On Tue, 27 Dec 2011, Michael Muller wrote:
For a long time I felt like Eric, in fact I avoided Python for about a year
for this reason. After about three days working in the language I was
converted - I think indentation based syntax is awesome.
Don't get me wrong. I think indentation is a good idea. I just think
one should do it as a matter of style rather than required by the syntax.
I have always used indentation, even in Fortran. And I like most of
Python. Just not the use of active white space.
And don't tell me that this or that editor makes it okay. The source code
should stand on it's own, separate from the IDE.
But if you like active white space, then I have the language for you:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitespace_(programming_language)
(and note how Python is mentioned there).
-Eric
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