Hi Raymond, On Thu, Jan 24, 2008 at 01:36:14PM -0500, Raymond Hettinger wrote: > Also, it seems that ABC is starting to evolve from an optional > tool into something embedded in the language in a way that you > can't escape it. > > I would prefer that it not be on the list of concepts that a > beginner *must* know in order to be functional in the language.
I can't resist to mention some private discussions I've had at the time, with people that could see this coming. Maybe this might be used as an argument against adding optional type annotations...? Ok, I'm not optimistic about it. Sorry, I don't mean to start yet another endless thread, and will shut up again after this note. I'm no longer a regular python-dev contributor anyway; the fact is that I quite like the language as it is, and I'm a bit concerned about its evolution - in my humble opinion it seems to become each release a bit less accessible to beginners. A bientot, Armin _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
