Python indentation deters newbies?
Peter Hansen
peter at engcorp.com
Mon Aug 16 00:45:22 EDT 2004
Keith P. Boruff wrote:
> beliavsky at aol.com wrote:
>
>> One of the most commmon reasons programmers cite for not trying Python
>> is that indentation determines the program flow -- they think its
>> weird. I think programmers who actually try Python adapt quickly and
>> do not find the indentation rules to be a problem.
>
> Honestly, I'm still not too crazy about the indentation requirements of
> the language myself, coming from a background of using all free form
> languages.
Did you really not indent your code in those languages consisntly
anyway?
-Peter
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