[Baypiggies] A marginally pythonic announcement

[Kelly Yancey]

Anna Ravenscroft wrote:
> On Oct 9, 2007 5:32 PM, Eric Walstad <eric at ericwalstad.com> wrote:
>> def geeky_announcement():
>>     """A marginally pythonic announcement"""
>>     d = dict(
>>         py_ist=raw_input(
>>             "What do you call a Python programmer?\t"
>>         ),
>>         non_py_lang=raw_input(
>>             "Name a programming language other than Python\t"
>>         ),
>>         my_email=''.join([chr(i) for i in [
>>             0x65,0x72,0x69,0x63,0x40,0x65,0x72,0x69,0x63,0x77,
>>             0x61,0x6c,0x73,0x74,0x61,0x64,0x2e,0x63,0x6f,0x6d,
>>         ]]),
>>         sep='*' * 65,
>>     )
>>     d['verb'] = raw_input(
>>         "What do '%s' programmers do when no one is looking?\t" \
>>         % d['non_py_lang']
>>     )
>>
>>     msg = """
>>
>> %(sep)s
>> I wanted to let the folks on the list know about an upcoming
>> office rental opportunity.  The office/room next to mine may
>> be available soon (probably Nov 1).  There are two
>> "Independent Contractor" %(py_ist)ss here now.  I've heard
>> that %(non_py_lang)s programmers are at times known to
>> %(verb)s, so I think it would be awesome to have another
>> %(py_ist)s rent the room next door.
>>
>> The office building is very near the Glenn Park BART station
>> in San Francisco.  It's a converted mixed use building that
>> now has two three-room offices above and a coffee shop below.
>>
>> If you are interested, contact me off-list
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Eric.
>> %(my_email)s
>> %(sep)s"""
>>     print msg % d
>>
>> #geeky_announcement()
> 
> 
> BRAVO!!!
> That takes the prize for the best job posting I've ever seen!
> 

And best real estate posting too, no less! :)

Kelly