[Python] reduce() anomaly?

[Python] reduce() anomaly?

	G.A.
	Nov 11, 2003 at 4:02 pm

On Tue, 11 Nov 2003 11:39:20 +0000, Robin Becker wrote:

... you may be right, but I object to attempts to restrict my existing
freedoms at the expense of stability of Python as a whole.

To paraphrase a famous saying (at least in the context of US law), your
freedom ends where another person's maintenance headache begins.

Gary

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Robin Becker: In article , Alex Martelli writes no disagreement, reduce is in line with that philosophy sum is a shortcut and as others have said is less general. ... you may be right, but I object to attempts to restrict my existing freedoms at the expense of stability of Python as a whole. I am not attempting to restrict anyone or change anyone's programming style. I just prefer to have a stable language. -- Robin Becker

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