[CrackMonkey] Re: breaking the ; habit (fwd)

Deirdre Saoirse deirdre at deirdre.net
Sat Feb 12 21:54:55 PST 2000


I found this amusing for the python fiends.

Anyone know where I can find such a solution? It might come in handy at
work.

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Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2000 15:51:28 -0700
From: Ivan Van Laningham <ivanlan at callware.com>
To: Python Mailing List <python-list at cwi.nl>
Subject: Re: breaking the ; habit

Hi All--

osorronophris osorronophris wrote:
> 
> I'm a die-hard C++ programmer that recently took up Python for a change of
> scenery and am enjoying it greatly.  The one problem I am having is that I
> can't break myself of the semicolon habit.  I've tried chewing gum but it
> just doesn't seem to work, and I'd like to avoid the patch.  Any ideas?
> 

Yes.  I've found that a 7% solution of whitespace-eating nanovirii in a
saline solution that, when injected properly, gives quite effective
relief over several hours.

<nobody-mention-enemas>-ly y'rs,
Ivan
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