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Are you sure this an outlier opinion amongst regular python users?
by sweezyjeezy 4y ago
Are you sure this an outlier opinion amongst regular python users?
- p1necone 4y agoWell no, I imagine that that group would somewhat self select for developers who are okay with reading whitespace based syntax. Someone who finds it hard to read is probably not going to become a regular user of the language unless they have to.
- sweezyjeezy 4y agoPython is lingua franca in data science / ML, i.e. you pretty much do have to to work in the field. In my experience the people who complain about this aspect of python are those just starting out. Dependency management would be an example of a real Python issue, not a "everyone gets used to it" one IMO.
- OrderlyTiamat 4y agoI use python extensively, and whitespace very much is an actual issue. Not a big one, but it is annoying every once in a while e.g. when copying code. Especially as autoindenting is very much hampered in that case, because the editor can't tell what the indent is supposed to be if multiple options are valid python. Dealing with braces instead is much easier. Not a deal-breaker or major issue, but an annoyance nonetheless.
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- TheRealPomax 4y agoWhy would a python programmer have any understanding of code that's full of pointers and memory addresses? You show someone who started on Python, and still uses it today, real product C code and their eyes glaze over real fast.
- sweezyjeezy 4y agoI think you replied to the wrong person.