Reserved keywords in source: was RE: [Python-Dev] Assign to errno allowed?

[Steve Holden]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Koenig" <ark@research.att.com>
To: "Guido van Rossum" <guido@python.org>
Cc: <bkc@murkworks.com>; <python-dev@python.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 11:38 AM
Subject: Re: Reserved keywords in source: was RE: [Python-Dev] Assign to
errno allowed?


> Guido> This compiler seems to fly in the face of the C std whenever it
can.
> Guido> What are they trying to accomplish?
>
> To extend the language in ways that lock customers into their platform.
>

The infamous "hijack an open standard by adding proprietary extensions"
philosophy, first really publicised by the Halloween documents.

regards
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