PEP scepticism

Aahz Maruch aahz at panix.com
Mon Jul 9 09:27:25 EDT 2001


In article <cpy9q0iobo.fsf at cj20424-a.reston1.va.home.com>,
Guido van Rossum  <guido at python.org> wrote:
>"Tim Peters" <tim.one at home.com> writes:
>> [Robin Becker]
>>> ...
>>> Dictators often assume they know best, but observation shows them
>>> to be uniformly wrong.
>> 
>> Heh.  Replace "Dictators" with "Humans", and I expect the truth-value of
>> that assertion would be unaffected.
>> 
>> BTW, in case newcomers are wondering, Guido didn't become BDFL by
>> assassinating his predecessor, nor does he maintain Absolute Power by force
>> of arms.  Although he's been thinking about it <wink>.
>
>The PSU has Robin's name and email address.  Robin: be afraid, be very
>afraid.  It is time that an example be set!

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