syntax difference

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Mon, 25 Jun 2018 00:46:00 +1000, Chris Angelico wrote:

> On Sun, Jun 24, 2018 at 8:40 PM, Steven D'Aprano
> <steve+comp.lang.python at pearwood.info> wrote:
>> On Sun, 24 Jun 2018 11:18:37 +0100, Bart wrote:
>>
>>> I wonder why it is just me that constantly needs to justify his
>>> existence in this group?
>>
>> Because its just you who spends 90% of his time here complaining about
>> how Python does it wrong.
> 
> ... and spends 95% of that time demonstrating his utter lack of
> understanding of how Python does it at all. It's wrong even though you
> don't understand how it actually works.

Be fair. It's more like 50% of the time.

Let's not dogpile onto Bart. He asked a question, I answered it, we don't 
all need to sink the boot in as well.

Nobody expects Bart to love Python, but if he wants to fit in here, in a 
Python group, he ought to either at least make an effort to understand 
the reasons Python is what it is (and not just idiocy and bloat) and 
appreciate it for what it is, not for what it isn't. Or at least avoid 
trying to lecture us on why we're doing it wrong.



-- 
Steven D'Aprano
"Ever since I learned about confirmation bias, I've been seeing
it everywhere." -- Jon Ronson