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                        Oh thats not bad, that way the first one can never be false.  Not quite as pretty tho ; )
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                        I saw an enhancement solution before to deal with and/or trick(&lt;cond&gt; and (&lt;expr_true&gt;,) or (&lt;expr_false&gt;,))[0]
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                        It was a bit of an inside joke : )http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrases_from_The_Hitchhiker's_Guide_to_the_Galaxy#The_number_42
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                        I found this to be an excellent article with some very good ideas, well presented.One minor glitch with section 6.2 and your math. With the question 'What is six times nine?' and your answer of 42.<a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" href="http://www.siafoo.net/article/52#comment_290">...<span class="limit_text_more"> more</span></a>
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                        You did a nice job with this article.  I found the bits on decorators, generators, and any/all particularly helpful.  Thanks David!David Underhillhttp://www.dound.com
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                        Very very useful tutorial, thanks you!
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                        This is a very very good article esp. the data structures in python.
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