l = range(int(1E9))

[Mark Lawrence]

On 01/05/2015 05:19, Cecil Westerhof wrote:
> Op Thursday 30 Apr 2015 22:53 CEST schreef Mark Lawrence:
>
>> On 30/04/2015 19:50, Cecil Westerhof wrote:
>>> Op Thursday 30 Apr 2015 19:12 CEST schreef Rob Gaddi:
>>>
>>>> This also leads to a unrelated question, Cecil. Given that you
>>>> really are just starting to get your Python feet under you, why
>>>> are you using Python2? Python3 is the standard now, Python2 is
>>>> really just given legacy support. I'd understand if you were
>>>> trying to maintain an old codebase with lots of legacy code that
>>>> was having "problematic" migrations, but with the opportunity to
>>>> start fresh? Start fresh. You'll be happier for it.
>>>
>>> I try to write code that works with both. Wen looking around in the
>>> Netherlands there are more job opportunities with Python 2 as with
>>> Python 3. So at the moment I find Python 2 more important, without
>>> forgetting Python 3.
>>>
>>
>> You might find this useful then in you haven't already seen it
>> https://docs.python.org/3/howto/pyporting.html
>>
>> I must also confess to being highly impressed, it's a breath of
>> fresh air having an apprentice Pythonista who is looking at doing
>> things the Pythonic way :)
>
> When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
>
> Besides: there probably is a reason for the Pythonic way.
>

No probably about it, the threat of the Comfy Chair...

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

Mark Lawrence