Good Editor? (What's the big deal with syntax colouring?)

[Grant Edwards]

In article <mailman.985291829.27633.python-list at python.org>, John Schmitt wrote:

>Why do people want syntax colouring?  I can't stand it. 

At first, I didn't like it either. It took some getting used
to.  Now when a string, comment, keyword, or constant isn't in
the right color, it's an immediate hint that I've mis-typed
something.

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