XML overuse? (was Re: Python to XML to Python conversion)

[Christopher Browne]

In the last exciting episode, pinard at iro.umontreal.ca (François Pinard) wrote::
> [James Kew]
>
>> Should I feel guilty for not learning lex/yacc?
>
> No.  These are for C programmers, and you should not have to program C to
> be happy!  However, if you live in a Python world, it is not bad that you
> put a similar Pytonish tool in your pocket, one of these days!

C programmers should.  (Feel guilty :-).)

Python programmers should only feel guilty if they don't know
something about analagous things like TPG or YAPP or such.
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