On Sun, Jul 31, 2016 at 2:58 AM, Rustom Mody <rustompm...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Where, in any useful production code, is the difference between >> functions and procedures actually helpful? Or where, in student code, >> would it be useful to distinguish? I've been teaching Python to >> students with a variety of backgrounds, and nobody has yet been >> bothered by this. Not a single one. >> >> ChrisA > > In English — and all Indo-European¹ languages — there are two moods > “It is raining” is in declarative mood > “Come in!” is in imperative mood > > Now there is a realm in which they are not distinct > > “It is raining!” said Harry Potter to Hermione and it started raining > “Come in!” said Harry, And the chair walked hoppety-hop into the room > > So sure if you want to teach magic to your kids, all power to you. > Myself, I’ll stick to what I know better than magic — programming
Answer the question, maybe... when *in programming* is this distinction important? ChrisA -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
