type = "instance" instead of "dict"

Terry Reedy tjreedy at udel.edu
Wed Mar 1 14:26:09 EST 2006


"Steven D'Aprano" <steve at REMOVEMEcyber.com.au> wrote in message 
news:44055069.1060904 at REMOVEMEcyber.com.au...
> Cruella DeVille wrote:
>
>> This is off topic, but if read the documentation is the answere to
>> everything why do we need news groups?
>
> Because "read the documentation" is NOT the answer to
> everything. However, it was the answer to your question.

Google can also answer some questions posted here in less time than it 
takes to post here.

>> I wouldn't ask here without trying to find the solution on my own
>> first.

Unfortunately, such enterprise is not universal.  More than once, someone 
has asked something like "Hey, Newbie here.  Are there any Python programs 
that can mung frobits?"  So I type "Python program mung frobits" into the 
Google bar of my browser and an answer pops up in a second.

tjr






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