Hendrik van Rooyen wrote: > Aaron Brady <cast...pigmail.com> wrote: > >> while 1: >> calculate_stuff( ) >> if stuff < 0.00005: >> break > > The thought police will come and get you. > > You are doing things by "side effect"! > You are using a global called "stuff"! > You are relying on an implementation > detail! > > While their cudgels are bouncing off > your skull, they will scream the above three > lines into your swiftly swelling ears! > > I suggest you write; > > while True: > stuff = calculate_stuff() > if stuff < 0.00005: > break > > quickly, to avoid the pain! > > It may be too late though - even the > above sanitised version is still too > tightly coupled - how must > calculate_stuff know where to find > the inputs for its calculation? > > You are gonna bleed! > > :-) > Indeed I fear Mr. Brady must expect a visit from the PSU. This highly secretive organization is known to attack anyone who -- Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC http://www.holdenweb.com/
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