On 2009-02-02, Russ P. <russ.paie...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am not sure why people keep "mentioning" that "Python is not > Java." As a slogan, it is rather misleading.
Because other people keep insisting that it ought to be. > Python is not C++, Ada, or Scala either. All of those > languages have enforced access restriction. Why only mention > Java? It's often mentioned that Python is not C++ as well. People who know Ada or Scala presumably have a varied enough background that they find no need insist that all languages must do things the same way as language X does. -- Grant -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list