allowing braces around suites

[Jeff Shannon]

Kjetil Torgrim Homme wrote:

>"pass" is a no-op, and should only be used when a suite is required,
>but the suite should do nothing.  you're proposing a convention saying
>
>   ''if "pass" appears in a suite which also contains other
>     expressions, the "pass" signals the end of the suite''
>
>that's a hack, and IMHO not worthy of a Python program.  not even Perl
>has anything like that, AFAIK.
>  
>

The irony of these being said in defense of adding braces (even optional 
ones) to Python is truly awe-inspiring.

Jeff Shannon
Technician/Programmer
Credit International