Hi folks.
I am a long time C sharp dev, just learning Python now due to job requirements.
My initial impression is that Python has got to be the most ambiguous and vague
language I have seen to date. I have major issues with the fact that white
space matters. How do you deal with this? For example, you open a source file
in different editors and the indentation levels change even though i only have
spaces, no tabs (compare Windows Notepad and Notepad++). Which editor do you
trust? In addition, code is difficult to read because you cannot lay it out in
easily discernable blocks. For example, I always tend to indent a full 'if'
statement block so that it is easier to see where the if block starts and ends.
Can't do that in Python. What is even more frustrating is that Python is
inconsistent with its syntax. For example, when I write "if (myVariable != 0):"
then this is OK but "for (i in intAry):" results in syntax error. Apparently
Python has problems with my use of parentheses. How retarded. I
think I will rather find another job than eat my nerves with Python.
Any comments on this before I quit my job?
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