On 2015-02-28 12:09, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > > * Make your language have a lot of keywords. Enough to make > > memorizing them ALL unlikely, requiring constant visits to your > > documentation > > Is 33 a lot? > > py> import keyword > py> keyword.kwlist > ['False', 'None', 'True', 'and', 'as', 'assert', 'break', 'class', > 'continue', 'def', 'del', 'elif', 'else', 'except', 'finally', > 'for', 'from', 'global', 'if', 'import', 'in', 'is', 'lambda', > 'nonlocal', 'not', 'or', 'pass', 'raise', 'return', 'try', 'while', > 'with', 'yield']
A quick google-and-tally for languages and their corresponding number of keywords: C: 33 C#: 77 C++: 86 Java: 50 Lua: 21 PHP: 67 Pascal: 54 Perl: 40 Pike: 37 (Just for you, ChrisA) Python: 31 (2.x) or 33 (3.x) Ruby: 40 So I can't say that Python's all that bad in comparison to most other mainstream languages, with only the austere Lua beating out Python. -tkc -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
