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[Mark Lawrence]

On 05/03/2014 06:23, Marko Rauhamaa wrote:
> Rustom Mody <rustompmody at gmail.com>:
>
>> * ... which summarizes my objection in this thread: Python's 'is'
>> leaks the machine abstraction. 'id' does it legitimately (somewhat),
>> 'is' does it illegitimately
>
> I agree that the Python data model can be exceedingly challenging to a
> beginner. However, I wouldn't throw the baby away with the bathwater,
> but look for ingenious ways to teach it.

[snip Java]

>
> Similarly, in Python:
>
>     if the_list == None:
>
> *should* work (even if there's no such stipulation in Python's reference
>   material), but why wouldn't you use the more natural:
>
>     if the_list is None:
>
>
> Marko
>

Really great thinking, test the name the_list, which strangely enough 
tells me that this beast is a list, in the same way that 
THIS_IS_A_CONSTANT is a constant, to see if it's None.  Congratulations, 
you've been promoted to captain of my dream team.

-- 
My fellow Pythonistas, ask not what our language can do for you, ask 
what you can do for our language.

Mark Lawrence

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