Why is python not written in C++ ?

[Paul Rudin]

Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo at geek-central.gen.new_zealand> writes:

> In message <roy-6BCFA7.22564104082010 at news.panix.com>, Roy Smith wrote:
>
>> C++, for all its flaws, had one powerful feature which made it very
>> popular.  It is a superset of C.
>
> Actually, it never was.

Wondering off topic a bit - I am reminded of something I once read in
some MS blurb... it described something as an "extended subset" of some
standard or another. (Think about it :))