Hi folks,
moderator here. I’d (strongly) suggest no further replies, unless there’s something Python specific to discuss. I’ll put the list into emergency moderation for a bit.
thanks,
—titus
Agreed.
The OP used APL for a number of years, and fell in love with it.
He has translated this love into a mystical esteem for "Notation"
(it's not clear what that means)
and a belief that "Python ought to use left arrow instead of the
walrus operator, and ultimately instead of the "=" (assignment)
symbol.".
There have been many knowledgeable and insightful posts to this list
(much more
sophisticated than I could ever have written!) seriously
attempting to address his concerns.
But: Bottom line: Modern programmers find that the extra symbols
used by APL are obscure,
and by the OP's own admission take "a year or two" to become
familiar.
In a nutshell: APL is a dinosaur; the world has moved on.
Python is always alive to adopting ideas from other programming
languages.
But in this case "We've heard what you say. No thank you".
Rob Cliffe