On 6/3/14 8:14 PM, Deb Wyatt wrote:
Well, I'm glad you find this concept straight-forward.
I guess I'm not as smart as you.
Not at all. I think you misunderstood me. I read the article and I
reviewed it (although brief, I stand by what I said).
To expand a bit, the article is poorly writt
On 6/3/14 8:24 PM, Ethan Furman wrote:
Deb, do yourself a favor and just trash-can anything from Mark Harris.
Ouch, that hurt.
Did someone not get their coffee this morning?
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On 04/06/2014 04:56, Deb Wyatt wrote:
Thank you for this link. I will do my best to ask *smart* questions. I
struggle with explaining myself sometimes, especially when trying to grasp
something that baffles me.
Deb in WA, USA
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On 04/06/2014 06:02, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
On Wed, 04 Jun 2014 12:27:36 +1000, Chris Angelico wrote:
Want to be sure your questions are smart? Willing to put in a bit of
effort to make yourself welcomed not just courteously, but
enthusiastically? Check out this essay, one of the more famous on
> -Original Message-
> From: et...@stoneleaf.us
> Sent: Tue, 03 Jun 2014 18:24:01 -0700
> To: python-list@python.org
> Subject: Re: immutable vs mutable
> Deb, do yourself a favor and just trash-can anything from Mark Harris.
>
> And keep asking questions.
>
On Wed, 04 Jun 2014 12:27:36 +1000, Chris Angelico wrote:
> Want to be sure your questions are smart? Willing to put in a bit of
> effort to make yourself welcomed not just courteously, but
> enthusiastically? Check out this essay, one of the more famous ones:
>
> http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/sma
>
>> And keep asking questions.
>
> ... but this is definitely good advice. Want to get the most out of
> your computer? Step one: Don't be afraid of it. Step two: Don't be
> afraid of us, either. There's very little you can do on a computer
> that's unexpectedly damaging, and it's easy to keep
On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 11:24 AM, Ethan Furman wrote:
> On 06/03/2014 06:14 PM, Deb Wyatt wrote:
>>
>> Mark Harris wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> The examples deal mostly with names and scope. The article in my opinion
>>> confuses a Python concept which is otherwise very straight-forward which
>>> has been be
On 06/03/2014 06:14 PM, Deb Wyatt wrote:
Mark Harris wrote:
The examples deal mostly with names and scope. The article in my opinion
confuses a Python concept which is otherwise very straight-forward which
has been beat to death on this forum.
Well, I'm glad you find this concept straight-for
>
> The examples deal mostly with names and scope. The article in my opinion
> confuses a Python concept which is otherwise very straight-forward which
> has been beat to death on this forum.
>
> marcus
Well, I'm glad you find this concept straight-forward. I guess I'm not as
smart as you. I
>
> The examples deal mostly with names and scope. The article in my opinion
> confuses a Python concept which is otherwise very straight-forward which
> has been beat to death on this forum.
>
> marcus
Well, I'm glad you find this concept straight-forward. I guess I'm not as
smart as you. I
On 6/3/14 12:29 PM, Deb Wyatt wrote:
http://www.spontaneoussymmetry.com/blog/archives/438
Deb in WA, USA
The article is bogged down in unnecessary complications with regard to
mutability (or not) and pass-by reference|value stuff. The author risks
confusing her audience (those who are perh
Thanks everyone for your help. I also found this article while I was waiting
for answers from this list, in case anybody else is interested in this topic:
http://www.spontaneoussymmetry.com/blog/archives/438
Deb in WA, USA
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