On Wed, 5 Jul 2006, Guido van Rossum wrote: > So, my proposal is to give up on static, accept PEP 3103 with the > following options: > - Syntax alternative 2+B (unindented cases, 'case in ...' for > multiple cases). > - Semantics option 3 (def-time freezing) > > Do we need any more discussion about the PEP before I pronounce? (I'm > not super confident about the syntax alternatives yet.)
I think i'd argue for indented cases, mainly because it's what everyone expects. "Everyone" includes - people who have seen 'switch' in other languages - people who expect ':' to introduce an indented block - editors that autoindent new lines - editors that fold indented blocks - editor hotkeys/macros for manipulating indented blocks - tools that highlight Python code - interactive Python consoles Unindented cases are not exactly the Spanish inquisition :) but in a room full of programmers who have ever used C, C++, C#, Java, or JavaScript, it's pretty close. -- ?!ng _______________________________________________ Python-3000 mailing list Python-3000@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-3000 Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-3000/archive%40mail-archive.com
