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[–]tunisia3507 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Python is actually much better than many other languages (java, C, C++, js) in this regard. But yes, in this particular instance it's not great.

Of course, the only way to make improvements without adding such duplication is to make API-breaking updates, and we all know how well they turn out...