On 1/9/17 8:31 AM, Chris Angelico wrote:

On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 10:25 PM, Simon Lovell <simon58500@bigpond.com> wrote:
Python Reviewed

Having used a lot of languages a little bit and not finding satisfactory
answers to these in some cases often asked questions, I thought I'd join
this group to make a post on the virtues and otherwise of python.
I think this thread belongs on python-list@python.org, where you'll
find plenty of people happy to discuss why Python is and/or shouldn't
be the way it is.
I think this is the only reasonable response to this posting on this mailing list.

Simon: quoting from the Python-Ideas info page: "This list is to contain discussion of speculative language ideas for Python for possible inclusion into the language."  Your comments, while interesting, don't make specific proposals for changes to Python.

python-list@python.org is good for general discussion.  If you do intend to make specific proposals, you'll have to put a lot more work into them.  Proposals should be focused and specific; one thread with a dozen ideas makes discussion impossible.

It helps to understand the language and its history.  Many of your reactions to Python have been expressed many times before, so there are well-documented discussions and rationales for Python being the way it is.  Doing some research beforehand can save you some work.

Finally, backward compatibility is a serious consideration.  Proposals containing new keywords, for example, are nearly impossible to get approved.

Welcome to the community,

--Ned.