-hand notation and vocabulary for
> communicating the complex yet recurring ideas within that field easily. In
> many cases, this is a modification of an existing language or, in some cases,
>
Many fields develop their own specific short-hand notation and vocabulary
for communicating the complex yet recurring ideas within that field easily.
In many cases, this is a modification of an existing language or, in some
cases, many different languages.
This idea is a bit half-baked, but
On 2019-11-10 12:50, Martin Euredjian via Python-ideas wrote:
I have found that trying to explain the value of true notation to people who
lack the experience and training is always a losing proposition. I'm already
regretting having started this thread, simply because I know how this works.
I have news from the PSF's lawyer (Van Lindberg). He writes:
"""
We don't need to change the Python license as long as all contributors have
signed the CLA. Our CLA text actually allows us to relicense contributions
under any open source license approved by the board. That means that we can
have
Hi folks,
moderator here. I’d (strongly) suggest no further replies, unless there’s
something Python specific to discuss. I’ll put the list into emergency
moderation for a bit.
thanks,
—titus
> On Nov 11, 2019, at 9:05 AM, Ricky Teachey wrote:
>
>
> I have found that trying to explain the
> I have found that trying to explain the value of true notation to people
> who lack the experience and training is always a losing proposition. I'm
> already regretting having started this thread, simply because I know how
> this works. Frankly, it's almost like trying to engage with a
> These thousands of words of repeating claims with weird non sequitur
> digressions seem to amount to
I am done with this thread. It has received nothing but close-minded
hostility. Which is fine. I understand. That's the way the world works.
I've seen this kind of thing happen in
> On 11 Nov 2019, at 17:05, Richard Damon wrote:
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> On 11/11/19 10:10 AM, Random832 wrote:
>>> On Mon, Nov 11, 2019, at 03:22, Greg Ewing wrote:
>>> On 11/11/19, 12:41 PM, Richard Damon wrote:
it was DESIGNED to be inefficient (that was one of its design goals, to
slow typesetters
On 11/11/19 10:10 AM, Random832 wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 11, 2019, at 03:22, Greg Ewing wrote:
>> On 11/11/19, 12:41 PM, Richard Damon wrote:
>>> it was DESIGNED to be inefficient (that was one of its design goals, to
>>> slow typesetters down to be slower than the machine they were working
>>> on).
On Nov 11, 2019, at 04:11, Random832 wrote:
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> Possible alternate mechanisms:
>
> Make any such expression implicitly call a special function named e.g.
> __matrixhook__
> - called by name, so a default in builtins and one could be set locally in a
> module or imported from numpy
> - or
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