> Also, somebody contributed reduce() to Python way back in the 90's, as well as other functional idioms. He wouldn't have added that himself -- it was never his preferred style.
> He preferred a more imperative style. But he allowed those contributions, and then slightly regretted it later.
That would explain why they're so inconvenient to chain.
> He preferred a more imperative style. But he allowed those contributions, and then slightly regretted it later.
That would explain why they're so inconvenient to chain.