Py3K idea: why not drop the colon?

[Michael Hobbs]

Antoon Pardon wrote:
> On 2006-11-11, Steven D'Aprano <steve at REMOVE.THIS.cybersource.com.au> wrote:
>   
>> On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 13:16:32 -0600, Michael Hobbs wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> Yeah, okay, I didn't read through the details of the PEP. I picked a bad 
>>> example to illustrate a point that is still true. The FAQ also tries to 
>>> argue that it's a Good Thing that join() is a string method, not a list 
>>> method. It also tries to argue that there's a good reason that lists are 
>>> different than tuples. I don't think it would surprising that many 
>>> Python developers don't really buy those arguments either.
>>>       
>> Well, as far as I'm concerned, you've just blown your credibility
>> completely out the water now. 
>>
>> Yes, I'm aware that there are many Python programmers who don't get join()
>> or lists/tuples, but I'm constantly surprised by that fact. At the risk of
>> starting another argument, to my mind that's like discovering that there
>> are professional butchers who don't think that using a sharp knife is a
>> good idea.
>>     
>
> Well I would think that if you would find out that many professional
> butchers would think so, you might consider the idea has some merrit.
>   

As they say, insanity is nothing more than having a minority opinion. As 
more people take the opposite side, who's left being the crazy one? ;-)

- Mike