Your comparison seems entirely about python v Java. I encourage you to check out some modern gradually types languages to help understand what Python lacks. Typ

Your comparison seems entirely about python v Java. I encourage you to check out some modern gradually types languages to help understand what Python lacks. TypeScript is particularly good for this. > Why would you not want that feature? Easy. Braces/etc. become basically invisible after using the language for a bit so they don’t bother me whatsoever. However moving code around in Python is always a pain because you must make sure everything is placed at the correct indentation level rather than simply letting the formatter take care of it. I’ve definitely experienced bugs from moved code having its first/last line at the wrong level, and it can be particularly confusing when the last line is at a different indentation than the previous. It’s so much easier to just grab a brace-enclosed block and smack it down somewhere (which also provides a good sanity check that you’ve yanked the entire block and aren’t missing any lines). > Badly indented python code doesn't run I wish this were the case. What’s actually the case is that badly indented python code will give you potentially different results than what you expect, which ranges from syntax errors to failed tests to very hard to diagnose bugs. > Side note, and this bugs me: if people love it - empirically, they do - and you don't understand why - surely that should bring about some introspection? Side note, and this bugs me: if people hate it - empirically, they do - and you don't understand why - surely that should bring about some introspection?