Python indentation deters newbies?

[Richard Hanson]

Peter Hansen wrote:

>Richard Hanson wrote:
>> For me, a not insignificant part of Python's genius *is* the
>> indentation. When I used C and C++ I was a stickler (pedant? :-)
>> ) for "proper" indentation -- which was a PITA. So -- I took to
>> Python's indentation like a duck to water.
>
>That's been exactly my situation as well, which leads me to
>theorize that those who react most strongly against Python's
>syntactically significant indentation are those who were the
>least consistent or, uh, "anal" about making sure their code
>conformed to conventions.

;-)

obsessive-compulsively y'rs,
Richard

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