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If this poorly-designed feature is really added to Python, we lose a principle I’ve always taught students: “if you see an undocumented constant, you can always name it without changing the code’s meaning.” The Substitution Principle, learned in algebra? It’ll no longer apply.

If this poorly-designed feature is really added to Python, we lose a principle I’ve always taught students: “if you see an undocumented constant, you can always name it without changing the code’s meaning.” The Substitution Principle, learned in algebra? It’ll no longer apply.