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Old 03-13-2016, 04:23 AM   #10
rkomar
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Originally Posted by seanos View Post
I must admit one of my biggest bugbears is the western world’s obsession with binary oppositions and I find the two opposing views of what Linux (perhaps especially Ubuntu) and Linux users should be, rather annoying. Every time I’ve tried to learn things about Python I’ve been put off by the complexity of different versions, the attachment to byte=char and the geek attitude that you can only usefully swallow the knowledge whole. There is no middle ground. It’s all a little like joining a cult.
I'm intrigued by "the attachment to byte=char". What do you mean by this, and why does it put you off?
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