Re: New Python implementation

On 19/02/2021 18:14, Michael F. Stemper wrote: >> and cons. LISP only had cons. :-) LOL -- Alan G Author of the Learn to Program web site http://www.alan-g.me.uk/ http://www.amazon.com/author/alan_gauld Follow my photo-blog on Flickr at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/alangauldphotos -- http

RE: New Python implementation

Benjamin, I wonder if you understood my intended meaning not about the plusses and minuses of using a language like LISP but that it is fundamentally build on using the CONS concept to make lists in a poetic way but has no PROSE. Not only does every language have what I meant by the usual meani

Re: New Python implementation

>> that method was borrowed from or vice versa. Being a rich language has pro's >> and cons. LISP only had cons. Now, Now. That’s certainly not correct. LISP does have a few Pros. Namely Job security. You’ll have a hard time replacing a experienced and professional LISP programmer.

Re: New Python implementation

On 19/02/2021 10.49, Avi Gross wrote: But for an individual programmer, it is great to use whichever method feels best for you, and especially if you came to python from another language that method was borrowed from or vice versa. Being a rich language has pro's and cons. LISP only had cons.

Re: New Python implementation

On 2021-02-19, Avi Gross via Python-list wrote: > Some of us here go way back and have stories to tell of what we did even > before Python existed. I won't rehash my history here now except to say I > did use PASCAL in graduate school and my first job before switching to C > which was less annoyi

Re: New Python implementation

On 2021-02-19, Alan Gauld via Python-list wrote: > On 19/02/2021 03:51, Dennis Lee Bieber wrote: > >> They chose Pascal as being more modern, and something taught in >> schools (yeah, like TurboPascal is going to be a good introduction >> to writing software for real-time ground control of satelli

RE: New Python implementation

Some of us here go way back and have stories to tell of what we did even before Python existed. I won't rehash my history here now except to say I did use PASCAL in graduate school and my first job before switching to C which was less annoying to use. What I am interested in, in this forum, is how

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Re: Startup failure

It would be nice if you could provide a bit more details ... Exceptions/logs etc. From: Python-list on behalf of Smit Patel Sent: Friday, February 19, 2021 1:27 AM To: python-list@python.org Subject: Startup failure I recently downloaded python from

Re: Startup failure

On 19/02/2021 06:27, Smit Patel wrote: > I recently downloaded python from your website and when I started using it, > it worked correctly but when I installed the random2 module it showed > startup failure and won't work again. > So, I uninstalled it and downloaded it again but it is showing the s

Re: New Python implementation

On 19/02/2021 03:51, Dennis Lee Bieber wrote: > They chose Pascal as being more modern, and something taught in schools > (yeah, like TurboPascal is going to be a good introduction to writing > software for real-time ground control of satellites). Funnily enough it was. Or at least for rea