Should constants be introduced to Python?

[Marko Rauhamaa]

Marcin Tustin <marcin.tustin at gmail.com>:

> I'm against this because Python's strength is its simplicity. This
> doesn't actually simplify anything, but it does add a new language
> feature to understand.

And there will be eternal debates on the correct use of the feature.

One of the ugliest features of C is the "const" modifier. There's no way
to use it correctly. Even the POSIX libraries and C standards abuse it.


Marko