how to get the ordinal number in list

[alister]

On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 23:39:42 +1000, Chris Angelico wrote:

> On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 8:40 PM, alister
> <alister.nospam.ware at ntlworld.com> wrote:
>> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 00:21:28 -0700, wxjmfauth wrote:
>> [ chomp ]
>>
>> Mathematicians work with numbers (Algebra is a abstraction of numerical
>> concepts) strings are concerned with characters (Arabic numerals are
>> just characters commonly used to represent numbers )
>> therefore even trying to rationalise any string representation with
>> mathematics is a logical absurdity in itself.
> 
> Don't bother responding to jmf; he doesn't listen. Also, his posts don't
> survive the jump to python-list, so we see them only when someone quotes
> him like that... as far as I'm concerned, his posts are now on par with
> those trying to sell us solution manuals or herbal remedies.
> 
> ChrisA

As you don't see them unless someone replies I will make sure I don't 
reply to any more of his posts.

I would not want to inflict this nonsense on someone who would otherwise 
be spared.


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