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Isn't Python and Matlab a 'real' REPL? They are money makers.
by rightbyte 6y ago
Isn't Python and Matlab a 'real' REPL? They are money makers.
- mikelevins 6y agoIt's not about whether they make money. It's about whether you can do absolutely everything needed to build your program interactively by talking to it while it's while it's running.
- mettamage 6y agoThe article specifically stated that Python does not have a real Read-Eval-Print-Loop mechanism like Lisp or Smalltalk. For example, the Python REPL doesn’t go into a breakloop mechanism for undefined functions.
- coldtea 6y agoThe article describes specific capabilities (full program/system dynamic redefinition) afforded by a real or full REPL. Python doesn't have that, and it's mentioned explicitly as not having that. It's not about "existing in the real world" or "real enough to make money with".