Python Worst Practices

Chris Angelico rosuav at gmail.com
Sun Mar 1 11:32:23 EST 2015


On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 3:16 AM, Marko Rauhamaa <marko at pacujo.net> wrote:
> No, the point is that if everybody else has taken the trouble of
> learning American English, it shouldn't be too much to ask for the
> British to make an effort as well.
>
> You can watch TV programmes at home, but in the office, you should be
> writing Python programs.

A programme is what you sell for five bucks in the theatre lobby. A
program is something you execute to figure out how much money you lost
on the show. Different words.

> (Spelling deviations are actually minor nuisances. A bigger problem is
> when a Brit thinks they can use their home accent in international
> contexts.)

Of course, because there's one "international accent" that everyone
except the Brits use, isn't there?

ChrisA



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