In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Terry Reedy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "Roy Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > | But, surely Python has plenty of "implementation defined" aspects. > | Especially in the libraries. > > I personally do not consider the libraries as part of the language (as > opposed to the distribution) and was not referring to them. I realize that there is a difference between the core language and the libraries, but Python depends on the libraries more than a lot of other languages do. They are the "batteries included" part. Indeed, there is a lot of stuff in the "Python Library Reference" which in most languages would be considered part of the core. The description of boolean operations (and, or, not), for example. String, sequence, and dictionary methods. Where do you draw the line and say, "The core language ends here; the rest is just libraries"? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
