[Python-Dev] Py2.6 ideas

[A.M. Kuchling]

On Thu, Feb 15, 2007 at 05:41:51PM -0600, skip at pobox.com wrote:
>     Tim> Hmm - possibilities. "record" definitely has greater connotations
>     Tim> of heterogeneous elements than "tuple", which would put paid to the
>     Tim> constant arguments that "a tuple is really just an immutable list".
> 
> (What do you mean by "... put paid ..."?  It doesn't parse for me.)  

"Put paid" usually means "to finish off"; Tim is saying this would
finish the constant arguments that &c &c...

--amk