[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > My apologies if any attributions are messed up. > > On Feb 3, 1:28 am, Steven D'Aprano <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > cybersource.com.au> wrote: > >>If you want an explicit name, try a variation of "dontcare". Assuming >>that you're an English speaker.
I'm with Steven here. I typically use 'dontcare' or 'ignore', or occasionally 'asdf'. I also tend to use variables whose name-length is proportional to the size of their scope. > I'd really > prefer something like the Ruby syntax because all you have to write is > the number of times you want to do something, and then the thing you > want to do. (I guess, in that respect, I'd even consider the xrange > call a redundancy.) I'd like to see a '..' operator that does what 'xrange' does, but I'm not going to hold my breath. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list