On Feb 5, 12:11 am, "OKB (not okblacke)" <brennospamb...@nobrenspambarn.net> wrote: > > Very interesting, thanks. I think Python has its own warts > comparable to some of those you mention, but not all. What bothers me > most is when "practicality beats purity" is invoked, with practicality > defined as "doing it this way is faster in C".
Yes Knuth is worshipped but his advice is not heeded http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Program_optimization#When_to_optimize -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
