On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 7:02 PM, Steve Simmons <square.st...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks also for the clarification on discarding objects and Garbage > Collection. Looks like I'll have to turn a large chunk of my previous > understanding of (mainframe) languages 'inside out'. > > I'm just wondering how often I'll have to chant "it isn't a variable, it's a > name bound to an object" before I can write a chunk of code without spending > ages pondering why it isn't working. > > I already like Python for its clean design but I think it'll be a while > before I love it completely.
Yeah, it takes some getting used to. I've spent the past couple of decades writing imperative code with strict declarations and fairly close to the metal, and I still have one C++ module at work - but more and more, I'm pushing to write code in a modern high-level language like Python, where memory management isn't my problem, and failings in the code result in easily-readable (and catchable!) exceptions. I often fire up gdb for the C++ code at work, but usually a Python or Pike exception traceback is enough on its own. Learning curve, rewarded with immensely easier work. So many things are like that; life is all about figuring out which ones are worth the curve's effort. ChrisA -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
