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I was talking about Python enhancement modules -- and no, I won't consider C++ a good replacement for Python.

> In application development, you seldom have the need for maximum speed in all your coding. And always worrying about such things as what is addressed by this small enhancement, is a pain.

That's what my comment was addressing: In C++ with vector, map, etc, you don't need to remember to safely realloc manually, because the containers do it for you automatically.

Might be, but in C++ there are still enough problems lingering, that using Python is worthwhile. Many workarounds have been forged in C++, but still there are so many problems lingering and to use C++ right, you really must be a master of a language that is 3 times as difficult to learn than most other programming languages.

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