why python annoys me

Tue Apr 17 22:45:16 EDT 2001

On Tue, 17 Apr 2001 16:38:49 -0700, Paul Prescod <paulp at ActiveState.com> wrote:
>
> Java is a *strictly object oriented language*. Of course Java is
> more OO than Python. OO isn't magic pixie dust to be sprinkled over
> everything.

Hi Paul, I think I will have to disagree with you on this point.  ints
and arrays are not objects in Java, whereas the corresponding things
in Python are. Personally, I'd say Python is more OO than Java is. (Python
could be improved, of course -- I'd love to see the type/class split
healed, but that's a nit vis-a-vis the ugly primitive type hack in
Java.)

Neel