If by that reference to Python you mean you want significant whitespace, I think that would make it unnecessarily difficult to work with different scopes. fn

If by that reference to Python you mean you want significant whitespace, I think that would make it unnecessarily difficult to work with different scopes. fn something() { foobar(); { bar(); foo(); } quux(); } That is much easier to understand, and easier for tools to work with (they can actually automatically indent your code without breaking it), than: def something(): foobar() bar() foo() quux() edit: And how would you even add a scope right after another block (like if)? That would require you to have a keyword anyway.