is it possible to remove the ':' symbol in the end of lines startingwith 'if', 'while' etc?

[Delaney, Timothy (Tim)]

openopt at ukr.net wrote:

> I don't know to which forum should I post the message
> I hope someone related to the Python kernel development will read &
> consider the idea

It has been considered and rejected.

http://www.python.org/doc/faq/general/#why-are-colons-required-for-the-i
f-while-def-class-statements

Tim Delaney