Henry's Python Programming Guide 143
An anonymous reader writes "Seems like someone else has put up another Python programming guide, although this one seems to be a little easier to get through. From the article: 'My name is Henry the Adequate, and I am a Python programming Guru. I know all of their movies, and their TV shows, and can quote the dead parrot sketch in my sleep. In fact I do quote it in my sleep. That may explain why I am single, although it could also have something to do with the flamethrower. Naturally many old-timers want to know what this new-fangled Python thing is all about. "Henry," they say, "What is this new-fangled Python thing all about?" See what i mean? So, here, at last, is the article you have all been waiting for...'"
WTF? (Score:2, Informative)
John.
Re:WTF? (Score:5, Funny)
Beats me. If this article was a comment it would definitely be modded Troll.
Maybe it will be funnier in the dupe?
Re:WTF? (Score:1)
Re:WTF? (Score:1)
Re:WTF? (Score:2)
Re:WTF? (Score:1)
Re:WTF? (Score:1, Insightful)
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Nonsense? (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:Nonsense? (Score:5, Informative)
Well, technically "yes", but as the entire article reads like that summary, I suppose that actually makes the summary a fairly good one.
Now, as for why this made the Slashdot FP... I dunno. Slow news day? It doesn't even belong in the "It's funny, laugh" section, since it completely fails at coming off as even remotely funny (despite trying soooooo hard).
No beaver and Comedy Impairment Syndrome (Score:1)
I think you may be confusing an alleged lack of comedy value in the article with the wholesale inability of Americans to grasp anything remotely humorous unless it contains the word "beaver" in it.
Re:No beaver and Comedy Impairment Syndrome (Score:2)
Now that I consider funny!
Heh. You said "beaver". Huh-huh.
Re:Nonsense? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Nonsense? (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Nonsense? (Score:1)
i really hate when programmers try to be funny. this article is asinine. Programming isn't a joke and telling a novice how to program and in
Re:Nonsense? (Score:4, Insightful)
You mean like all those <foo> for Dummies books?
Re:Nonsense? (Score:3, Insightful)
I'm guessing you've not had to deal with management-types who think they can program.
Re:Nonsense? (Score:2)
I'm pretty sure you didn't need the article to do that. You seem to have done fine on your own.
Personally, I found it mildly funny. Yeah, he's trying too hard. On the plus side, this arti
Re:Nonsense? (Score:1)
[/end sketch]
"Go on go on! Move along. This is extremely silly. We won't have silly sketches here."
Re:Nonsense? (Score:2)
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Obl. chunky bacon (Score:5, Interesting)
Re:Obl. chunky bacon (Score:2)
The gravestone:
What's in his trachea?
Oh, look, a Nokia!
Re:Obl. chunky bacon (Score:2)
The da Vinci Cod [amazon.com] where a large cod takes the place of the above Nokia...
Re:Obl. chunky bacon (Score:1, Insightful)
Re:Obl. chunky bacon (Score:1)
No Cartoon Foxes. Less chunky bacon than _why's poignant guide to ruby. Lame.
Re:Obl. chunky bacon (Score:2)
Re:Obl. chunky bacon (Score:2)
If he wasn't totally biting off Why the lucky stiff, or if he had some writing talent it might be 'nice'. As it is though, the guy just comes off as a hopeless dork.
Re:Obl. chunky bacon (Score:1)
Did anyone else... (Score:1)
I need to get more sleep.
Re:Did anyone else... (Score:2)
Re:Did anyone else... (Score:2)
Henry Python is actually the name of the star character of J.K. Rowling's next series of books. I think the first title is going to be "Henry Python and the Looney List Comprehension".
Need further instructions.. (Score:2, Funny)
Where's the contigency plan if it isn't, oh mighty Slashdot? Should I consult the SlashCode? Will it be funnier if I subscribe? HELP ME!
WHAT DO I DO?
Re:Need further instructions.. (Score:2, Offtopic)
Too silly! (Score:1, Redundant)
Wrong Category... (Score:4, Funny)
Front-pager? Ofcourse.
Re:Wrong Category... (Score:2)
Looks like he already got all the page hits he could take:
WOW (Score:1)
Re:WOW (Score:1, Funny)
'old-timers' (Score:3, Funny)
One wonders if the said 'old-timers' were female. If so this is a rather poor pickup line.
I mean, how many women do you know who would be interested in Henry the Adequate's Python?
Re:'old-timers' (Score:2)
Re:'old-timers' (Score:2)
Wow this isn't funny (Score:2)
It sounded like this guy was trying to write using stream of consciousness http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stream_of_consciousne ss [wikipedia.org]. Either that or he was drunk.
Wow (Score:2)
Re:Wow (Score:2)
Re:Wow (Score:2)
You're supposed to precede that kind of information with a spoiler warning, you insensitive clod !
Oh well, now use crying over spilled milk. Luckily, you didn't give away the real shocker: Obi-Wan killed the parrot.
Ups. Time for a quick script edit - do parrots and humans interbreed ?
Re:Wow (Score:2)
The parrot shot first.
Editor Error (Score:4, Funny)
An anonymous reader writes
Slashdot editors spelled 'Henry' way wrong.
Re:Editor Error (Score:2)
Sincerely,
The Slashdot Editors
hey!! (Score:2, Offtopic)
Is he made of money? (Score:1, Offtopic)
And why do the editors find this hilarious enough to put on the front page?
I feel like the brunt of an in-joke played on us by this Henry guy and the Slashdot editors.
Maybe Henry's made of money and this is a bizarre form of Slashvertisement.
He can afford the bandwidth, after all.
Re:Is he made of money? (Score:2)
Re:Is he made of money? (Score:2)
Re:Is he made of money? (Score:2)
He doesn't
python what (Score:1, Troll)
To summorize:
if you want to waste time:
click on link in article
else:
skip to next slashdot article and make believe this one does not exist
Re:python what (Score:2)
while have_time():
read_link_in_article();
A lot more efficient, no?
Still second best (Score:1)
(wait for it...) *rim hat*
YOU NOT FUNNY (Score:2)
Who the hell put this on the front page? (Score:2, Informative)
Re:Who the hell put this on the front page? (Score:2)
You must be new here.
WOW that's a bad article! (Score:2)
What's red and barks?
A retarded apple.
Yes, THAT is more rewarding than reading the article.
Re:WOW that's a bad article! (Score:2)
Re:WOW that's a bad article! (Score:2)
Re:WOW that's a bad article! (Score:1)
There's a benefit to reading Slashdot first thing when I wake-up... That made me laugh.
Pyrony in Adsense (Score:1)
Same Tickets as Other Sites Just Much Lower Prices -No Service Fee's
I noticed this lone advert on the page, can anyone tell me, is "Spamalot" anything like "Mixalot" ? I liked Monster Mac.
Too much crap between bits of information (Score:2)
~D
We're removing all the Python Code (Score:1)
Re:We're removing all the Python Code (Score:1)
You misunderstand, overachiever. We're talking every .java file having a page-and-a-half of import calls, at least 20 of which are for classes from java.lang , and then a number of other files where there are no imports because every single appearance of a class is prefaced with it's package path.
Those basic "obvious beginner" issues are just the tip of the iceberg, which includes (1) leaving large sections of experimental test code (not TEST code, but "let's see if I can get this completely unrelated
Inventor? (Score:1)
Tagging system working perfectly. (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Tagging system working perfectly. (Score:1)
Re:Tagging system working perfectly. (Score:1)
This will be the first time I post a comment without RTFA first. To join the masses of disgruntled readers WTF IS THIS DOING ON THE FRONT PAGE OF SLASHDOT?
As a primarily perl/C/java based programmer, I was looking forward to a quick intro to a language. Then I read the article summary, looked at the tagging, and read a couple of posts...
brb... going to digg
Ugh.. (Score:1)
Re:Ugh.. (Score:2)
As far as humor in learning sources, I enjoy the subtle humor in many Oreilly books. But this is over-the-top, not funny, and worst of all, not informative.
Meanwhile... (Score:2)
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way to go... (Score:4, Funny)
http://www.python.org/doc/Humor.html [python.org]
Funny (Score:2)
Only the idea itself ... (Score:1)
And now, for something completely different, I'd say.
Can we get this article retitled? (Score:4, Funny)
Maybe something like "Henry Python and the blog of shame"?
-- Terry
I would have said... (Score:2)
Amazon link... (Score:1)
Wow, TA is painfully unamusing! (Score:1)
Unfunny, uninteresting, uninformative,...
Just painful to look at, actually.
This loser may not even make 100 comments befoe it leaves the frontpage!
Ugh. (Score:1)
Insulted (Score:1, Troll)
I am personally offended that none of my submissions ever made it onto Slashdot (even given that they weren't the typicaly "Microsoft Sucks, Open Source Rules" fare) and this vile piece of non-information did.
it's funny, laugh (Score:1)
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
no, seriously it's a good laugh and i didn't mind the five minutes i spent reading the article.
but what's it doing on slashdot frontpage? i would probably have received in somebody's *geeky* forward ;)
You people are all very sad (Score:1)
For some reason, I knew next to nothing about Python before reading that article. Now I know all the key aspects of the language, and that's more than enough information to guide a proper programmer in his choice of a language for a particular project, or for pleasure learning. Then he starts wading through tutorials and documentation.
Admittedly, I could have found out at least as much from Wikipedia or straight from python.org (which is also linked in the article, N.B.), without
Re:You people are all very sad (Score:2)
The whole editorial function of
Monty Python's Flying Circus (Score:1)
Being a long time fan, I will *immediatly* start studying.
And laughing.
First read as (Score:2)
wink-wink;
nudge-nudge;
RETURN 0;
henry the woefully inadequate (Score:1)
In all honesty, this guys witty bant
Give me a break (Score:2, Insightful)
My Slashdot Moderation script (Score:1)
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if isinstance(story, rubbish):
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Didn't you learn anything from the article?
Whoa... (Score:2)
Am I the only one ... (Score:2)
Time to get some sleep.
YAPG (Score:2)
Python 2.4.3 (#2, Apr 27 2006, 14:43:58)
[GCC 4.0.3 (Ubuntu 4.0.3-1ubuntu5)] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> print "Lrg nabgure Clguba Theh".decode('rot13')
what was so hard (Score:1)
Oh, thank God... (Score:2)
It had so much potential--it was...actually, it didn't have any potential. I should've known better when I saw the "Kubrick" theme.