Why and how "there is only one way to do something"?

[Steve Holden]

Aahz wrote:
> In article <mailman.2155.1134660942.18701.python-list at python.org>,
> Steve Holden  <steve at holdenweb.com> wrote:
> 
>>Aahz wrote:
>>
>>>In article <mailman.2138.1134650183.18701.python-list at python.org>,
>>>Steve Holden  <steve at holdenweb.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>(Part of) Python's credo (which you can read in context by typing
>>>>
>>>>   import this
>>>>
>>>>at an interactive command prompt) is "There should be one (and 
>>>>preferably only one) way to do it".
>>>
>>>Actually, I've gotten used to doing
>>>
>>>    python -c 'import this'
>>
>>Faster:
>>
>>  python -m this
> 
> 
> Only in Python 2.4 and later:
> 
>     starship:~> python2.3 -m this
>     Unknown option: -m
>     usage: python2.3 [option] ... [-c cmd | file | -] [arg] ...
>     Try `python -h' for more information.
> 
> Why, oh why, do so many people on this newsgroup only consider the latest
> version "correct"?  I've been guilty myself on occasion, but I do try to
> label my suggestions with version warnings.

Why, oh why, do people who don't run the latest version assume that a 
solution for a more recent version labels their original solution 
"incorrect"?

Dammit, the only word in my post apart from the command was "faster". 
Not "wronger" or "righter" or even "better". So climb down off that high 
horse. Sheesh.

regards
  Steve
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