>>> Michael Hobbs wrote:
>>>> True enough. Although, I have to ask how many times you define a new
>>>> function only to have Python spit a syntax error out at you saying that
>>>> you forgot a colon. It happens to me all the time.
>>
>> I confess I find myself in the position of a Yorkshire Youngster - I
>> don't believe you!
Robert> Okay, not often enough or annoyingly enough for me to remember
Robert> having done so. Perhaps seven years ago when I started using
Robert> Python, but not any time recent.
If your editor knows about Python's block structure (as Emacs's python-mode
does), when you forget the colon it's immediately obvious because the next
line doesn't autoindent properly.
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