What python can NOT do?

qwe rty hkh00001 at gmail.com
Fri Aug 28 20:26:06 EDT 2009


On Aug 29, 3:14 am, Tim Chase <python.l... at tim.thechases.com> wrote:
> >> what else can NOT be done in python? what are the limitations of the
> >> language?
>
> > I understand there's a little trouble getting Python to prove
> > that P=NP  You'll also find that it only comes close to solving
> > the unrestricted three-body problem and the Traveling Salesman
> > problem is still limited to fallible heuristics and searching the
> > entire solution set in better than O(2**n) time.
>
> I forgot about solving the Spam problem entirely.  And answering
> poorly worded/thought-out questions on the internet...
>
> I've also been sorely disappointed by Python's ability to make a
> good chocolate cream silk pie.
>
> -tkc

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