On Feb 3, 12:45 am, Steven D'Aprano <ste...@remove.this.cybersource.com.au> wrote:
> Another extreme position is that enforced data hiding is useless, that > there is *never* any need for it *at all*, and therefore Python doesn't > need it, there's no reason except stupid PHB's belief in cargo-cult > coding why Python couldn't be used for controlling nuclear reactors or > the Space Shuttle. There's been some claims remarkably close to that in > this or the previous thread. My recollection is that several people have said exactly that in no uncertain terms, if not in this thread then in the one a few days ago. > I trust that nobody really believes this > extreme position -- it's not that far off claiming that procedures and > functions are pointless and stupid because we have GOTO. If nobody believes it, several participants here could have fooled me. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
