Am Sat, 08 Sep 2007 00:32:35 +0000 schrieb Steven D'Aprano: > On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:59:53 +0200, Wildemar Wildenburger wrote: > >> I just thought I'd go along with the analogy the OP created as that was >> his mindset and it would make things easier to follow if I didn't try to >> forcibly change that. > > My reaction to somebody trying to reason with the wrong analogy is to > teach them the right analogy, not to tell them they got it right when > they actually got it wrong. > > "My car won't start -- I must not have stirred the gasoline enough before > baking it." > > "Yes, that's right. It's very important to stir the gasoline fully so > that all the ingredients are fully mixed."
I think Wildemar is too defensive. The pointer "analogy" is a good first approximation, not cargo cult. Peter -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list