This I also agree with. We should not assume readers know any particular other language, so any mention of "this is just like <language X>" or "unlike <language Y>" should probably be avoided. (I didn't check if there are any, but I wouldn't be surprised if some had crept in, given Python's strong roots in C.)
--Guido On Fri, Nov 6, 2020 at 7:30 AM Federico Salerno <salerno...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think it's important to remember that many novice programmers today > learn python as their first language. > While i don't think the python tutorial is the right place for teaching > how to program, i also think it would be best if it didn't make too many > assumptions on the reader's knowledge. > When it comes to the basics, assuming one already knows another language > isn't very beneficial anyway, in my opinion. If all one is looking for is a > table comparing a known thing with its python equivalent, there are many of > those on the internet already and in much more compact form. > _______________________________________________ > Python-Dev mailing list -- python-dev@python.org > To unsubscribe send an email to python-dev-le...@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/python-dev.python.org/ > Message archived at > https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-dev@python.org/message/AGYLMJQOWV6SQVBVT7VGEII77V4ALVT6/ > Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/ > -- --Guido van Rossum (python.org/~guido) *Pronouns: he/him **(why is my pronoun here?)* <http://feministing.com/2015/02/03/how-using-they-as-a-singular-pronoun-can-change-the-world/>
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