Modern programs must handle Unicode โPython has excellent support for Unicode, and will keep getting better.
Guido van RossumMark Hammond is working in this area, with Windows Scripting Host. It is definitely an area where Python fits almost perfectly. That's quite independent from Java, actually.
Guido van RossumThere is an incredibly large spectrum of possible causes for program bugs, including simple typos, "thinkos," hidden limitations of underlying abstractions, and outright bugs in abstractions or their implementation.
Guido van RossumDon't you hate code that's not properly indented? Making it [indenting] part of the syntax guarantees that all code is properly indented.
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