Python Worst Practices

[alister]

On Sun, 01 Mar 2015 18:16:05 +0200, Marko Rauhamaa wrote:

> Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python at pearwood.info>:
> 
>> Marko Rauhamaa wrote:
>>> Learn it like everybody else has to.
>>
>> Stockholm Syndrome :-)
>>
>> "I learned English, and so everyone else should too."
> 
> 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.
>

The language is called English, the clue is in the name. interestingly 
most 'Brits' can switch between American English & English without too 
much trouble (I still have a problem with Chips) 

> 
> You can watch TV programmes at home, but in the office, you should be
> writing Python programs.
> 
> (Spelling deviations are actually minor nuisances. A bigger problem is
> when a Brit thinks they can use their home accent in international
> contexts.)
The bigger problem is that the USian does not know there even is an 
international context.
I know that us British/English are poor at learning other languages but 
we do at least acknowledge that we should do better.

Last time I was is the USA I had a local ask me which state London was 
in! (heck I know they only bother with their own history but I though we 
played quite an important role in that)

> 
> 
> Marko





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