[Python-ideas] PEP 505: None-aware operators

[Jonathan Fine]

Hi

> Possibly this is exactly the wrong time to propose the next big syntax
> change, since we currently have nobody to declare on it, but since we're
> likely to argue for a while anyway it probably can't hurt [...]

Perhaps "argue" is not the right word here. It sounds too much for or
against. And it has implications of being heated and angry.

I think "discuss" might be a better word to use. This has associations
of a disinterested pursuit of truth, and an openness to new ideas.

The ability to see both sides of an issue is, I think, very important
for reaching the compromises that have helped Python succeed, both
technically and in creating a broad and harmonious community.

That said, there is a passion in "argue" that seems not to be present
in "discuss".

-- 
Jonathan