[Python-ideas] syntax for set

[Bruce Leban]

> The idea is flawed. No, really! People would start
> writing integer literals as floats. And the scheme
> doesn't cover floats (there is no standard way of
> writing decimal places in Roman numerals AFAIK).
> Rob Cliffe

3.14 == CCCXIVE-II

(unscientific notation)

I've always thought COBOL did a better job of EIBTI with spelled out
keywords like ADD instead of + etc. This would clearly one up COBOL. (ADD
ONE TO COBOL GIVING PYTHON)

--- Bruce
(via android)
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