Python's great, in a word

Carl Banks pavlovevidence at gmail.com
Mon Jan 7 18:27:39 EST 2008


On Jan 7, 8:09 am, MartinRineh... at gmail.com wrote:
> I'm a Java guy who's been doing Python for a month now and I'm
> convinced that
>
> 1) a multi-paradigm language is inherently better than a mono-paradigm
> language
>
> 2) Python writes like a talented figure skater skates.
>
> Would you Python old-timers try to agree on a word or two that
> completes:
>
> The best thing about Python is _______.
>
> Please, no laundry lists, just a word or two. I'm thinking "fluid" or
> "grace" but I'm not sure I've done enough to choose.

"it doesn't suck".


(Really.  All programming languages have good, useful features.  Even
Perl.  Python is unique in having no very bad ones.)

Carl Banks



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