Antoon Pardon wrote:
Op 2005-01-18, Steve Holden schreef <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
Python is *designed* as a dynamic language. I wish you would embrace this aspect rather than continually trying to shoehorn it into a static straitjacket. Efficiency is good. Flexibility is better.
Flexibility is better? IMO flexibilty implies more than one way to do things. But that is a big no no here in c.l.py.
Become one with the language.
I also see a lot of remarks that go: "Don't do this!" when some ofWow, you mean you actually *took* some advice? :-) Perhaps this whole thing has arisen because you feel you were badly advised. It looks as though your programming skill level might have been underestimated. Your ability to wring an argument to a merciless death could never be.
the more dynamic aspects are talked about, because there are security risks involved. One of the results was that I ended up
writing a parser for some kind of game instead of just dumping the
structure in textual form and doing an eval of the file when reading
it in. But if I need a parser I could just as well used a static
language.
I'm beginning to guess the dynamic aspect of python is overrated.
You shouldn't have to guess, and it isn't.
Certain of its dynamic aspects do demand a certain care rather than casual usage, however, which leads to rules of thumb like "don't use mutables as dictionary keys". Yes, of course you can, but to a newbie your behavior (it seems to me) is a bit like this:
Me (to newbie): "... And, of course, you want to be careful not to shoot yourself in the foot."
You: ":Well, actually, if you use a .22 and aim very carefully between the big toe and its neighbor there's a 96% chance that you will only suffer serious burns".
So, please understand, I'm not trying to say that (most of) your utterances are untrue, or question your knowledge of the Python environment. I'm just trying to bring the day closer when you will be able to watch me write something that's only 99% true and happily walk away without writing a thousand-word essay on the remaining 1% case.
This anal behavior is unlikely to win friends and influence people.
Anyway, I've just about had my say on this topic now. I'm left with the uncomfortable feeling that having led you patiently (or at least as patiently as I can) down to the water, I will now have to watch you die of thirst rather than take a well-deserved drink.
Life's too short. I'm going to stop disagreeing with you now, even if this means stopping communicating with you. I'm sure you won't miss my crotchety ramblings anyway.
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