[severely off topic now] New to Python: Features

[Josiah Carlson]

<snip my own innane drivel>

As happens when I have spent too much time working, reading emails, and
generally...ah to hell with it, there is no excuse for me being an
arsehole, other than me being an arsehole.

My apologies to python-list, the associated comp.lang.python, and
Richard Blackwood.  I'll try to keep it more on-topic next time.

Time for bed.
 - Josiah