Python and COBOL

[Neel Krishnaswami]

Greg Ewing <see at my.signature> wrote:
> 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 :-) :-) :-)

Well, we could make Python case insensitive and then write

    multipy matrix_a by matrix_b elementwise giving matrix_c

which is much easier on the eyes. :)


Neel