Why is python not written in C++ ?

[Mark Lawrence]

On 02/08/2010 00:08, candide wrote:
> Python is an object oriented langage (OOL). The Python main
> implementation is written in pure and "old" C90. Is it for historical
> reasons?
>
> C is not an OOL and C++ strongly is. I wonder if it wouldn't be more
> suitable to implement an OOL with another one.
>
> Has it ever been planned to rewrite in C++ the historical implementation
> (of course in an object oriented design) ?

I can't understand why any serious programmer mentions C++. As soon as I 
read it, I have to rush either to the kitchen to find a bowl to throw up 
in, or head for the toilet so I can talk to the great white telephone.

Kindest regards.

Mark Lawrence.