question regarding thread display on python mailing list

I notice sometimes when I follow a thread on the mailing list archives, the thread will not be all together. To see what I mean, look at the thread "splitting comp.lang.python" as shown here: http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2000-March/thread.html#639685. You can see one large chunk of

Re: how do I search python mailing list archives?

just sending out a late thank you for the response -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

functions, list, default parameters

I found two similar questions in the mailing list, but I didn't understand the explanations. I ran this code on Ubuntu 10.04 with Python 2.6.5. Why do the functions g and behave differently? If calls (3) and g(3) both exit their functions in the same state, why do they not enter in the s

how do I search python mailing list archives?

What are the various ways to search the python mailing list archives? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list