Bill Atkins wrote: > greg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > When moving a set of statements in Python, you > > are usually selecting a set of complete lines, > > cutting them out and then pasting them in > > between two other lines somewhere else. > > You're missing Ken's point, which is that in Lisp an s-expression > represents a single concept - I can cut out the second form of an IF > and know that I'm cutting the entire test-form. I don't have to > choose the correct "set of complete lines" to correctly move code > around.
Why is selecting a valid s-expression easier than selecting a python block ? If you mistakenly select an extra parenthesis or omit one, it's the same thing. Having said that, I find this problem is mostly academic in both languages with modern editors... there are less trivial excuses to keep the flamewar raging ;-) George -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
