Python slang

[Marco Sulla]

On 6 August 2016 at 02:13, Chris Angelico <rosuav at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 6, 2016 at 9:21 AM, Marco Sulla
> <mail.python.org at marco.sulla.e4ward.com> wrote:
>> I want to clarify that when I say "different from the other
>> languages", I mean "different from the most used languages", that in
>> my mind are C/C++, C#, Java, PHP and Javascript, mainly.
>>
>
> Ah, well, that's because those are all one family of languages. If
> instead you were familiar with four LISPy languages, you'd have a
> completely different set of expectations.

Well, they are the most used languages. I think about the 80% of
programmers knows at least one of that languages. It's more simple to
learn a new language if it's similar to the others.


>> I agree it's not hard to understand that `str` is the string type and
>> `len()` is the function that gives you the length, even if you don't
>> know Python (and it's shorter to type...) But it's hard to remember,
>> in particular if you code also in other languages. When I come back to
>> Python, I always ends to write  `somelist.length` instead of
>> `len(somelist)`, some arcane words come out my mouth and a little
>> fairy dies.
>>
>
> You open your mouth and a fairy dies.... hmm. Can I offer you a breath mint? :)

Do you have also a plenary indulgence?