Am 16.02.21 um 06:36 schrieb dn:
Pascal's value as a teaching language was that it embodied many aspects
of structured programming, and like Python, consisted of a limited range
of items which could be learned very quickly (in contrast to PL/I's many
'bells and whistles').
ROFL. Maybe that was true for Python when it was first invented. Today
it is not "a few simple things". Even just the core language, anything
that's built into the interpreter if you leave out any standard
function, is enormous. To name a few: List comprehension, format
strings, iterator protocol, asynchronous programming, everything called
__dunderland. A minimal language with only very few basic rules, that
would be Scheme e.g. Of course, it doesn't mean that Scheme is easier to
program, but it is easier to write a compiler for it than for Python.
That is a misundestanding often presented - a language that is simple in
the sense of having a few simple rules, is usually hard to use. (e.g.
Brainfuck). A language which is easy to use, often comes with a large
variety of building blocks, to give you the right tool to choose for the
job at hands (e.g. Python), and therefore is "complex".
Christian
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