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		thedirt0115 on Jan 27, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why numbering should start at zero (1982) Some background on Python's choice for 0-based indexing: http://python-history.blogspot.com/2013/10/why-python-uses-0... See Guido's comment on calendar :)

a1369209993 on Jan 27, 2020 [–]

> Haven't you done enough damage?

Well, clearly they (people who prefer 1-based indexing) don't consider the amount of damage they've done enough.

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