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(...) Well, in python, that's very easy, since all variables are references. But, for example, to test if 'foo' is a callable object (a function, class, method, etc...), this is the Way: if not callable(foo): sys.exit(1) As I understand it, any (...) (24 years ago, 8-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) It's like a throwback to the days of Cobol and Fortran, except, as you pointed out, it doesn't require column placement. When I script in Perl I always add my changes all the way to the left so they're easy to find, remove, etc. if things (...) (24 years ago, 7-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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I know; bad form replying to your own post and whatnot. This is a special circumstance: I noticed some factual errors in my previous post. The preview of Toy World 2000 is in Tomart's Action Figure Monthly, not Lee's Action Figure Digest, and it's (...) (24 years ago, 7-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I can see their point on that one. Indention _is_ a logical way to keep blocks seperated, and it's easier for new users than keeping {s and }s matched up. It's important to note that it's only _relative_ indentation that is important -- you (...) (24 years ago, 7-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Hey all, I've just uploaded a streaming news client for LUGNET, which I've written in Java 2 (JDK 1.2). It doesn't use any external Java classes! :-, It's downloadable from: (URL) run it with JDK 1.2, type: java -jar table_streaming_news.jar The (...) (24 years ago, 7-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.announce)
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(...) Yeah, but they also claim that checking your indentation levels is good too... :) Chris (24 years ago, 7-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I'd like to take a close look at Python someday, but I doubt I'll end up using it if it's got the frustrations of other syntactically challenged languages. (My favorite programming languages are Perl, PostScript, and LISP/Scheme/Logo for their (...) (24 years ago, 7-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Thanks for all the responses from everybody, the final, simplest solution was to add the second text box. As for the javascript, not my choice. This is an internal prog anyways that runs on local, generic login workstations so browser options (...) (24 years ago, 7-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I had a C programming class in college with this woman who was upset that "MOVE TO" and "MULTIPLY BY" weren't part of the C language. The moment she said that, an eerie silence fell over the classroom... The punchline is that two years later, (...) (24 years ago, 7-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) *grin* good for you. (...) Nope. That'd be too much of a change to the 6.0 installer for me to tackle right now. (The original code is _really_ crufty.) I'll look at this once I start on the next generation. (...) The python folks would (...) (24 years ago, 7-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Right now, it's restricted by IP address to just BU campus. My understanding is that with the relaxed export restrictions, we're all good and could just have a warning banner asking people for whom it is illegal to please go away. But I'm (...) (24 years ago, 7-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I don't think zsh is 100% backwards compatible with sh, so it's not an ideal replacement. Might be reasonable to add though. (...) Yeah, gaim is what you think it is. If I get requests for licq, I'll put it in. (...) We're looking at coda. But (...) (24 years ago, 7-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) *hide*. I am getting better though - the other day, I removed netscape from my computer, and did it with rpm -e :) (...) do you also check for space while choosing? RH has this annoying trick, when you painfully choose all the packages you (...) (24 years ago, 7-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Didn't I lecture you about this before? *grin* (...) Hmm; I wonder how the 6.0 installer deals with that case. (It's generally better about error conditions. (Although, one of the improvements I've made is that it auto-retries once if an ftp (...) (24 years ago, 7-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) How are you dealing with export issues for Kerberos, gnupg, and netscape? Do you offer bones and slimmed down netscape/gnupg encryption? Or do you just restrict access with FTP banners and the like? If you don't mind, I might like to pick your (...) (24 years ago, 7-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) yup, I installed it in /usr/local for all the dept. :) (...) bash? zsh :) (...) nod, pam is nice. (...) nog... heh, if you have to put gaim, put licq too? (unless gaim is not what I think it is...) (...) mmmm... tripwire - let's me snoop on (...) (24 years ago, 7-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) yah, true... but I'm bad about using rpm anyhow, I end up compiling my own stuff most of the time... I know I shouldn't, but it's a habit I'll have to un-learn... (...) no, even worse... it just stopped, no backtrace - it gave me a warning (...) (24 years ago, 7-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Oh yeah: those major differences are RH 6.[01] -> RH 6.2. RH 6.2 -> BULinux: - includes nqc :) - uses bash version 2; none of this bash w/ optional "bash2" silliness - kerberos4 (via a pam module -- much nicer than needing every app to be made (...) (24 years ago, 7-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) bah! (dan already explained what it is)... (not that we play anymore... we'd have no time for lego, and that's just unreasonable) :) (24 years ago, 7-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Yeah -- disabling unnecessary servers is good, but not even installing them is better. Before, if you wanted the finger client [1], uou had to install the finger server, which is kinda silly. (...) Did it freak out and still let you continue? (...) (24 years ago, 7-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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