[Tutor] [Fwd: RE: total beginner stuff]

[Kent Johnson]

Forwarding to the list.

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: RE: [Tutor] total beginner stuff
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:09:38 -0600 (CST)
From: Toby <toby.pas at gmail.com>
To: 'Kent Johnson' <kent37 at tds.net>

Sorry I was using 2 single quotes not 1 so it ''looked'' like a double quote
but wasn't.

Thanks, I will reply to all from now on!


Toby

-----Original Message-----
From: Kent Johnson [mailto:kent37 at tds.net]
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 2:47 PM
To: Toby; tutor-python
Subject: Re: [Tutor] total beginner stuff

Toby wrote:
> Ok well while I was preparing examples and writing down error messages for
> posting I realized I was using a single quote instead of a double quote
and
> it was highlighting the input function but it really did not have a
problem
> with the function but rather the quotes.

That still sounds strange, Python doesn't make any distinction between
single and double quotes. You do have to correctly match them, of course...

> Wow, five years from now this will undoubtedly be hilarious looking back.
> For now I think I'll just bury my head for a while and stfu.

Don't worry about it!

Kent

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