On 05/03/2014 06:23, Marko Rauhamaa wrote:
Rustom Mody <rustompm...@gmail.com>:
* ... which summarizes my objection in this thread: Python's 'is'
leaks the machine abstraction. 'id' does it legitimately (somewhat),
'is' does it illegitimately
I agree that the Python data model can be exceedingly challenging to a
beginner. However, I wouldn't throw the baby away with the bathwater,
but look for ingenious ways to teach it.
[snip Java]
Similarly, in Python:
if the_list == None:
*should* work (even if there's no such stipulation in Python's reference
material), but why wouldn't you use the more natural:
if the_list is None:
Marko
Really great thinking, test the name the_list, which strangely enough
tells me that this beast is a list, in the same way that
THIS_IS_A_CONSTANT is a constant, to see if it's None. Congratulations,
you've been promoted to captain of my dream team.
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what you can do for our language.
Mark Lawrence
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