...Because he finds it fun?
We don't have to all enjoy the same things.
In this particular case also, if you read his code, I would be surprised if you don't learn something.
We don't have to all enjoy the same things.
In this particular case also, if you read his code, I would be surprised if you don't learn something.
I'm sure I would learn something if I read through the code in more detail, but that's true of a ton of things and time is what it is. I merely commented on what I personally find interesting and uninteresting. Also, even I, a non-Director of Research at Google and non-computer scientist, don't particular enjoy using the language I use on a day-to-day basis for fun in my personal time.
Why are these comments so hostile?
Why aren't you satisfied with his own explanations that you already knew about?
"I looked around for a language that was closer to the pseudocode in the book, and discovered Python was the closest. [...] Python is an excellent language for my intended use. It is easy to use (interactive with no compile-link-load-run cycle), which is important for my pedagogical purposes."
"I looked for the language that was most like our pseudocode, and found that Python was the best match. Then I had to teach myself enough Python to implement the examples from the textbook. I found that Python was very nice for certain types of small problems, and had the libraries I needed to integrate with lots of other stuff, at Google and elsewhere on the net."