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From: Simon Wright <simon@pushface.org>
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Subject: Re: Import Python library into an Ada package?
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Roger Mc <rogermcm2@gmail.com> writes:

> Regarding your comment that "Python is a huge mess" and my own opinion
> of Python; I am mortified that Python seems to have become the
> standard language for teaching computer programming and, particularly,
> that it seems to be the choice of leading university computer science
> courses.

I'd certainly agree that interfacing to Python from Ada is a huge mess
(specifically, unsupported hand management of garbage collection, as you
have to do if invoking Python objects).