Social problems of Python doc [was Re: Python docs disappointing]

[Nathan Keel]

Jon Harrop wrote:

> Xah Lee wrote:
>> On Aug 12, 12:15 pm, Raymond Hettinger <pyt... at rcn.com> wrote:
>>> * The reason for implementing the key= parameter had nothing to do
>>> with limitations of Python's compiler.  Instead, it was inspired by
>>> the
>>> decorate-sort-undecorate pattern.
>> 
>> The decorate-sort-undecorate pattern is a compiler limitation, for
>> most of today's langs. I'm not sure, but i think some of the fancy
>> functional langs automatically detect such and optimize it away, to
>> various degrees.
> 
> You mean people use that pattern as a fast alternative in languages
> where user-defined functions are very slow, like Python and
> Mathematica?
> 


Do not give this "Xah Lee" idiot any attention. This asshole posts only
self-serving nonsense, because he thinks it makes him sound important
(when in reality, he is absolutely clueless).  This idiot always cross
posts to 5 or more different groups that have nothing to do with his
attempts to impress people (which always fail).  He's incredibly
arrogant, yet incredibly clueless.