Hi, Steve! 07 feb 2005 at 17:51, Steve Holden wrote: >> information about variable S to the memory. I don't find big >> difference. By the way keyword "def" is as bad as "var", from your >> point of view? :) SH> If your colloquial English is good enough to understand the word SH> "bollocks" then you might begin to realize how irritating your SH> arguments are becoming. Well, I have a dictionary. Let's look. "Man with grey bollocks - wise, experienced man".Hm, I'am realy have some experience in some areas:)
SH> If, as you suggest, def were a declaration, then it should either not SH> be possible to write SH> if __debug__: SH> def func(x): SH> print x, "is bollocks" if __debug__: ~S=0 S=5 #error in non-debug mode. print S That's not the same I suppose from the beginning, but it also can be helpfull. More exactly, it is not 'variable declaration' but 'variable definition'. >> But, I am friendly, even with my opponents. I think it is my good >> trait. SH> You are, of course, entitled to your opinion, self-serving though it SH> may be. A friendly idiot is still an idiot. No comments. >> Don't be so ... I don't find the equivalent english word. Smth like: >> Take it more easy. SH> Please don't insult the martellibot. It was not an insult. It is not in my rules, as I said before. It's just an advice. "global" is in Python, but he is still alive - hence it's not as big problem as he say. SH> He did, after all, write "Python SH> in a Nutshell" and co-edited the "Python Cookbook", and he has SH> established a reputation with his consistent long-term contribution to SH> Python and this newsgroup. Instead, ask yourself why your remarks SH> engender such a response from a pillar of the Python community. What SH> are your credentials? Well, for python community - 0. Now, you can only read my messages and think about them. After all, idiot who made contribution is still idiot, isn't it? (it's not about A.M., of course) Alexander, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list