Python Enhancement Proposal 3099

  • The parser won’t be more complex than LL(1).

    Simple is better than complex. This idea extends to the parser. Restricting Python’s grammar to an LL(1) parser is a blessing, not a curse. It puts us in handcuffs that prevent us from going overboard and ending up with funky grammar rules like some other dynamic languages that will go unnamed, like Perl.

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