On Sat, Feb 11, 2017 at 01:00:11PM +1100, Ben Finney wrote: > boB Stepp <robertvst...@gmail.com> writes: > > > I was playing around with type() tonight. If I type (pun intended), I get: > > > > py3: type(5) > > <class 'int'> > > Ceci n'est pas un ‘int’. [...] > <URL:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Treachery_of_Images>
For anyone interested in this concept and how it relates to programming, and many other mind-expanding concepts, I cannot recommend enough the famous book Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas Hofstadter. It is a mighty tome, but don't be put off by the size and weight. It covers some *extremely* subtle concepts, but it works up to them in baby steps, with the aid of dialogs between Archilles and the Tortoise. -- Steve _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
