[Tutor] set locals

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On 12/18/2013 09:45 PM, Alan Gauld wrote:
> On 18/12/13 17:45, Mark Lawrence wrote:
>
>> Can I be so bold as to ask how discussing metaclasses and __setattr__ on
>> a tutor mailing list is going to help the newbie who's having problems
>> with their "hello world" program?
>
> It won't, but the tutor list is also for experienced programmers new
> to Python, so it might help there.
>
> Although I do grant it's a tad more exotic (I nearly said erotic!)
> than our usual fare. And I'd probably expect to see it on the
> main Python list. But IMO it is within the group's remit - just!
>
> But there is the equally valid counterpoint that overly exotic discussion here
> can turn away the real newbies who are our bread
> and butter audience.

You are right. Actually, I preferred to susbscribe to tutor (1) because there's 
far too much traffic on the main python list (2) because other people's 
questions help and exploring python further (or remember forgotten points) (3) I 
can at times help myself, which is also enjoyable.

Thus, in fact, in practice I consider tutor as if it were a mutual help list 
rather than dedicated to novice (python) programmers (but I do know this is what 
it is intended to be).

So, sorry for the occasionnal e(x|r)otic stuff; and if you ask to stop it, I 
won't protest. (You may even ask for it off-list, Alan, if you prefer not to 
pollute the list more with meta-threads.)

Denis