On Wed, 09 Aug 2006 09:13:21 -0500
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#> >> of the driving principles behind Python is that, because code will be
#> >> read more often than written, readability is more important.
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#> Stephen> In which case, for long functions with multiple levels of
#> Stephen> indentation Python fails compared to languages that use braces
#> Stephen> or END or end; etc.
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#> No. In that case Python makes it more readily apparent that your code is
#> too complex. With C, Java, C++, Perl or FORTRAN you just smush everything
#> over to the left and pretend it's not. ;-)
Well, one space is sufficient indentations for Python, right? So even
on 80 column screen, you can easily fit about 40 levels of nesting
before it becomes a real problem :D
In other words, it is possible to write bad code in any language. We
should focus on making it easier to write good code, not to make
writing bad code difficult.
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Slawomir Nowaczyk
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The nice thing about standards is that there are so
many of them to choose from.
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