Re: Thanks for the help not given :)

2009-12-30 Thread Aahz
In article , J wrote: >> Jon Clements wrote: >> >>> You have a bear that likes a Python? The one I have just keeps going >>> on about Piglet and eating my honey reserves... > >As for Jon, and Aahz, I'd try the teddy bear approach, but the last >one I knew led me down the dark path to Perl and thu

Re: Thanks for the help not given :)

2009-12-29 Thread Ben Finney
J writes: > And each time, I started writing a post, complete with code samples > and my thoughts... and in EVERY case, so far, I've found the answer on > my own ONLY after writing that post. > […] actually writing out a post helps me organize my thoughts, the > problem, and what I've done so fa

Re: Thanks for the help not given :)

2009-12-29 Thread J
On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 17:58, Phlip wrote: > To the OP - adding "... because Python sucks" to your subject lines will > increase the quantity of answers - but possibly not the quality. Unlike Stephan, I hope this was intended in humor/irony rather than the way it looks, because my OP was meant h

Re: Thanks for the help not given :)

2009-12-29 Thread Stefan Behnel
Phlip, 29.12.2009 23:58: And I hope you answered your questions here, if no one else did, to avoid dead search trails in the archives. You should have read the posting. Stefan -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Thanks for the help not given :)

2009-12-29 Thread Phlip
To the OP - adding "... because Python sucks" to your subject lines will increase the quantity of answers - but possibly not the quality. You can also learn a little about good questions by answering others's here. And I hope you answered your questions here, if no one else did, to avoid dead

Re: Thanks for the help not given :)

2009-12-29 Thread Jon Clements
On Dec 29, 9:28 pm, a...@pythoncraft.com (Aahz) wrote: > In article , > > J   wrote: > > >So though I've only posted a small bit here and on python-win, I did > >want to thank y'all for helping me when you have, and even when you > >actually haven't! > > Get a teddybear, that helps, too.  ;-)  (I.e

Re: Thanks for the help not given :)

2009-12-29 Thread Aahz
In article , J wrote: > >So though I've only posted a small bit here and on python-win, I did >want to thank y'all for helping me when you have, and even when you >actually haven't! Get a teddybear, that helps, too. ;-) (I.e. try to explain your problem to a teddybear.) -- Aahz (a...@pythoncr