Python complaints

Phil Hunt philh at vision25.demon.co.uk
Thu Nov 25 15:47:52 EST 1999


In article <v04003a01b46194dec84b@[192.168.24.43]>
           rgacote at AppropriateSolutions.com "Raymond Cote" writes:
> Thomas Hamelryck <> wrote:
> > I don't want to start the discussion about indentation again; it's no use
> > since indenting blocks is here to stay. The point is that if you want to 
> > write code that looks ugly or unreadable you will succeed in doing that,
> > indentation or not. In many cases, using a variable indentation (depending
> > on what construct you are using or the length of a line) leads to code
> > that is visuably much more appealing.
> 
> I was sure this 'indenting thing' would be one of the two major issues that
>  kept me grumbling about Python. However, after just a month or so of casual
>  Python programming, I find myself becoming dissatisfied with extra work
>  required by braces and begin/end in my day to day C and Pascal programming.
> 
> Was totally surprised how quickly I came to like the indenting.  

My experience was very similar.


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