Paul Rudin <paul.nos...@rudin.co.uk>: > Pete Forman <petef4+use...@gmail.com> writes: >> Why is it that Python continues to use a fixed width font and >> therefore specifies the maximum line width as a character count? > > Python doesn't require the use of any particular font for editing your > code. > > However programmers tend to use fixed width fonts when editing code > because then the visual representation of indentation works > consistently. But that's not a python specific thing.
Prehistoric programming languages considered uppercase/lowercase differences insignificant variations. Most modern languages preserve the distinction and in fact invite us to make a difference between: BLACK Black black Why stop there? We need a PEP to distinguish also between: - typefaces (Times New Roman vs Garamond) - weights (bold vs thin) - serifs (with or without) - sizes (8pt vs 11pt) - colors (goldenrod vs maroon) Think of all the lesser programming languages that would seem so 20th-century when Python takes this step -- which virtually every self-respecting web site has already taken in their style sheets! Marko -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
