I was considering putting together a proposal for an alternate block syntax for python, and I figured I'd post it here and see what the general reactions are. I did some searching, and while I found a lot of tab vs space debates, I didn't see anything like what I'm thinking of, so forgive me if this is a very dead horse.
Generally speaking, I like the current block scheme just fine. I use python on a daily basis for system administration and text parsing tasks, and it works great for me. >From time to time, though, I find myself needing a language for server- side includes in web pages. Because of the need to indent (and terminate indents), python seems an awkward choice for this, and it's easy for me to see why php and perl are more popular choices for this kind of task. Perhaps this is just my perception though. I feel that including some optional means to block code would be a big step in getting wider adoption of the language in web development and in general. I do understand though, that the current strict indenting is part of the core of the language, so... thoughts? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
