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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.python
Subject: Triggered By Mediocre Code (Posting On Python-List Prohibited)
Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2024 21:53:31 -0000 (UTC)
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Looking at this article about the top three languages for getting
programming jobs
<https://www.zdnet.com/article/want-a-programming-job-make-sure-you-learn-these-three-languages/>,
naturally I couldn’t help noticing the code in the screenshot at the
top (my transcription):

    bufferedNumber = str(doc.GetTime().GetFrame(docFps))
    if len(bufferedNumber)<4:
        for x in range(len(bufferedNumber),4):
            bufferedNumber = "0" + bufferedNumber

I mean, really? Four lines to do what could be done in a single
expression?

Was that written by a PHP programmer, do you think?