Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.pyt...@pearwood.info> writes: > On Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:47:49 +0300, Jussi Piitulainen wrote: > > > Steven D'Aprano writes: > > > >> So paradoxically, that means that "x or y" counts as an and_test > >> (obviously!) but also as an or_test, since every and_test also counts > >> as an or_test. Here's some crappy ASCII art of a Venn diagram > > > > I think you mean to say that "x and y" counts as an and_test and also as > > an or_test. > > You may very well be right, but I'll be damned if I go back and read > through my post trying to work out what I intended to say instead of what > I actually said! > > :-)
The quote above is sufficient context for one who knows that "x or y" is not an and_test. I'm hoping that pointing this little thing out will help some potentially confused reader of your otherwise excellent explanation see more quickly that this is really just a harmless typo. (Unless it's me who's confused :) The quote appeared just before your ASCII art. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
