>>> If you understand what zip does, it should be obvious. >> >> Nobody likes to be told the thing they're confused about is trivial.
>Nobody likes to be told to brush their teeth, eat their vegetables or clean >their room. Then they grow up and learn that life is full of things that you >do because you have to, not because you want to. >Learning that some things that they are confused about are trivial is one of >those things. Normally, I agree with you, but I think it's less about the truth and how it is stated. "You are wrong, it is like..." VS. "You are a grade-A moron, it is like..." They both teach; one just does it less offensively. What is obvious to one person is not always obvious to everyone. :) Ramit Ramit Prasad | JPMorgan Chase Investment Bank | Currencies Technology 712 Main Street | Houston, TX 77002 work phone: 713 - 216 - 5423 -- This email is confidential and subject to important disclaimers and conditions including on offers for the purchase or sale of securities, accuracy and completeness of information, viruses, confidentiality, legal privilege, and legal entity disclaimers, available at http://www.jpmorgan.com/pages/disclosures/email. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
