Case-sensitivity: why -- or why not? (was Re: Damnation!)

[Aahz Maruch]

In article <slrn8jql5v.6d4.wtanksle at dolphin.openprojects.net>,
William Tanksley <wtanksley at bigfoot.com> wrote:
>
>I'm not the one that's claiming that removing case-sensitivity will ruin
>Python.  My claim is very simple: first, it's a minor change for us to
>make, and second, it helps newbies.

I disagree with both of your assertions.  I don't think it's that minor
of a change, and I *do* think that case sensitivity helps newbies *read*
code.
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