--- MRAB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Instead of having many different Pythons for many > different languages, > how about one for a language like Esperanto? > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esperanto > > That could be the language for the standard > libraries instead of > English. >
English beats Esperanto by a long shot in terms of practical acceptance. Also, Esperanto's 28-letter alphabet makes it inferior to other written languages that are compatible with Python's current 26-letter alphabet that it inherits from English. >From wikipedia: ''' Because a working knowledge of English is required in certain fields, professions, and occupations, English is studied and spoken by up to a billion people around the world, to at least a basic level... ''' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language >From the same article: ''' [When] combining native and non-native speakers [English] is probably the most commonly spoken language in the world, though possibly second to a combination of the Chinese Languages, depending on whether or not distinctions in the latter are classified as "languages" or "dialects." ''' See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_languages_by_number_of_native_speakers ____________________________________________________________________________________ Choose the right car based on your needs. Check out Yahoo! Autos new Car Finder tool. http://autos.yahoo.com/carfinder/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
