On Sat, 08 Aug 2009 20:27:49 +0100, Mark Lawrence wrote: > Further, I have seen many requests here which are nothing really to do > with Python, say a query about which algorithm to use. Response "Not > really a Python question, but try ...". Put the same question on (say) > the C ng and you'd be told in no uncertain terms to Foxtrot Oscar.
We're a lot friendlier than the C newsgroup. Personally, I think knowing the right algorithm to use is as much a part of Python programming as knowing whether to call mystring.upper() or string.upper(mystring). -- Steven -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list