Ken Tilton wrote: > But with Lisp one does not have to clean up the indentation manually > after thrashing away at ones code.
That's not how I would describe the experience I have when I'm editing Python code. When moving a set of statements in Python, you are usually selecting a set of complete lines, cutting them out and then pasting them in between two other lines somewhere else. Having done that, the lines you've just pasted in are selected. Now it's just a matter of using using your editor's block-shifting commands to move them left or right until they're in the correct horizontal position. I find this to be quite a smooth and natural process -- no "thrashing" involved at all. Having edited both Lisp and Python code fairly extensively, I can't say that I find editing Python code to be any more difficult or error prone. On the plus side, Python makes less demands on the capabilities of the editor. All you really need is block-shifting commands. Bracket matching is handy for expressions but not vital, and you certainly don't need bracket-based auto-indenting. -- Greg -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
