Python's biggest compromises

[Anthony_Barker]

> > What to you think python largest compromises are?
> > 
> > The three that come to my mind are significant whitespace, dynamic
> > typing, and that it is interpreted - not compiled. These three put
> > python under fire and cause some large projects to move off python or
> > relegate it to prototyping.
> 
> I don't view any of these as "compromises".  That word suggests that
> something was conceded, or that an intermediate position between two
> extremes was chosen to appease.  I don't think that either sense really
> applies to these features.
> 
> The three items that you listed are merely design choices.  While arguments
> over them are continuous, two of the design choices (interpreter, dynamic 
> typing) are consistent with Python's intended use as a language which 
> excels at rapid prototyping.  The third (white space) is merely a stylistic
> choice which is designed to encourage readable programs.  
> 
> "Compromises" in language design occur usually when a committee tries to 
> standardize a language, and each has differing views about how the language
> should be used.   While this occurs somewhat in Python, other languages
> have suffered more mightily from this particular disorder.  
> 	
> 	Mark

Excellent points - you are correct the ones I listed are design
choices.

Some people could be interpreted them as design "compromises". The
kind of people who would like to use the same tool for all problems.