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by behnamoh 682 days ago
> python feels timeless

As a longtime python programmer I disagree. Python is so stuck in its old ways that several useful and interesting PEPs just get rejected. In 2024, the thought of not having macros, a decent version manager, not being able to modify running code despite being an interpreted language, not having multi line lambdas, not having several of core language features in lambdas (e.g., no try/except), the pain of creating thunks, the overhead of closures, not being able to read module files easily (if they’re in another directory), etc. make Python one of the most frustrating languages.