Python for air traffic control?

[Alex Martelli]

"Peter Milliken" <peter.milliken at gtech.com> wrote in message
news:9hu07g$ck6 at news1.gtech.com...
> True, but all you are arguing here is that Python and accompanying
toolset,
> in it's current state, is not up to the task but could be made more
> appropriate to the problem/situation. So, "how long is a piece of string"?

len(thestring[thestart:theend]), of course.  What else?

For extra credit, explain why this need NOT equal theend-thestart...


Alex