Does Python really follow its philosophy of "Readability counts"?

[Paul Rubin]

Steven D'Aprano <steve at REMOVE-THIS-cybersource.com.au> writes:
> We're not talking specifically about Python standard library changes, 
> we're talking about any project which may have more entertaining *cough* 
> policies regarding API changes.

Oh, yes, I see what you mean.  That's a problem even in small
projects, sometimes even in 1-person projects.