-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 08/09/07 12:19, Steve Lamb wrote: > Manon Metten wrote: >> Well, I find Perl easier to understand. The problem may be with some >> programmers who don't know how to write readable code... Now, the thing >> I really hate concerning python is that it is sensitive to indentation; >> this means that some operations like copy-paste or inserting a loop can >> easily destroy code. And "diff -b" or "diff -w" can't be used reliably. > >> Well, that's a major disadvantage to me too. > > Actually, it isn't. At no time have I ever had any problems with Python > code which would not also be an issue in other code as well. The only > difference being you have to be careful about indention in one case, braces in > the other. Besides, let's face it, if there is a person who puts code into > place and then doesn't make the indention make sense to ensure they did the > job properly is that someone who's opinion we're going to trust when it comes > to decent coding practices? Most people are going to make the indention match > *anyway*. Since pretty much every programmer's editor comes with de/indent a > block of text there is no problem.
Just remember to tell you editor to "inserts spaces as tab" and set the tab width to something reasonable like 4. - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day. Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGu1TRS9HxQb37XmcRAhLsAJ9jaJ+/CsXhjkiATKufjrJcUB1T+ACg3rPP tJLPLTlCgvVtnsxumbRUXiM= =4+Bb -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
