Feeding the trolls

[Tim Golden]

On 22/06/2018 09:33, bart4858 at gmail.com wrote:
> It costs me some genuine effort to make what I believe are relevant
> and interesting technical posts

I thank you for at least taking that trouble. But I think that this is 
probably where the difference lies. This newsgroup/mailing list is 
primarily for the purpose of asking about or discussing aspects of the 
Python programming language, not a forum for discussing languages in 
general.

Obviously a genuine enquiry into how or why Python has taken a 
particular design path can lead to an enlightening discussion on 
language design. Sometimes as an unexpected spin-off discussion from an 
original query.

But, for the most part Bart, you've failed to understand anyone's design 
decisions but your own. You've consistently replied in a way that 
effectively dismisses the various challenges facing this particular 
language at this particular point in time, and instead have referred to 
your own design choices and implementations as an exemplar.

If you have a genuine interest in how Python is implemented (and not 
simply in expressing how it is different in some way to your own 
languages) then please bring it up.

If you have a plausible way in which Python could improve then please 
take it to the Python Ideas list (and be prepared for some robust 
discussion):

   https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-ideas

But if your only goal is to highlight the advantages of your own 
language and design choices, then please write a blog post, or tweet 
about it, or take it to some kind of cross-language forum.

Thanks

TJG