I am also shocked by Fredrick Lundh's impoliteness and think he makes this group less friendly than I expected when I read this on http://www.python.org/community/lists/:
"Rudeness and personal attacks, even in reaction to blatant flamebait, are strongly frowned upon. People may strongly disagree on an issue, but usually discussion remains civil" This should apply to anyone, from the newbie to the most valuable contributor to Python Regards, Pierre -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list