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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: The joy of FORTRAN
Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2024 06:56:38 -0000 (UTC)
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On Fri, 4 Oct 2024 02:03:31 -0400, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:

> On 10/4/24 1:48 AM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, 4 Oct 2024 01:19:02 -0400, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:
>> 
>>> Ya know ... most of Python IS 'C'-based libs.
>>> Never really looked into it, but the 'advanced'
>>> Python function may just be strtok() with a lot of handy fixes/cheats
>>> in disguise  :-)
>> 
>> No, because Python strings can contain any characters, including nulls.
> 
> Yea ... but Python = 'C' under the hood.

But C = “machine language” under the hood. That’s what Python uses.

> I think the libs can be found/read.

Go do it, then.