[SLL] enforced white space

[Brian C. Lane]

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Chuck Wolber wrote:

> * Enforced formatting has always struck me as a way to lighten the load of 
> writing a parser at the expense of the developer.

All languages enforce formatting rules to one degree or another. And
using spaces for blocks doesn't increase the load on the developer --
remember that you are looking at the code as a newcomer. Anything new is
going to take a bit to get used to.

In the specific case of Python using spaces to delimit blocks makes the
code much easier to follow in many circumstances. Think of it as a way
to make your code more readable. How many times have you run across code
where you have to carefully match up the {} brackets? Think of all the
wasted CPU cycles from editors doing bracket matching and
blinking/colorizing that could be saved by using Python syntax.

You shouldn't let Python's indentation keep you from exploring the
language. That's kinda like throwing the baby out with the bathwater ;)

Brian

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