On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 11:17 AM, Dan Stromberg <drsali...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 4:53 PM, Carlos Nepomuceno > <carlosnepomuc...@outlook.com> wrote: >> >> Do you consider Python a 4GL? Why (not)? > > > By the wikipedia definition of 4GL and 5GL, I'd say Python is neither. And > it's not a VHLL either, again according to the wikipedia definition. But > IMO it is too high level to be a traditional 3GL too. > > Perhaps "Scripting language" is the best general category we have that > Python fits into. But I hope not.
I think this would be a fun discussion for python-list - just what IS Python? Here's some stuff on programming vs scripting: http://www.perl.com/pub/2007/12/06/soto-11.html (including an awesome line about actors and audience) ChrisA _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
