On Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:57:37 -0800, alex23 wrote: > On Nov 14, 12:16 pm, Joe Strout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Argh. I've been back in the Python community for about a month, and >> I've been continually amazed at how every single "how do I do X" or >> "what do you think of this method of doing X" question is answered by >> people on high horses claiming "you shouldn't do X". > > If someone asked you how to hammer together a cabinet with a saw, > wouldn't -you- respond with "don't use a saw"? > > Suggesting the right tool for the job is hardly getting on a high > horse...
If somebody asked me how to hammer together a cabinet with a regular carpenter's hammer, and I answered "Don't do that, anything less than an object-oriented Uber-Hammer is wrong", then they might be justified in thinking that I was full of it, particularly if I was unable to explain just why using a regular hammer was harmful. -- Steven -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
