On Wed, 03 Nov 2010 18:49:06 -0000, Tim Harig <user...@ilthio.net> wrote:
On 2010-11-03, Steven D'Aprano <st...@remove-this-cybersource.com.au>
wrote:
On Tue, 02 Nov 2010 19:26:56 +0000, Tim Harig wrote:
I agree with Seebs, Python is the only language I know that promotes
the
use of spaces over tabs;
Really? I'm not aware of *any* language that promotes tabs over spaces.
I
thought the tabs vs spaces war was mostly won by spaces over a decade
ago
(apart from a few plucky freedom fighters who will never surrender).
Python is the only language that I know that *needs* to specify tabs
versus
spaces since it is the only language I know of which uses whitespace
formating as part of its syntax and structure. Mixed usage may be
annoying
in other languages; but, it breaks Python.
I regard this as a strength. I have wasted far too much time at work
writing review comments that could be paraphrased as "your broken editor
settings have made this (C code) unreadable."
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