Timeline for The character threshold for editing questions needs redressing
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| May 5, 2017 at 16:18 | vote | accept | George McGinn | ||
| May 3, 2017 at 6:24 | comment | added | Mast Mod | This question has attracted good answers. Consider accepting the one that best answered your question. | |
| Feb 25, 2017 at 1:58 | history | edited | JamalMod | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
added 1 character in body; edited title
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| Feb 24, 2017 at 9:44 | comment | added | Peilonrayz Mod | @GeorgeMcGinn I rejected your latest edit, which I think prompted you to write this. I ran the code in my 2.7.13 Python install and it worked fine. I can't see a reason why it wouldn't work on 2.6 either, and the parenthesis are the only reason it doesn't work on any Python 3 version. | |
| Feb 24, 2017 at 7:53 | answer | added | Simon ForsbergMod | timeline score: 3 | |
| Feb 24, 2017 at 7:34 | answer | added | Der Kommissar | timeline score: 6 | |
| Feb 24, 2017 at 6:48 | comment | added | George McGinn | @Hosch250 I have two copies of Python 2.7, one on my web server, and the other on an App on my iPad. Both failed. But my question isn't about software versions per say, it is that we are allowed to edit questions as long as we don't change the meaning, and adding two pairs of parenthesis isn't a major change. My questions get edited all the time by others who are not moderators and they helped (like formatting issues). So why can't we lower the threshold to allow an edit to put () or fix a minor syntax error the OP may not be aware of? | |
| Feb 24, 2017 at 6:44 | comment | added | George McGinn | @Mat'sMug I read that post and I agree, if the the changes are to the logic where the person hasn't a clue how to code in that language and combines actual code with pseudo code, the yes, flag and close. But this was a case of either forgetting a pair of parenthesis, or there is a version of Python that I do not have, and I have 6 different versions in Apps, iMac and my webservers, including the version of Python in the tag and unless there is a library that allows you to not put parenthesis in PRINT statement, the OP's question should not be closed. It is a minor fix the should be allowed. | |
| Feb 24, 2017 at 5:57 | comment | added | George McGinn | But I used that as an example of what I think is the issue, why six characters? You can't get six characters if someone has made a simple mistake in the code. Then you need to type something as to why you fixed it in the answer. That is my real concern. Not what version of Python it is. I have many versions and it syntax's out in all. My question is why 6 characters? | |
| Feb 24, 2017 at 5:55 | comment | added | George McGinn | I ran it in Python 2.7 and it still gave me a syntax error. | |
| Feb 24, 2017 at 5:54 | comment | added | user34073 | In the first place, the question was probably tagged Python 2.x, or should have been. You were trying to run it on Python 3.x, and editing the code is not allowed anyway, so your edit would have been rejected. | |
| Feb 24, 2017 at 5:42 | comment | added | Mathieu Guindon Mod | Related (somewhat): Non-OP edits to change the original question to make it on-topic, and Can I edit broken code if I'm sure I'm recreating OP's original code? seems relevant | |
| Feb 24, 2017 at 5:36 | history | asked | George McGinn | CC BY-SA 3.0 |