python 2.7.12 on Linux behaving differently than on Windows

[Steve D'Aprano]

On Tue, 6 Dec 2016 06:37 pm, Larry Hudson wrote:

> On 12/05/2016 10:50 AM, BartC wrote:
[...]
>> One would be very annoyed if, reading a CSV file, where each of N values
>> on a line correspond to a field of record, if one entry of "?LBC"
>> expanded itself to a dozen entries, screwing everything up.
>>
> Now you're suggesting the _shell_ is going to read and process a CVS
> file???

Be fair: he's giving an analogy.




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