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[M.-A. Lemburg]

Brett Cannon wrote:
> [M.-A. Lemburg]
> 
>>Brett Cannon wrote:
>>
>>>+1 on pimp.
>>
>>I am surprised. piddle and idle are OK, since they are harmless,
>>but I do believe that getting Python packages via a "pimp" is a
>>bit over the top.
> 
> I just don't view it as that insulting.  In America it has become a slang
> term to mean something is cool; "That's so pimp!"

I don't think that's going to fly... just think of a
user manual: "Please use the pimp for your platform to
download piddle from the Internet. After successful
operation, click on idle to start off into working mode."

Must be a cultural thing...
-- 
Marc-Andre Lemburg
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