Re: OT: Periodic table gets a new element

2009-06-15 Thread Lawrence D'Oliveiro
So, is this only accessible with Python 3.x, or will it be backported to 2.x as well? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: OT: Periodic table gets a new element

2009-06-12 Thread Mensanator
On Jun 11, 8:27 am, Jean-Michel Pichavant wrote: > Not if this element is to end up in some further ultimate nuclear weapon >   :-)   Don't worry, a millisecond half-life is kind of a wet blanket as far as weapon design is concerned. > , unless you are using python to conquer the world (I've bee

Re: OT: Periodic table gets a new element

2009-06-11 Thread Michiel Overtoom
MRAB wrote: Element 112 is to be named. Do you think we could persuade the scientists to name it "Pythonium"? :-) What did Python do to deserve this? I think 'Hofmannium' is a more appropriate name ;-) On the other hand, if the scientists used Python on their equipment with which they dis

Re: OT: Periodic table gets a new element

2009-06-11 Thread Jean-Michel Pichavant
Not if this element is to end up in some further ultimate nuclear weapon :-) , unless you are using python to conquer the world (I've been told this is GVR main secret objective). MRAB wrote: Element 112 is to be named. Do you think we could persuade the scientists to name it "Pythonium"? :-

OT: Periodic table gets a new element

2009-06-11 Thread MRAB
Element 112 is to be named. Do you think we could persuade the scientists to name it "Pythonium"? :-) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8093374.stm -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list