> -----Original Message----- > Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 14:16:07 +0100 > From: Zara <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Tutor] Division doesn't work > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > On Thu, 18 Jan 2007 13:09:48 +0100, Geoframer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > >You assign s as an integer... it should be a float to get the right > >result... > <...> > > > Yes, that is the wordt defect of Python: its inability to read > programmer mind and detect the rteal programmer intentions. > > > Zara Hi, Zara.
All programming languages seem to share that drawback, as do all computing machines. They always do exactly what we tell them to do, instead of what we want to do. Drat! Regards, Barry [EMAIL PROTECTED] 541-302-1107 ________________________ We who cut mere stones must always be envisioning cathedrals. -Quarry worker's creed _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
