Re: [perl-python] 20050113 looking up syntax

2005-01-14 Thread Erik Max Francis
Peter Hansen wrote: So why duplicate the posts by posting them to the newsgroups? Because he's a well-known pest. -- Erik Max Francis && [EMAIL PROTECTED] && http://www.alcyone.com/max/ San Jose, CA, USA && 37 20 N 121 53 W && AIM erikmaxfrancis Yes I'm / Learning from falling / Hard lessons --

Re: [perl-python] 20050113 looking up syntax

2005-01-14 Thread Istvan Albert
Jürgen Exner wrote: Why don't you just stop posting this nonsense? He will, fairly soon. I'm suspecting that the original intent behind these posts was to stir up a perl vs python flamewar. That is unlikely to materialize since the poster does not seem to understand neither of these languages. I. -

Re: [perl-python] 20050113 looking up syntax

2005-01-14 Thread Jürgen Exner
Xah Lee wrote: > - > > for perl syntax lookup, use perldoc in the command line. For example: > perldoc perl Wrong. That command will give you a high-level overview of Perl but tell you nothing about the syntax. To lookup the Perl syntax you would have to use perldoc perls

Re: [perl-python] 20050113 looking up syntax

2005-01-14 Thread Peter Hansen
Xah Lee wrote: [snip] Note: this post is from the Perl-Python a-day mailing list at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/perl-python/ to subscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] So why duplicate the posts by posting them to the newsgroups? Now that you've advertised the mailing list (and thank you, I