Attack a sacred Python Cow

[Terry Reedy]

Russ P. wrote:
> On Jul 26, 2:25 pm, Terry Reedy
>> There is a lot of code you have not seen.  Really.  In informal code I
>> use 's' and 'o' for 'self' and 'other'.  I don't usually post such
>> because it is not considered polite.  So you have seen a biased sample
>> of the universe.
> 
> You take the name down to a single letter. As I suggested in an
> earlier post on this thread, why not take it down to zero letters?

Because 1 letter is legal now, while no letters (already proposed and 
rejected) is a major change and breakage of current simplicity and 
consistency for zero functional benefit.