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in the beginning, >>> print "hello world" was the best marketing slogan for Python's down to earth simplicity versus competitors that one could possible ha
by vegabook 11y ago
in the beginning,
>>> print "hello world"
was the best marketing slogan for Python's down to earth simplicity versus competitors that one could possible have devised. Not even any brackets!!
It defined the ethos of the language, was the first thing people came across when considering Python for the first time, and probably punched well above its weight in bringing people in.
- orf 11y ago>>> print("hello world") And that's so much harder to grok?
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- someone7x 11y agoI never considered the first impression aspect of print statement vs print function. I feel that simplicity is a driving factor in python's 'virality' from one programmer to the next, and in that context your case is very compelling.