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Re:Grumpy: Go running Python by lobster_johnson on Wednesday January 04, 2017 @02:39PM (#13321358)
The reference [1] is a decent spec. It might not be as formally rigorous as an ISO standard, but it's probably as good as Go's [2], which also a "reference".

[1] https://docs.python.org/3/reference/index.html

[2] https://golang.org/ref/spec

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Re:Grumpy: Go running Python by jonathanyc on Wednesday January 04, 2017 @11:49PM (#13324839)
In my experience with both languages, while the Go spec is incredibly readable, navigable, and succinct, the Python reference is a sprawling mess that is difficult to navigate or even to Ctrl-F in.
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Re:Grumpy: Go running Python by vertex-four on Thursday January 05, 2017 @04:45AM (#13325940)
To be fair, Go is also a much smaller language, which hasn't gone through the process of collecting and shedding multiple layers of legacy, and exposes far fewer implementation details.
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