Paul Rubin wrote:
> There's even a sentiment in some pythonistas to get rid of the [] and {}
> notations for lists and dicts, using list((1,2,3)) and dict((1,2),(3,4))
> for [1,2,3] and {1:2, 3:4} respectively.
Wow. This makes Python twice more LISPy, than <1, 2, 3> and {-} make it
C-ish and Perlish.
Frop Python-zen:
Simple is better than complex.
Flat is better than nested.
Sets are good. Sets are fun. Sets are pythonish (the programmer codes
the logical side of a data structure, bothering less 'bout the
technical). I think, they deserve their literal notation.
zefciu
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