Python, Dutch, English, Chinese, Japanese, etc.
Steve Howell
showell30 at yahoo.com
Mon Jun 4 21:58:06 EDT 2007
--- MRAB <google at mrabarnett.plus.com> wrote:
> Instead of having many different Pythons for many
> different languages,
> how about one for a language like Esperanto?
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esperanto
>
> That could be the language for the standard
> libraries instead of
> English.
>
English beats Esperanto by a long shot in terms of
practical acceptance. Also, Esperanto's 28-letter
alphabet makes it inferior to other written languages
that are compatible with Python's current 26-letter
alphabet that it inherits from English.
>From wikipedia:
'''
Because a working knowledge of English is required in
certain fields, professions, and occupations, English
is studied and spoken by up to a billion people around
the world, to at least a basic level...
'''
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language
>From the same article:
'''
[When] combining native and non-native speakers
[English] is probably the most commonly spoken
language in the world, though possibly second to a
combination of the Chinese Languages, depending on
whether or not distinctions in the latter are
classified as "languages" or "dialects."
'''
See also:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_languages_by_number_of_native_speakers
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