'is not' or '!='

Ben Finney ben+python at benfinney.id.au
Tue Aug 19 19:24:00 EDT 2014


Tim Chase <python.list at tim.thechases.com> writes:

> Am I the only one who feels the urge to write
>
>   if i am some_other_object: ...
>   if we are some_other_object: ...
>   if u are some_other_object: ... # though txtspk bothers me

How often do you need to refer to an object with personal pronouns? I
think for me the answer is “never”. Why not name the specific role the
object is playing, rather than the indirectness of personal pronouns?

So, in short: you may not be the only one, but I find it difficult to
imagine why anyone would be motivated to do that.

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