Python and COBOL

[Greg Ewing]

François Pinard wrote:
> 
> There is a PEP suggesting the introduction of a whole
> flurry of new operators, I'm sad to say it really goes against COBOL spirit.

Oh, yes. I'm sure the mathematicians would just *love*
to be able to write

   MULTIPY MATRIX_A BY MATRIX_B ELEMENTWISE GIVING MATRIX_C

all the time :-) :-) :-)

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