On Tue, Nov 20, 2018 at 08:22:01PM +0000, Alan Gauld via Tutor wrote: > I think that's a very deliberate feature of Python going back > to its original purpose of being a teaching language that > can be used beyond the classroom.
I don't think that is correct -- everything I've read is that Guido designed Python as a scripting language for use in the "Amoeba" operating system. You might be thinking of Python's major influence, ABC, which was designed as a teaching language -- but not by Guido himself. Guido was heavily influenced by ABC, both in what to do, and what not to do. https://www.artima.com/intv/pythonP.html http://python-history.blogspot.com/2009/02/early-language-design-and-development.html -- Steve _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
