On Sunday, July 19, 2015 at 8:29:06 PM UTC+1, Rick Johnson wrote: > On Sunday, July 19, 2015 at 2:02:12 PM UTC-5, Ian wrote: > > Poor analogy. Babies need others to change their diapers > > for them because they're not capable of doing it for > > themselves. > > Duh! That was the point of his analogy, Ian. *ALL* Python > programmers need the patches. Whether or not they possess > the skill to create them is irrelevant. >
Wrong, not all programmers need the patches as a lot of people couldn't care two hoots about 2.7. I'm one of them. If a programmer can't create a patch then they're in the wrong job. > But the baby is not the only victim if the diapers are not > changed. Imagine the foul odors that "rumors of bugginess" > will emit into the household, and if unchecked long enough, > out into the neighborhood. > > A some point a social worker will be dispatched, and the > baby will be taken away to a home that provides the > necessary sanitary conditions. But not before the parents > will be thrown in prison, ridiculed, and forgotten. The end > result is a broken family Ian. > > Is any of this sinking in? No because as always it's complete dross. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list