On Jun 11, 2:36 am, Paul Boddie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Maybe, but I'd hope that some of those programmers would be at least > able to entertain what Russ has been saying rather than setting > themselves up in an argumentative position where to concede any > limitation in Python might be considered some kind of weakness that > one should be unwilling to admit.
Thanks. I sometimes get the impression that Desthuilliers thinks of this forum like a pack of dogs, where he is the top dog and I am a newcomer who needs to be put in his place. I just wish he would take a chill pill and give it a rest. I am not trying to challenge his position as top dog. All I did was to suggest that a keyword be added to Python to designate private data and methods without cluttering my cherished code with those ugly leading underscores all over the place. I don't like that clutter any more than I like all those semi-colons in other popular languages. I was originally attracted to Python for its clean syntax, but when I learned about the leading-underscore convention I nearly gagged. If Desthuilliers doesn't like my suggestion, then fine. If no other Python programmer in the world likes it, then so be it. But do we really need to get personal about it? Python will not be ruined if it gets such a keyword, and Desthuilliers would be perfectly free to continue using the leading-underscore convention if he wishes. Where is the threat to his way of life? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
