[Python-ideas] Python 3.9.9 - The 'I Have A Dream' Version

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Wed, Apr 15, 2015 at 01:26:10AM -0700, Simon Kennedy wrote:

> You're right 'Types' was not the correct term. Is there some term for the 
> things that you manipulate in your code as opposed to the things which 
> perform the manipulation? Maybe 'operands'?
> 
> It was attempt to separate these 2 concepts.

I believe the distinction you want is "data" versus "code", or 
perhaps "values" versus "functions".

The trouble is that in Python, functions are values too. You can pass a 
function to a function and manipulate it. The term usually used to 
describe this is "functions are first-class values". This is a feature, 
not a problem to be fixed. In my opinion, any programming language which 
separates "data" from "code" is a language not worth using.

If that's not what you mean, you will need to explain in more detail 
(perhaps with examples?) what you actually mean.


-- 
Steve