python for loop

[MRAB]

andrew cooke wrote:
> MRAB wrote:
>> Steven D'Aprano wrote:
>>> On Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:58:48 +0200, Lada Kugis wrote:
>>>
>>>> Why do we try to create languages that are intuitive to humans, then ?
>>> Because of the foolish hope that sufficiently easy syntax will make
>>> excellent programmers out of average people.
>>>
>>> Programming is not intuitive to humans. *Counting* isn't intuitive to
>>> humans -- children need to learn how to count.
>>>
>> [snip]
>> Research suggests that your wrong. For example, even baby chicks can
>> count:
>>
>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7975260.stm
> 
> i saw that earlier today.  it's really pushing the definition of "count",
> at least as described there.
> 
> there have been similar experiments where they address whether the animal
> is actually looking at "how big" the total "pile" is rather than counting
> (do they know the difference between two small things and one big thing,
> for example).  that experiment doesn't seem to address this.
> 
Just occurred to me. Chicks and eggs, on 1 April, with Easter
approaching. Hmm...