[Baypiggies] A marginally pythonic announcement

[Shannon -jj Behrens]

As list administrator, I'd like to give my official stamp of approval
for this style advertisement.  Indeed, I think it sets the precedent
for other such (Python-related) posts.

-jj

On 10/9/07, Eric Walstad <eric at ericwalstad.com> wrote:
> def geeky_announcement():
>     """A marginally pythonic announcement"""
>     d = dict(
>         py_ist=raw_input(
>             "What do you call a Python programmer?\t"
>         ),
>         non_py_lang=raw_input(
>             "Name a programming language other than Python\t"
>         ),
>         my_email=''.join([chr(i) for i in [
>             0x65,0x72,0x69,0x63,0x40,0x65,0x72,0x69,0x63,0x77,
>             0x61,0x6c,0x73,0x74,0x61,0x64,0x2e,0x63,0x6f,0x6d,
>         ]]),
>         sep='*' * 65,
>     )
>     d['verb'] = raw_input(
>         "What do '%s' programmers do when no one is looking?\t" \
>         % d['non_py_lang']
>     )
>
>     msg = """
>
> %(sep)s
> I wanted to let the folks on the list know about an upcoming
> office rental opportunity.  The office/room next to mine may
> be available soon (probably Nov 1).  There are two
> "Independent Contractor" %(py_ist)ss here now.  I've heard
> that %(non_py_lang)s programmers are at times known to
> %(verb)s, so I think it would be awesome to have another
> %(py_ist)s rent the room next door.
>
> The office building is very near the Glenn Park BART station
> in San Francisco.  It's a converted mixed use building that
> now has two three-room offices above and a coffee shop below.
>
> If you are interested, contact me off-list
>
> Thanks,
>
> Eric.
> %(my_email)s
> %(sep)s"""
>     print msg % d
>
> #geeky_announcement()