Thanks for all your help everyone, if only it had addressed what I had
asked I may have actually learned something about Python!!
If anything was addressed to my problem then it has completely passed
me by as most points were clearly made by a computer scientist and I am
not one of those in the
Arthur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
thinking that the visciousness with wihich you were attacking someone
suggesting a proposal for an optional feature - even if an iill
adivised proposal for and ill advised optional feature (I frankly
don't care much about that part of the discussion one way or
SOrry if this message is a little confused, it most probably reflects
the state of the author!
I have made a small program that plots the orbit of a planet in visual
python using visual.vector for all values. If i run the program it is
clear that the orbit is non-keplerian as the planets
Arthur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
is that VPython vectors are in effect flat 3 element Numeric arrays,
and Numeric ararys can be constructed with Float64 specified as the
datatype. (wonder if that speciufication is a declaration, and if
so whether that would indicate some conflict between
Terry Reedy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I (and I believe Alex) object to name declaration *statements* and/or the
strong typing of *names*.
I confirm that my key objection is to declarations in the strict sense:
thingies that aren't executable, but rather billets doux to the
compiler, for example
On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 00:16:05 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Alex Martelli)
wrote:
Arthur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Please clarify if you were making a lame joke without smilies, are
utterly confused about what declaration *MEANS*, or what other folly
prompted you to this astounding remark, thanks.
On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 00:16:05 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Alex Martelli)
wrote:
Having found out how to
build a lasting killfile, I'd like to see if using it liberally on
people who appear to post here just to provoke flamewars, rather than to
offer and receive help, and participate in interesting
