"I didn't envision Python as a functional language" https://python-history.blogspot.com/2009/04/origins-of-pythons-functional-features.html https://python-histo

"I didn't envision Python as a functional language" https://python-history.blogspot.com/2009/04/origins-of-pythons-functional-features.html https://python-history.blogspot.com/2009/04/origins-of-pytho... "I don't think it makes much sense to try to add "functional" primitives to Python, because the reason those primitives work well in functional languages don't apply to Python, and they make the code pretty unreadable for people who aren't used to functional languages (which means most programmers). I also don't think that the current crop of functional languages is ready for mainstream." https://developers.slashdot.org/story/13/08/25/2115204/interviews-guido-van-rossum-answers-your-questions https://developers.slashdot.org/story/13/08/25/2115204/inter...