On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 12:41 AM, <ru...@yahoo.com> wrote: > On 06/17/2013 01:23 AM, Chris Angelico wrote: >> On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 3:04 PM, Ferrous Cranus <supp...@superhost.gr> wrote: >>> The only thing i'm feeling guilty is that instead of reading help files and >>> PEP's which seem too technical for me, i prefer the live help of an actual >>> expert human being. >> >> This is definitely a reason to feel guilty. You are asking people to >> provide live help for free, rather than simply reading the >> documentation. > > It is NOT a matter of simply reading the documentation. > I have posted here several times as have many others about > some of the problems the documentation has, especially for > people who don't already know Python.
I'm aware the docs aren't perfect. But there's a world of difference between: "Here's my code, tell me what's wrong. TELL ME NOW!!" and "Having trouble understanding this function [link to docs] - I expect X but Y happens". That's what I take issue with. The implication behind Nikos's questions is that he *can't be bothered* reading the docs, which he has explicitly confirmed above. That's nothing to do with "the problems the documentation has"; if Python had perfect documentation, he still wouldn't read it. That is a problem. A major problem. ChrisA -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
