On 3/13/06, Rob <lau@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sun March 12 2006 23:21, Paul Winkler wrote: > > > Python is in the same category as COBOL for me.... it has > > > stupid indentation tricks. > > http://www.python.org/doc/faq/general/#why-does-python-use-ind > >entation-for-grouping-of-statements > > http://blog.ianbicking.org/brief-defense-of-significant-whites > >pace.html > > Yeah, great, Python advocates defending Python's one true coding > style. I'm sure it does aid in tracking down syntax errors, as > the FAQ says, but I'd rather not be penalized for other people's > inability to type "control-alt-\". Nor for accidentally typing > "alt-Q" or doing something that converts tabs to spaces or vice > versa and ending up with a program that, had it been Perl or C, > would still run fine, could even be made to look pretty again > with three keys, but is a pile of meaningless nonsense to Python > because 30 years' worth of tools have been written using the de > facto standard that says whitespace is compressible and > interchangeable, almost all of which the Python authors decided > was just not that important. > > All of which can also be applied to COBOL, which is why Python > and COBOL share a special place in my list of language > preferences. I'll fix the programs when they break, but I won't > code in them unless you pay me a lot of money. > > But since there's no MusicPython or MusicCOBOL yet, I guess it's > a moot point. > > Rob > there are om bindings for python and for phat. Loki
