New updates needed for an old computer language humor piece
Peter Hansen
peter at engcorp.com
Thu Nov 29 23:00:30 EST 2001
(Will I be the first? Not bloody likely! :-)
Ric Werme wrote:
>
> TASK: Shoot yourself in the foot.
[Note: I'm one of Python's biggest fans, but the
original was universally disparaging!]
Python: You fire the gun, but the bullet travels so
slowly towards your foot that you get tired and leave.
Python: You insert the bullet into the gun but because
there were actually TAB characters in the barrel instead
of spaces, the gun jams with an IndentError.
Python: You try to load the bullet into the gun, but
Guido pulls it away from you and gives you version 2.0.
You try to load the bullet into that gun, but he pulls
it away again and gives you 2.1 and the gun rejects
the bullet. You get another bullet and try again, but
he gives you the beta for 2.2 and this time the bullet
gets lost inside.
Python: You're new to shooting. You start to load the
bullet, but then realize the gun does not have a safety
on it so you dutifully report your brilliant and original
discovery in comp.lang.python and after the thread finally
dies out you have forgotten to shoot yourself in the foot.
(I note wryly that in no case does Python actually
allow you to shoot yourself in the foot! <grin>)
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Peter Hansen, P.Eng.
peter at engcorp.com
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