[OT] Compilable Python-like language?

[Jon Nicoll]

Hi Peter

Peter Hickman <peter at semantico.com> wrote in message news:<405ed061$0$10776$afc38c87 at news.easynet.co.uk>...

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> François Pinard wrote:
> > Such reactions always astonish me, especially given the good guy I know
> > I am! :-) In French (maybe in English too?) we say that we "put white
> > gloves" when we get extremely cautious ...
> 
> The UK English phrase would be to "put on kid gloves" kid gloves being 
> very soft and gentle type of leather (supposedly made from juveniles).

er, I think 'supposedly made from [the skin of] juvenile _goats_ ...'

    Regards
    Jon N