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To be honest, I am quite surprised that even in Python 4 whitespace is still an integral part of the syntax.

• CamperBob2 11y ago
  Too many egos at stake, at this point. Whitespace will always be syntactic in Python because nobody with any influence wants to admit it's a mistake.
  • andreasvc 11y ago
    That's not an argument, you could say the exact same thing about braces in other languages. Truth is, it's something that works that really doesn't need to be debated to death like it is.
    • CamperBob2 11y ago
      Yet strangely, hardly anyone complains about braces. I wonder why?
      • andreasvc 11y ago
        Well I think they're annoying, but there's not much point in complaining because it's not going to change overnight. Either way syntax is a very superficial aspect about programming languages, more interesting to consider semantics.