[Python-Dev] Re: Alternative implementation of string interning

Guido van Rossum guido@python.org
Sat, 13 Jul 2002 09:34:19 -0400


> The warm fuzzy feeling that you have a real symbol type :-)

Doesn't give me a warm fuzzy feeling at all.  A symbol type is just
another compiler implementation detail IMO.  Strings are natural to
designate identifiers.

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)