> Unfortunately, Python simply doesn't have enough symbols available. > Using precisely one opener/closer for each type is highly limiting, > since the only characters available are those on a US-English keyboard > and in the ASCII set. It would be nice if, for instance, ∅ could mean > "new empty set", but then we'd need a way to type it, and it'd end up > coming right back around to "just type set(), it's easier".
∅ also means "diameter" in optics community and mechanical engineering community (at least in ASME Y14.5). _______________________________________________ Python-ideas mailing list -- python-ideas@python.org To unsubscribe send an email to python-ideas-le...@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/python-ideas.python.org/ Message archived at https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-ideas@python.org/message/FXPA72ITN5XIL4ROQN2OGFE54MY5WPUD/ Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/
