I strongly dislike Python 3

Steven D'Aprano steve at REMOVE-THIS-cybersource.com.au
Wed Jun 30 16:34:53 EDT 2010


On Wed, 30 Jun 2010 22:52:06 +1000, Lie Ryan wrote:

> On 06/27/10 11:24, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
>>> > Producing print function takes a little bit more effort than
>>> > producing a print statement.
>>
>> (1) The main use-cases for print are quick (and usually dirty) scripts,
>> interactive use, and as a debugging aid.
> 
> That is precisely how the quick-and-dirty syntax of print statement can
> be justified. While debugging, you'll need to be able to quickly add and
> delete prints here and there, and the extra parens can quickly become
> irritating.

*rolls eyes*

Not as irritating as people who complain about having to type parentheses.



-- 
Steven



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