Python, Dutch, English, Chinese, Japanese, etc.

[Steve Howell]

--- MRAB <google at mrabarnett.plus.com> wrote:

> Instead of having many different Pythons for many
> different languages,
> how about one for a language like Esperanto?
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esperanto
> 
> That could be the language for the standard
> libraries instead of
> English.
>

English beats Esperanto by a long shot in terms of
practical acceptance.   Also, Esperanto's 28-letter
alphabet makes it inferior to other written languages
that are compatible with Python's current 26-letter
alphabet that it inherits from English.

>From wikipedia:

'''
Because a working knowledge of English is required in
certain fields, professions, and occupations, English
is studied and spoken by up to a billion people around
the world, to at least a basic level...
'''

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language

>From the same article:

'''
[When] combining native and non-native speakers
[English] is probably the most commonly spoken
language in the world, though possibly second to a
combination of the Chinese Languages, depending on
whether or not distinctions in the latter are
classified as "languages" or "dialects."
'''

See also:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_languages_by_number_of_native_speakers


       
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