Steve D'Aprano <steve+pyt...@pearwood.info> writes: > Good way: > > Foreigner speaking English as their second language: > "Who is the father of this class?" > > Native English speaker: > "The father is 'object', but in English we would normally ask > 'what is the parent?' instead."
Of the three scenarios you presented, this is clearly the closest. I gave the correct answer, I offered a correction to English usage, and I gave no insult to the questioner. -- \ “Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else | `\ is opinion.” —Democritus | _o__) | Ben Finney -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list