Christian Heimes, 23.07.2010 15:26:
I think it is discouraged because it *will* break things in the standard library and builtins. It's discouraged in the same way that pouring sugar into the petrol tank of your car is discouraged.Mythbusters have tested this urban legend. In their test the engine run better with sugar. [1]
"Did you blow up your car testing that out?" - "No, I just read comp.lang.python." Stefan -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
