Question About Creating Lists

James Stroud jstroud at mbi.ucla.edu
Thu Apr 12 20:31:28 EDT 2007


Scott wrote:
>>Please forgo the psychological self analysis from your future posts.
> 
> 
> Unfortunately I can't, that's how I am, love it or leave it.  But if your 
> going to be condescending about it, please leave your future replies in your 
> outbox.  Now don't take that as I don't appreciate your reply.  I just don't 
> appreciate the tone of that statement. I wouldn't say something about your 
> pseudonym possibly making up for some personal deficiency only because it 
> wouldn't be right. Email etiquette is a beautiful thing.
> 
> And I'm sorry if you didn't mean it that way, but that's the way it read.
> 
> 
>>I don't think your question has anything to do with lists.  Maybe this
>>will help: there is a distinction between what are called "literals"
>>and "variables".
> 
> 
> My question was in fact about lists and their proper "syntax" (I'm guessing 
> that's the right word). Basically all I was asking was if I had the idea 
> down or not, which was meant to be implied when I wrote: Am I safe in 
> assuming....
> 
> Maybe I didn't write it the exact way to get the response I needed, and if 
> it read differently I'm sorry. But that's all I was asking. 
> 
> 

7stud probably meant that you don't need to apologize for asking 
questions. The only stupid question is the one that goes unasked.

Also, I'm guessing that his (or her?) name is a reference to a card game 
he (or she?) likes particularly.

James



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