André Thieme wrote: > Ken Tilton schrieb: > >> >> >> André Thieme wrote: >> >>> Ken Tilton schrieb: >>> >>>> The last time we went thru this a Pythonista finally said, Oh, I get >>>> it. These five lines of code I have to write all the time (two >>>> setup, one func call, two cleanup) can be collapsed into one or two. >>>> The thread will be hard to miss in Google groups (two years back?) >>>> and the epiphany appears right at the end of the thread. <hint> >>> >>> >>> >>> Functional programming is the solution here, not Lisp. >> >> >> No, you do not understand. The Pythonista figured it out: a function >> would not do. > > > What do you mean?
I am saying use Google groups to find the thread and find out the use case contributed by a Pythonista in the midddle of a similar thread that conveyed to his satisfaction the value of macros. ken -- Algebra: http://www.tilton-technology.com/LispNycAlgebra1.htm "Well, I've wrestled with reality for thirty-five years, Doctor, and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd "I'll say I'm losing my grip, and it feels terrific." -- Smiling husband to scowling wife, New Yorker cartoon -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
