[python-uk] Announcing the Yorkshire Inquisition

Thomas Kluyver thomas at kluyver.me.uk
Wed Dec 7 08:36:35 EST 2016


On Wed, Dec 7, 2016, at 01:20 PM, Andy Robinson wrote:
> To enforce good conduct in a suitably Pythonic manner, I  hereby
> propose the foundation of the Yorkshire Inquisition, headed by Steve.

I don't think anybody expected that!

> Such an institution will have truly terrifying powers of enforcement.
> Suggestions welcome on this thread

Give the inquisition the power to restrict someone's use of language
features. For instance, in a relatively mild incident, the heretic may
be banned from using for loops for a month, and have to emulate them
using while instead.

Thomas


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