> whereas Python’s significant whitespace (which is there for exactly the same reason: enforcing readable code) has been much more contentious across the progra

> whereas Python’s significant whitespace (which is there for exactly the same reason: enforcing readable code) has been much more contentious across the programming community. Because with gofmt there's nothing to argue about, it is what it is. With Python’s significant whitespace there was plenty of rope to play tug-o-war with: tabs or spaces? How many? That was enough to fuel the flame wars.