On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:49:05 +0100, BJörn Lindqvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On 2/16/07, Jean-Paul Calderone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>I was just pointing out that some people might be confused. I didn't make >>any judgement about that fact. You seem to be suggesting that because >>there >>are other confusing things, it's okay for Python to be confusing too. I'm >>not making any judgements about that, either. > >Does not change always cause confusion? The confusion in Python land >is pretty minor in comparison to the one caused Java 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, >1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 SE/ME/EE.
You're just repeating the same argument. I don't buy it, but I'm sure you and other people will continue to repeat it. Fine, whatever, but I'm not interested, and your not countering the point I made. > >I think that people are just complaining to much. The python-devvers >are managing the transition extraordinarily well. >> >Even in the Python world, nobody expects to run the same code base under >> >C Python and Jython and IronPython and PyPy. >> > >> >>I wonder if the fact that Jython and IronPython can't run most Python >>programs >>is one of the reasons they are generally only used in special >>circumstances? > >Or maybe it is because Jython requires Java and IronPython a CLR? > I have a JVM and I have Mono. I don't use Jython or IronPython. Maybe because none of my Python programs run on it? Jean-Paul -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
