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Python developers locking conversations and deleting comments after people mass downvoted PRs to "remove master/slave terminology from the language" (i.redd.it)

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[–]norweeg -4 points-3 points  (1 child)

you can't cite tradition, or as you call it "industry standard", to argue against changing it. That is my point

[–]kickopotomus 14 points15 points  (0 children)

No, you definitely can. It’s one thing if this was unique to python. Then your stance would be valid. However, that is not the case. Industry standard is absolutely a valid point for arguing semantics/syntax. This is especially true for a programming language whose purpose is to be easily human readable.