On 06/18/2013 01:21 AM, Chris Angelico wrote: > On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 2:39 PM, alex23 <wuwe...@gmail.com> wrote: >> tl;dr Stop acting like a troll and we'll stop perceiving you as such. > > This being Python-list, we duck-type. You don't have to declare that > you're a troll, like you would in C; you just react like a troll and > we'll treat you as one. We never ask "are you a troll", we just ask > "do you quack like a troll".
People are much more complex than Python objects. While duck-typing is a useful heuristic it does not guarantee accurate results. And keep in mind that stereotyping and racial profiling are forms of duck typing. You need to be careful when duck-typing people. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
