python version?

[Huaiyu Zhu]

George Hester <hesterloli at hotmail.com> wrote:
> But the reason I
>mentioned is that I hoped that my students would take an interest in the subject
>and learn the concept.  They were not interested but they needed the credit to
>graduate.  In my case I was not necessarily interested in learning Python.  But
>I did want to determine my version of Python in ASP.  I suppose I was like my
>students and ya'll were like the teacher.  Yes basically I wanted it handed to
>me on a platter.  What I did with the platter may have surprised you.  So just
>becasue somebody wants something handed to them on a platter does not mean the
>contribution has less value.

Being able to communicate effectively in Usenet may be an important skill
for your students to master.  You may want to teach them some lessons you
have learned yourself.  Here's a mini multiple choice questionair to get you
started:

1. Suppose you want to get an answer to a question handed down on a platter,
   which would be the more effective question?
   a) What is the simplest script to get Python version?
   b) I know nothing about Python. I just want to know its version from ASP, 
   what's the easiest way to get it?

2. Suppose you are given an answer that is all Greek to you, which would be
   the more effective response?
   a) I don't think you guys know anything about this.
   b) I think I need a script to do this.
   c) This is well over my head.  I'm newbie.  Please explain the details,
   keeping in mind that I only want to get the version from ASP.

3. If someone tells you that you are going about it the wrong way and gives
   you some advice which sounds like a detour to you, do you judge it based
   on
   a) whether he is your daddy.
   b) whether the advice has merits.

4. Once you realize that all the answers people gave you were real, some
   much simpler than you imagined before, and that your accusations earlier
   were largely based on arogance, do you 
   a) Say: Hey, you guys didn't gave me the answers the way I wanted, and
   your tones were derogotory.
   b) Go away quietly.
   c) Say: Thanks for all the answers.  Even though I didn't ask the
   question clearly, one of answer was exacted what I wanted.  Sorry for the
   tone of my earlier posts, which was largely because I didn't recognize
   the answers.


No doubt others can add more lessons learned from this episode.

Huaiyu