Re: [Python-ideas] Keeping discussion relevant

2019-02-09 Thread Christopher Barker
I'm trying to not be snarky here, but frankly, these "meta-conversations" about how and what we should discuss on the list are more distracting to me than the occasional OT wanderings ... -CHB -- Christopher Barker, PhD Python Language Consulting - Teaching - Scientific Software

Re: [Python-ideas] Keeping discussion relevant

2019-02-08 Thread Cameron Simpson
On 08Feb2019 17:15, James Lu wrote: Sometimes I see threads briefly go into topics that are unrelated to new features in Python. For example: talking about a writer’s use of “inhomogeneous” vs “heterogenous” vs “anhomogenous.” We get what the original author meant, there is no need to fiddle

[Python-ideas] Keeping discussion relevant

2019-02-08 Thread James Lu
Sometimes I see threads briefly go into topics that are unrelated to new features in Python. For example: talking about a writer’s use of “inhomogeneous” vs “heterogenous” vs “anhomogenous.” We get what the original author meant, there is no need to fiddle with the little details of language at