On 18/02/11 07:29, Cameron Simpson wrote: > On 18Feb2011 08:40, I wrote: > | On 17Feb2011 18:40, Alister Ware <alister.w...@ntlworld.com> wrote: > | | On Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:42:05 +0800, Werner wrote: > | | > On 17/02/11 16:39, Chris Rebert wrote: > | | >> On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 12:27 AM, Werner <wd...@netfront.net> wrote: > | | >>> I have a trivially simple piece of code called timewaster.py: > | | >>> ____________________________________________________ > | | >>> while True: > | [...] > | | may I ask what is the purpose of this code segment, it does not look like > | | it would achieve much? > [... long shebang description...] > > Hmm, looks like maybe you meant the original python snippet. > If so, my apologies for the long misanswer.
It was't a misanswer, you were laying a finger on the wound and explained how things are. I am very grateful for that. This is my first contact with this newsgroup and I thank you all for being patient and understanding with a newbie. Best Regards Werner Dahn -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
