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<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class="">On Saturday, September 15, 2018, Jacqueline Kazil <<a href="mailto:jackiekazil@gmail.com" target="_blank">jackiekazil@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">I just got caught up on the thread. This is a really great discussion. Thank you for all the contributions. <div><br></div><div>Before we get into the details, let's go back to the main use case we are trying to solve.</div><div><b>As a user, I am writing an academic paper and I need to cite Python. </b></div></div></blockquote></span></blockquote><div><br></div><div>ai'd still like to know *why* you need to cite python 0 I can imagine multiple reasons, and that may influence the best document to cite.</div><div> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class=""><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Let's throw reproducibility out the window for now (<--- something I never thought I would say), because that should be captured in the code, not in the citations. </div></div></blockquote></span></blockquote><div><br></div><div>thanks for that clarification.</div><div> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class=""><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>So, if we don't need the specific version of Python, then maybe creating one citation is all we need. <br></div></div></blockquote></span></blockquote><div><br></div><div>well, Python does evolve over time, so depending on why you are citing it, version may matter.</div><div><br></div><div>But i suggest hat the language reference be used as the "primary" citation for Python, and then you can cite the version that is current at the time of your paper writing (Or the version that's relevant to your paper).</div><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class=""><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>And that gives it some good Google juice as well.</div></div></blockquote><div><br></div></span><div><a href="https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q=python+van+Rossum" target="_blank">https://scholar.google.com/<wbr>scholar?hl=en&q=python+van+<wbr>Rossum</a> *</div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>looks like the language reference shows there -- so good to go. </div><div><br></div><div>-CHB</div><div> </div><div><br></div></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br>Christopher Barker, Ph.D.<br>Oceanographer<br><br>Emergency Response Division<br>NOAA/NOS/OR&R       (206) 526-6959  voice<br>7600 Sand Point Way NE   (206) 526-6329  fax<br>Seattle, WA  98115     (206) 526-6317  main reception<br><br><a href="mailto:Chris.Barker@noaa.gov" target="_blank">Chris.Barker@noaa.gov</a></div>
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