eof

[J. Clifford Dyer]

On Thu, Nov 22, 2007 at 06:53:59AM -0800, braver wrote regarding Re: eof:
> 
> > Language comparisons are sometimes good. They are best when
> > they are free of FUD.
> 
> So why Python's IO cannot yield f.eof() as easily as Ruby's can?  :)

Because that's not how you compare languages.  You compare languages by stating what you are actually trying to do, and figuring out the most natural solution in each language.  Not "I can do this in x--how come I can't do it in y?" 

Cheers,
Cliff