[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> #python supports complex numbers.
[...]
So?
> # Perl doesn't support complex numbers. But there are packages that
> supports it.
The Math::Complex module is part of the standard installation already, no
need for any "packages" (whatever that might be).
Did you check "
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
> # python supports unicode in source code by putting a coding
> declaration
> # as the first line.
So?
> In perl, support of unicode is very flaky. The language does not
> support it, but packages that changes behaviors of string handling (in
>
Xah Lee wrote:
[...]
> # perldoc -tf substr
Is there a specific reason why you are 'ugly-printing' the doc pages?
>From 'perldoc perldoc':
-t text output
Display docs using plain text converter, instead of nroff. This may
be faster, but it won't look as nice.
jue
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Xah Lee wrote:
> -
>
> for perl syntax lookup, use perldoc in the command line. For example:
> perldoc perl
Wrong. That command will give you a high-level overview of Perl but tell you
nothing about the syntax.
To lookup the Perl syntax you would have to use
perldoc perls
Abigail wrote:
> Steven Bethard ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote on CLVII September
> $$ Is there any chance you could post these all as part of the same
> thread?
>
> Just killfile him, and stop replying. Remember, don't feed the trolls.
True, except that he spreads lies about Perl and really bad c
Xah Lee wrote:
> © # in perl, keyed-list is done like this:
Just FYI: those thingies are called hashes. The legacy name would be
associative array.
> © %a = ('john',3, 'mary', 4, 'jane', 5, 'vicky',7);
> © use Data::Dumper qw(Dumper);
> © print Dumper \%a;
Wow, my compliments. The very first ti
Tassilo v. Parseval wrote:
> Also sprach Jürgen Exner:
>
>> Xah Lee wrote:
>
>>> © %a = ('john',3, 'mary', 4, 'jane', 5, 'vicky',7);
>>> © use Data::Dumper qw(Dumper);
>>> © print Dumper \%a;
>>
>> Wow, m
Xah Lee wrote:
[...]
> In perl, similar code can be achieved.
> the following code illustrates.
>
> if (scalar @ARGV != 4)
Why scalar()? The comparison already creates a scalar context, no need to
enforce it twice.
> {die "Wrong arg! Unix BNF: $0
> \n"}
> $stext=$ARGV[0];
> $rtext=$ARGV[1];
Xah Lee wrote:
[...]
> [long rant about Perl modules snipped]
>
> # And because the way it is
> # written,
Yeah, indeed, you correctly identified the root of the problems.
If you would have written your Perl program in a normal way instead of in
your cryptic wretched style then you would not have
Xah Lee wrote:
[...]
> Here's how the situation stands as of 2001 March:
^^
Well, at least now we know why Mr. Lee is a little bit behind
jue
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Xah Lee wrote:
> Today we'll be writing a function called Range.
I don't think so. Unless you meant to write "Today WE'll be writing "
> The Perl documentation is as follows.
Bullshit. The Perl documentation is part of any Perl installation but you
didn't link to it anywhere left alone quot
Xah Lee wrote:
> The Rise of "Static" versus "Instance" variables
Please do not feed the troll *
> --
> to be continued tomorrow.
Please don't
> This is part of an installment of the article
> "What are OOP's Jargons and Complexities"
> by Xah Lee, 20050128. The full text is at
Xah Lee wrote:
> Python documentation,
> [...] Python Reference Manual for more information.
> [...] python doc wasted my time. [...] python coders.
> [...] use python doc
> python community [...] coding in python.
[Sexual explicatives deleted]
And this outburst has exactly _what_ to do with Perl
Xah Lee wrote:
> i wanted to find out if Python supports eval. e.g.
>
> somecode='3+4'
> print eval(somecode) # prints 7
>
> in the 14 hundred pages of python doc, where am i supposed to find
> this info?
Why are you asking in a Perl NG for information about Python?
Or are you also asking your bac
Xah Lee wrote:
> What is Expresiveness in a Computer Language[...]
Just for the records at Google et.al. in case someone stumbles across Xah's
masterpieces in the future:
Xah is very well known as the resident troll in many NGs and his
'contributions' are less then useless.
Best is to just igno
Xah Lee wrote:
> Dear Joe,
>
> It is well known that you are an avid hater of Microsoft, from their
[...]
Just for the records at Google et.al. in case someone stumbles across Xah's
masterpieces in the future:
Xah is very well known as the resident troll in many NGs and his
'contributions' are les
Xah Lee wrote:
> Jargons of Info Tech industry
>
> (A Love of Jargons)
>
> Xah Lee, 2002 Feb
>
> People in the computing field like to spur the use of spurious
> jargons. The less educated they are, the more they like extraneous
[...]
Just for the records at Google et.al. in case someone stumbles
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