[Tutor] Telepathic Python (was: Division doesn't work)

[Carroll, Barry]

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> Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 14:16:07 +0100
> From: Zara <me_zara at dea.spamcon.org>
> Subject: Re: [Tutor] Division doesn't work
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> On Thu, 18 Jan 2007 13:09:48 +0100, Geoframer <geoframer at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
> >You assign s as an integer... it should be a float to get the right
> >result...
> <...>
> 
> 
> Yes, that is the wordt defect of Python: its inability to read
> programmer mind and detect the rteal programmer intentions.
> 
> 
> Zara
Hi, Zara.

All programming languages seem to share that drawback, as do all
computing machines.  They always do exactly what we tell them to do,
instead of what we want to do.  Drat!

Regards,
 
Barry
barry.carroll at psc.com
541-302-1107
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