On Fri, Feb 12, 2021, at 12:33, Dan Stromberg wrote:
> 
> What would it take to create an ANSI, ECMA and/or ISO standard for Python?
> 
> It seems to have really helped C.

That confuses cause and effect. C was standardized because there sprung up 
hundreds of vaguely compatible implementations—a definite mark of success—not 
the other way around.

> 
> It looks like Java isn't standardized, and it's done OK, though perhaps 
> it was healthier in the past - before Oracle decided API's were ownable.

Hmm? https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se15/html/index.html
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