General question about Python design goals

[Christoph Zwerschke]

Aahz wrote:

> This is one of those little things that happens in language evolution;
> not everything gets done right the first time.  But Python is developed
> by volunteers: if you want this fixed, the first step is to submit a bug
> report on SF (or go ahead and submit a patch if you have the expertise).
> (I'm quite comfortable channeling Guido and other developers in saying a
> patch will get accepted.)

Ok, I submitted it as feature request #1370948. I currently don't have 
the time and expertise to submit a patch.

-- Christoph