[Python-Dev] New syntax for 'dynamic' attribute access

[Steve Holden]

Greg Ewing wrote:
> Oleg Broytmann wrote:
> 
>>> Given that they say "a camel is a horse designed by a committee"
>> BTW, camels are very suited for their environments...
> 
> The quote is actually "a camel is a *racehorse* designed by a committee".
> Camels are very good at surviving in the desert, but not so good at
> winning a horse race (not camel race). Which is the point of the saying.
> 
As far as I know Sir Alec Issigonis, the inventor of the Mini (the car, 
not the Mac Mini) said this, and he used "horse", not "racehorse".

The point of the saying is that a camel has properties that are 
completely unnecessary in a horse, such as the ability to travel many 
days without water. He was saying that committees tend to over-specify 
and add redundant features rather than designing strictly for purpose.

A bit like Python 3.0 ;-)

regards
  Steve
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