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[Roy Smith]

In article <515a1b7c$0$29967$c3e8da3$5496439d at news.astraweb.com>,
 Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python at pearwood.info> wrote:

> On Mon, 01 Apr 2013 23:09:04 +0100, Mark Lawrence wrote:
> 
> > On 01/04/2013 22:42, khaosyt at gmail.com wrote:
> >> Self-bump
> >>
> >>
> > It's considered polite to wait for at least 24 hours before bumping a
> > question.
> 
> Yes, but the assignment is due in an hour. Therefore it's critical that 
> we reply instantly.

How do you know it's an assignment?  It could be an interview.