what has python added to programming languages? (lets be esoteric, shall we ; )

[Steve Holden]

Aahz wrote:
> In article <1145675520.890141.200020 at v46g2000cwv.googlegroups.com>,
> Carl Banks <invalidemail at aerojockey.com> wrote:
> 
>>Cameron Laird wrote:
>>
>>>In article <1145626206.331666.80540 at t31g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
>>>Carl Banks <invalidemail at aerojockey.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Wildemar Wildenburger wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Are there any concepts that python has not borrowed, concepts that were
>>>>>not even inspired by other languages? I'm just interested if it is
>>>>>"merely" a best-of collection of language features or if there are
>>>>>actually inventions that have not - or hardly - existed in programming
>>>>>before python?
>>>>
>>>>Nesting by indentation
>>>
>>>You *do* realize this was present in ABC, among others, right?
>>
>>Yes.  I took the question to mean "what has Python made a commercial
>>success out of that wasn't popular before", which I guess was taking
>>quite a bit of liberty with it.  But he did give us the out of
>>"hardly".  I think it would be fair to say nesting by indentation
>>hardly existed before Python.
> 
> 
> Yup.  I started following up to your post exactly as Cameron did before
> I realized the rejoinder you were almost certain to make.  So I kept my
> mouth shut.  ;-)

That's a refreshing change ;-) Long time no see!

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  Steve
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