Re: How to learn python if I'm very familar with C++

2006-03-26 Thread Jim Benson
On 26 Mar 2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > > I've been using C++ for a few years and have developed a few projects > in C++. And I'm familar with OO and template metaprogramming. > > There are some book like "Learning Perl". It is a little bit tedious > for me, because more material in tha

Re: Guido at Google

2005-12-21 Thread Jim Benson
On Thu, 22 Dec 2005, Bengt Richter wrote: > >> > >> For Americans: 15 meters is roughly 50 feet. > > > >Google can do that too, of course. > > > >http://www.google.com/search?q=convert+15+meters+to+feet > > > >(49.2125984 feet to be more precise) > > > Actually that looks like it's based on the

Re: WTF?

2005-11-01 Thread Jim Benson
On Tue, 1 Nov 2005, James Stroud wrote: > Why do my posts get held for suspcious headers and troll Xha Lee gets to post > all sorts of profanity and ranting without any problem? > I like many others have had the same experience. I recently choose to respond to one of Xha Lee's post and my Re (

Re: Microsoft Hatred FAQ

2005-10-17 Thread Jim Benson
(sorry for the top post...but given the subject line (OP), hopefully I won't offend more than one) ...and just when I was beginning to think that Mr. Xah Lee was a changed man and had dropped his compulsion to use profanity to express his thoughts. I didn't actually do a grep on his last several

Re: Name of IDLE on Linux

2005-04-02 Thread Jim Benson
On Sat, 2 Apr 2005, Edward Diener wrote: > What is the name of the IDLE program on Linux and where is it installed > in a normal Linux distribution ? I have installed all the Python 2.3.5 > RPMs on my Fedora 3 system but I have no idea where they are installed > or what IDLE is called. I lloked

OT

2005-01-25 Thread Jim Benson
On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > That sounds like you're doing a closed source product and need an ENC > exception or something even worse. Python should qualify for the TSU > exception which only requires sending an email. > > http://www.bxa.doc.gov/encryption/PubAvailEncSourceCod