Re: What is different with Python ? (OT I guess)

2005-06-15 Thread david . tolpin
> > Oh well, I guess it's a bit late to try to rename the Computer > > Science discipline now. > The best I've heard is "Informatics" -- I have a vague impression > that this is a more European name for the field. The word "Informatics" had been invented by a Soviet computer scientist Andrey Ersh

cgi.py?

2005-05-29 Thread david . tolpin
Hi, I've looked into cgi.py from 2.4's distribution, and its contents puzzle me. In parse_header, the first line splits on ';': plist = map(lambda x: x.strip(), line.split(';')) but header parameters may contain semicolon in quoted strings: Content-Type: image/jpeg; filename="home:lib;im

Re: Python features

2005-05-12 Thread david . tolpin
> There are three main types of programming languages. > > * Imperative > * Functional > * Declarative > animals are divided into: * those that belong to the Emperor, * embalmed ones, * those that are trained, * suckling pigs, * mermaids, * fabulous ones, * stray dogs, * those incl

Re: pyvm -- faster python

2005-05-12 Thread david . tolpin
> I don't think Python can ever beat > carefully coded C for running speed, but it can and should aim for > parity with compiled Lisp. But common lisp compilers often beat C compilers in speed for similar tasks of moderate complexity. In particular, CMUCL beats GCC in numerical computations. Davi

Re: Problem with national characters

2005-03-31 Thread david . tolpin
> Is there a way around this problem? put import sys sys.setdefaultencoding('UTF-8') into sitecustomize.py in the top level of your PYTHONPATH . -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: FAQ 1.7.3 : How can I have modules that mutually import each other

2005-03-21 Thread david . tolpin
in current Python are far from being on the level a modern programming language (such as Common Lisp, for example) demands. David Tolpin http://davidashen.net/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: What is print? A function?

2005-01-24 Thread david . tolpin
> Is it possible to create own statements, such that it would be possible to do: > > printDebug "test" > > ? This question is well addressed in a neighbour group comp.lang.lisp . -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list