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Re: python simply not scaleable enough for google?

aaron.watt...@gmail.com (Aaron Watters) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:05:45 UT

Yes. Everyone knows java is faster than Python right?
But look here:
[link]
(you might want to run it a couple times to see what
it does when it is 'warm'). I don't think this is
a biased test -- I think the author expected to see
Java faster.
In my runs Python is usually a bit faster on a majority

Re: python and web pages

d.dal...@iinet.net.au (Daniel Dalton) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:47:01 UT

Well, what seemed a very daunting task at first, proved to be quite
easy, after a little bit of research. Thanks very much, I've written my
script, and it works correctly, using the mechanize module.
Thanks for everyone's help

Re: Go versus Brand X

mensana...@aol.com (Mensanator) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:40:19 UT

No, it predates my entry into the computer biz.

Re: What is the naming convention for accessor of a 'private' variable?

greg.ew...@canterbury.ac.nz (Gregory Ewing) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:16:52 UT

To elaborate, accessor methods that *only* read and write
another, ordinary attribute are completely unnecessary
in Python. In that case there is no harm in exposing the
underlying attribute directly, because you can always
replace it with a property later if you change your mind,
without requiring any change in calling code.

Go versus Brand X

a...@pythoncraft.com (Aahz) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:12:36 UT

Comparing Go to another computer language -- do you recognize it?
[link]

Re: Relative versus absolute paths on Windows

greg.ew...@canterbury.ac.nz (Gregory Ewing) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:57:39 UT

It's not clear what the result ought to be here, since
Windows drive-relative paths don't really fit into the
unix absolute/relative dichotomy. Arguments could be
made either way, and what's right probably depends on
the reason you're asking.
For cross-platform code, it's probably safest to avoid
drive-relative paths altogether -- convert them to

Re: semantics of [:]

ebo...@hotmail.com (Esmail) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:58:10 UT

Got it :-) .. thanks for helping out Diez
Esmail

Re: semantics of [:]

de...@nospam.web.de (Diez B. Roggisch) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:42:00 UT

Esmail schrieb:
None of your operations changes a. But I talked about the lists you
bound b and c to before. Those aren't changed as well - they simply are
not pointed to anymore. In your example, that means the will be
garbage-collected, in other scenarios, such as this, the stay:
a = []
foo = []

Re: semantics of [:]

et...@stoneleaf.us (Ethan Furman) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:22:58 UT

Be aware: this is only a shallow copy -- if your copied list contains
mutable objects that you mutate, those changes *will* show up in the
original list.
Shallow copies are useful when, for example, you won't be mutating
objects in the copied list but are adding, removing, or reordering the
copied list.

Re: python bijection

jabron...@gmail.com (Joshua Bronson) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:59:24 UT

absolutely genius. implemented in the latest version:
[link]
thank you for the terrific idea!

Re: python bijection

jabron...@gmail.com (Joshua Bronson) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:59:24 UT

absolutely genius. implemented in the latest version:
[link]
thank you for the terrific idea!

Re: python simply not scaleable enough for google?

a...@pythoncraft.com (Aahz) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:45:04 UT

In article <de86d30e-c9c1-4d30-9e62-d043b 78ea...@a31g2000yqn.googlegrou ps.com>,
Are you advocating a high-fiber diet?

Re: semantics of [:]

ebo...@hotmail.com (Esmail) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:30:26 UT

Thank you all for your posts - this was very enlightening
and I printed this thread off for future reference.

Re: Is an interactive command a block?

et...@stoneleaf.us (Ethan Furman) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:03:43 UT

Very good point, I had forgotten. Of course, injecting into built-ins
is not recommended.
~Ethan~

Re: Relative versus absolute paths on Windows

et...@stoneleaf.us (Ethan Furman) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:52:50 UT

It is often said on this list that 'Python is not Java'. It is also
true that 'Windows is not Unix'.
Unlike the *nix world where there is a *single* root, and everything
else is relative to that, in the Windows world there are several roots
-- every drive has one!
So \bar is both an absolute path on whichever drive is active (or