On Tue, 22 Nov 2005 10:06:07 +0100, Christoph Zwerschke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Bengt Richter schrieb: >> Ok, so if not in the standard library, what is the problem? Can't find what >> you want with google and PyPI etc.? Or haven't really settled on what your >> _requirements_ are? That seems to be the primary problem people who complain >> with "why no sprollificator mode?" questions. > >What I don't understand is why legitimate questions such as "why are >there no ordered dictionaries" are immediately interpreted as >*complaints* and not just as questions. If I ask such a question, I am >not complaining but trying to simply figure out *why* there is no such >thing. Probably there are reasons and all I want to know is find these >reasons and learn a little bit more about Python in doing so. > >Why can't such questions be discussed in a factual, calm and friendly way? Sorry, I was tired and vented some impatience. I'm mostly friendly ;-) I took the "why" in a different sense than it was meant, I guess. Sort of like hearing "why haven't I been served yet" in a restaurant, and having to say, "I don't work here, you'll have to ask the waiter." > > > They don't know what they really mean when it comes down to a DYFR > > (Define Your Felicitous Requirements) challenge. > >I don't think that this was true in this case, and even if this is the >outcome, those who asked the question will have learned something. I agree again. > >I think a discussion group is not there for only presenting mature, >sophisticated thoughts and concepts, but also for "thinking loud" >together with other about these issues. We all know that clarifying our >thoughts works often best if you discuss them with others. And I think >that's one purpose of discussion lists. Asking questions should not be >immediately be discouraged, even silly questions. If it is really a FAQ, >you can simply point to the FAQ or add the answer in the FAQ list if it >is missing there. Agreed again. Thank you for your nice reply. Regards, Bengt Richter -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list