PEP 3131: Supporting Non-ASCII Identifiers

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On May 15, 11:08 am, Carsten Haese <cars... at uniqsys.com> wrote:
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> Once the students learn Python and realize that there are lots of Python
> resources "out there" that are only in English, that will be a
> motivation for them to learn English. Requiring all potential Python
> programmers to learn English first (or assuming that they know English
> already) is an unacceptable barrier of entry.

One the big concerns seems to be a hypothesized
negative impact on code sharing.  Nobody has considered
the positive impact resulting from making Python
more accessible to non-English speakers, some of
whom will go on to become wiling and able to contribute
open "English python" code to the community.  This
positive impact may well outweigh the negative.