On Sep 30, 7:39 am, Steve Holden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Steven D'Aprano wrote: > > On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:03:07 -0700, namekuseijin wrote: > > >>> Why isn't len implemented as a str.len and list.len method instead of a > >>> len(list) function? > >> Because postfix notation sucks. The natural way of spelling is > >> adjective+noun and verb+predicate. > > > "Natural"? > > > You mean phrases like "heir apparent" and "worst choice imaginable" are > > unnatural? > > They are certainly far from normal usage, as my dog yellow would be > certain to agree. > > > To say nothing of languages like Spanish, Albanian, Italian, > > Cornish, Vietnamese, Hebrew... > > It's long been a convention in the Western programming world to pretend > no other language than English and no other codes than ASCII exist. > > The fact that Python is beginning to come to terms with Unicode is a > tribute to certain developers' persistence. > > regards > Steve > -- > Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 > Holden Web LLC http://www.holdenweb.com/
How do you have a yellow dog, and what does s/he know about natural noun-verb usage? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
