May-06-2021, 09:38 AM
(May-06-2021, 09:29 AM)Gribouillis Wrote:rexrf Wrote:A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little mindsWe don't have to take every quotation as an enlightening thought. That one was coined by Ralph Waldo Emerson, a leading figure of the transcendentalism movement, a romantic american philosophical movement in the 19th century. It is not particularly my cup of tea.
There are very good reasons for the tremendous success of the Python language. To me, CLARITY is one of the main points. Let us not through away the best part of the language.
My point is that taking every quotation literally is the flaw in your logic. Things change. things you believe to be true might suddenly become untrue.
You talk about readability and that is my main point. A one line eval with additional flow control is a no brainer. It is beautiful and it is readable.
you just havent seen it before.