Python's biggest compromises

[Andrew Dalke]

Edward K. Ream:
> There aren't any [compromises in Python]

There are definitely compromises in Python.  As Christopher Koppler
pointed out, Python does compromise for backwards compatibility.
If you want, you can write "1 <> 2" and it will work, even though that
feature has been deprecated for about 8 years.  Similarly, string exceptions
were deprecated about 5 years ago, but you can still use them.

And now with new-style types you can use

class OldSpam:
   eggs = attribute(_get_eggs, _set_eggs)

class NewSpam(object):
   eggs = attribute(_get_eggs, _set_eggs)

and get slightly different behaviours.

These exist as a compromise between the old way (plenty of existing
source code) and the new way (which provides better ways to do
older behaviours).

                    Andrew
                    dalke at dalkescientific.com