Python "SIG" meeting - last night's "minutes"

[Bill Sconce]

On Tue, 04 Jan 2005 16:46:43 -0500
clark_k at pannaway.com (Kevin D. Clark) wrote:

> 
> > "Even I am afraid of Perl"
> 
> <yawn>


Hey.  I was just quoting what was said at the meeting.   :)

                                                         ^
                                                       Joke!
                                                       JOKE!

 
> I'm not afraid of Python, but I certainly find Perl a joy to write
> code in.
> 
> I can only recall *two* Python programs posted to this list that have
> ever worked correctly (the rest were duds).  If the Python aficionados
> on the gnhlug list want to convince us that Python is a good language,
> I don't think that it is unreasonable for me to request that they post
> some working code when problems come up.  I'm not asking for anything
> that I don't already do.

Fair enough.  I don't recall seeing much Python offered here, but if
code is offered it should be workable (Python or otherwise).  I did
test the one example I've posted within memory, the gethostbyname
microscript (if it was one of the duds please let me know! - I'd
welcome the chance to correct anything which is busted, again whether
in Python or whatever).
 
> I don't deny that Python is a nice language.  However, I find it to be
> pretty easy to get work done in Perl, and I will not be silent when
> other people criticize my tool of choice.
                  ^
          Gee.  It was a JOKE.
          Meant to be a chuckle.

-Bill
Who works in Python, the only language which can give
you a syntax error for whitespace.
                ^
              Joke!
              JOKE!
             chuckle?
            (please?)