From python-dev, space vs. tab controversy finally settled

[Peter Hansen]

Josiah Carlson wrote:

> Carl Banks wrote:
> [snip]
> Great april fools joke, but no such conversation has gone on in 
> Python-Dev in the last 3 months.
> 
> Better luck next time.
> 
>  - Josiah

Yeah, thanks Josiah.  Well all know how bright you are already though,
and it's customary (though an unspoken custom, perhaps, until now) to
chuckle quietly at such things and wait a while before posting, just to
give an opportunity for the unwary ones to get sucked in for a while.

Anyway, you forgot to point out that the *real* conclusion from the
python-dev discussions was that Guido has finally decided that the
space vs. tab wars will _never_ be won, and chooses explicit over
implicit yet again.  The indentation style for Python 3.0 (not 2.4)
will be leading periods, since they make the indentation more obvious
and thus avoid mistakes.

-Peter