Weird that he didn't address it, but optimizing for IDEs is not python's style. Although I'm sure the pains they went through with the 2to3 tool might make some of them second guess it.

Why is it OK to be rude through abbreviations?

You'd get heavily downvoted for asking "Did Peter Norvig not read the fucking article?", yet that's exactly what you've put into everyone's mind with your comment.