Hmm, Python had tuples, lists, dicts and classes from the very beginning (version 0.9.1). Much bloat was tacked on after the simple class model was deprecated i

Hmm, Python had tuples, lists, dicts and classes from the very beginning (version 0.9.1). Much bloat was tacked on after the simple class model was deprecated in favor of new-style classes... class methods, static methods, metaclasses, descriptors, properties, decorators, you name it. Then there were additions like list comprehensions and generators (although those are actually useful). IMHO, Python's indentation-based syntax is a great way to make (and keep) the language readable, but at the same time it's an impediment to language flexibility. In a more flexible language, you could have implemented most (or all) of the aforementioned features yourself. (This sounds like something a Lisper would say, but it would work in other languages as well, like Io and Ruby.)