Python is to C as letters are to words.

[r holland]

My nine word description of the python language.

[Gary Herron]

On Sunday 22 August 2004 11:55 am, r holland wrote:

My nine word description of the python language.

Huh ... Either you've got that backward, or I completely misunderstand
what you're trying to say?

[Paul McGuire]

"Gary Herron" <gh*****@islandtraining.com> wrote in message
news:ma**************************************@pyth on.org...

On Sunday 22 August 2004 11:55 am, r holland wrote:

My nine word description of the python language.

Huh ... Either you've got that backward, or I completely misunderstand
what you're trying to say?

Maybe Gary meant "letters" like when I write a letter to my wife, it is
composed of words, so words are building blocks which one uses to compose
letters. ? :)

Just kidding, it's a good intention.

-- Paul
(Just looking for a little levity on c.l.py today... Everyone is getting so
*serious*!)

[Neuruss]

> My nine word description of the python language.

Huh? I guess you mean:
"C is to Python as letters are to words"
or
"Python is to C as words are to letters"

Am I right?

[David Pokorny]

Yes! I totally agree. One of Python's hats is "the ultimate C scripting
language."
On this note, has anyone written something along the lines of "Companion to
the C Python implementation"? Source code comments are great, but there is
so much more that one could say about the theory, big ideas, the creative
solutions that people came up with, etc...

David

[Rene Pijlman]

Paul McGuire:

Maybe Gary meant "letters" like when I write a letter to my wife,

Do you think he meant performance? How often do you write letters to your
wife, and how long does it take you?

--
René Pijlman

[Paul McGuire]

"Rene Pijlman" <re********************@my.address.is.invalid> wrote in
message news:n5********************************@4ax.com...

Paul McGuire:

Maybe Gary meant "letters" like when I write a letter to my wife,

Do you think he meant performance? How often do you write letters to your
wife, and how long does it take you?

--
René Pijlman

Let's leave "performance" out of this!! :)

-- Paul

[Michael Sparks]

David Pokorny wrote:
....

On this note, has anyone written something along the lines of
"Companion to the C Python implementation"?

Certainly would've helped at the weekend... ;-)
Michael.
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