Python not a Very High-Level Language?

[Chui Tey]

I have been musing on this point lately. Thinking about MSWord's automatic
outline facility, how about an IDE which can "summarize" a lengthly piece of
source code by stripping away very long function parameters, leaving
comments and very legible filtered source..., probably not as necessary in
python as in C where complicated parameters for WinAPI calls can obscure the
overall intent of a program.

Ajith Prasad <aprasad at magix.com.sg> wrote in message
news:84i4bn$rqh$1 at clematis.singnet.com.sg...
> http://www.oreilly.com/news/vhll_1299.html is an article by Greg Wilson
> casting doubts on the effectiveness/value of Python and other very high
> level scripting languages. Wilson comments that:
> "Over the past few years, I have done several medium-sized projects using
> both Perl and Python. At first, I was very excited by what these Very-High
> Level Languages (VHLLs) let me do, and how quickly. The more I played with
> them, however, the less satisfied I was. In particular, I no longer
believe
> that they deserve the 'V' in their name. This article explores why, and
> suggests some ways in which they could evolve." Worth responding to as it
> includes detailed criticisms of Python in particular.
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