speed of python 2.4

[Roy Smith]

In article <tyfacy1wub8.fsf at pcepsft001.cern.ch>,
 Jacek Generowicz <jacek.generowicz at cern.ch> wrote:

> Peter Hansen <peter at engcorp.com> writes:
> 
> > > What is the value of XX and YY ?
> > 
> > No, "what" is a word that is used to introduce some types of
> > questions. ;-)
> 
> You need to fix your parser.
> 
> If he had written '"What" is the value of XX and YY'[*], then your
> parse would have been valid. :-)
> 
> 
> 
> [*] Note:
> 
>     a) Quoted "What"
> 
>     b) No question mark

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