[Python-3000] Abilities / Interfaces

Guido van Rossum guido at python.org
Thu Nov 23 00:06:26 CET 2006


On 11/22/06, Fredrik Lundh <fredrik at pythonware.com> wrote:
> Guido van Rossum wrote:
>
>  > as was the case for ABC, Python's ill-fated predecessor which invented
>  > "optimal" terminology in a vacuum
>
> optimal?  I've always thought it was just odd translations from dutch?

No, dutch was not involved. Lambert's English is impeccable as far as
I can recall and Steven Pemberton's British (although he tries to pass
for a typical Amsterdammer :-).

> (but please, cannot we get the trains back in Python 3.0?  my son would
> *love* that ;-)

Mine would love it too, as long as the trains were called Thomas. :-)

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