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Python for me is the language closest to pseudocode. There are no decorations and few gimmicks. You simply write your ideas down into code.


On the contrary, it has had decorators since Python 2.4.


"decorations", not "decorators".

I think it's fairly clear from context that he/she means, "not a lot of red tape", rather than a reference to specific language features.


PEP-318 (http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0318/) refers to a decorated functions as a having a decoration.

Counter-edit: My response was in jest. I deliberately misinterpreted the term for humorous purposes.


> Python for me is the language closest to pseudocode.

Python for me is the imperative language (with some functional features) closest to pseudocode.


The above comment applies here as well.




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