The Python way (was: If you want X, you know where to find it (was Re: do...until wisdom ) needed...)

Cameron Laird claird at starbase.neosoft.com
Fri Apr 20 13:40:48 EDT 2001


In article <mailman.987782495.20933.python-list at python.org>,
Paul Prescod  <paulp at ActiveState.com> wrote:
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>filters might make sense. I claim that Python's success stems from
>Guido's ability to find sweet spots in the middle: not too hard, not too
>"dumbed down", not too performance-driven, not too slow. I'm not trying
>to mediate the technical differences here but make the point that you
>would never find the sweet spot by going at each other's throats. 
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>This makes it very difficult to figure out the answer to Python
>technical issues through an appeal to first principles. So let's see a
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I'll unsolicitedly (?) second that claim.

'Just think Paul's wise words bear repeating.  Carry on.
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