> The Saint-Exupéry quote applies to Lisp, may in some manner apply to Python 2.7, but certainly not to Python 3.12. Is the syntax not about 80% the same? And

> The Saint-Exupéry quote applies to Lisp, may in some manner apply to Python 2.7, but certainly not to Python 3.12. Is the syntax not about 80% the same? And isn't most of that "same simple syntax" commonly used daily? > Many people here argue that braces do provide some structure that helps in understanding and navigating the program. Python files over 100 lines with a lot of if-statements become syntactically unreadable. That's probably True. But poor programming discipline and syntax that eases reading problematic code also contribute to this issue. > So taking them away does not help. For me it actually promotes better coding style and hygiene. > Generally, minimalism (except for the Lisp-style one) is not always good. The quote was about perfectionism, not minimalism.