No macros in Python

[Mike Meyer]

Laura Creighton <lac at strakt.com> writes:

> Thus if we introduce this to the language, I think that it
> is _inevitable_ that we will fragment the Python community into a
> plethora of mutually unintelligble dialects.  I don't want this.  Thus
> I don't want a macro facility in the language _because_ it would be so cool.

That's a good reason. A *really* good reason. The idea of there being
a 1000+ page book titled "Common Python" at some point in the future
is *scary*.

        <mike
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