python not returning true

[Delaney, Timothy (Tim)]

John Machin wrote:

agent-s wrote:
>> btw Steven you are so witty I hope to one day pwn noobs on newsgroups
>> too.
> 
> Wit has nothing to do with it. The fact that you are a Python noob is
> also irrelevant. Your problem statement was unintelligible, as is your
> response. What does "pwn" mean?

Or to put it more succinctly ...
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Tim Delaney