I just can't believe the volume of new posts. I posted a link to my own python blog 23 hours ago and since then there have been 470 other postings. Perhaps an idea is that people should only post their own work or even it HN was limited to programming related posts only. I come here for insights into different languages and the programming profession. I'm not that interested in the politics of another country or parenting tips for New Yorkers.
Its great to see Steve back again. The author of this article is either a) just trying to be funny but is not good at it or b) was declared protected internal static anal at birth.
If they ever do add anal as an actual keyword is Java then I will start using it.
Seriously though, I always thought Python's approach to encapsulation was a bit weak (my background = Delphi and C#) but after reading all this it's more like having your cake and eating it too.