Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!news.mixmin.net!newsreader4.netcologne.de!news.netcologne.de!xlned.com!feeder1.xlned.com!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed3.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.019 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.96; '*S*': 0.00; 'javascript,': 0.07; 'tries': 0.07; 'so?': 0.09; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.11; 'python': 0.11; 'non-trivial': 0.16; 'subject:python': 0.16; 'language': 0.16; 'do.': 0.18; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'cc:no real name:2**0': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; 'enforce': 0.31; 'fighting': 0.31; 'perl': 0.31; 'subject:end': 0.31; 'maintaining': 0.32; 'style': 0.33; 'problem': 0.35; 'problem.': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'there': 0.35; "didn't": 0.36; 'too': 0.37; "you'll": 0.62; 'soon': 0.63; 'different': 0.65; '(that': 0.65; 'lol.': 0.74 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=FzelGqGdwYCTCrVW/ROcixoX7gkDcWVFbGMa+VppxuQ=; b=DIJwAV9nxOJEoL2JQ4aaaez/A4tJ1bje/RPt+I4/yMpK550UpeF2TiCtYm/MOXNDiQ S+H3yS4QxCUpzPRIgM/JmJ6h6RmEBrvJH2Fgb3ajY/g7O+EuQyfqfBPxT17y6AAJZ+p4 ClL6rF8x5bklogcDpv4v+8DhJrnmufl9bMjTe7+BfvRoLs1khYbRiJbJ+7trG/h82kqI TSdG0OYLXWrvZxdqPONCgb37nGmelD72MSQRwT5gVg7ini2J8oOdF3YKZ5TTDLxhrBdF K0srHKDvW6lgV567JcUilqtY0/RnKfVSQ/K2TMRqq2PtkvPgKsBnKvMBIUg9Dih3ewE/ ibDw== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.52.164.102 with SMTP id yp6mr21356756vdb.14.1378163857002; Mon, 02 Sep 2013 16:17:37 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <52246DFD.9000603@rece.vub.ac.be> References: <1377735506.18906.15.camel@debian> <1FETt.52607$Mw4.14965@fx15.am4> <7wob8gywds.fsf@benfinney.id.au> <52213435$0$6599$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <52239C57.9090506@rece.vub.ac.be> <5223CE1B.4040102@mrabarnett.plus.com> <52245fd0$0$2743$c3e8da3$76491128@news.astraweb.com> <52246DFD.9000603@rece.vub.ac.be> Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2013 17:17:36 -0600 Subject: Re: semicolon at end of python's statements From: Modulok To: Antoon Pardon Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a11c2c1ea2395a804e56ec7e6 Cc: python-list@python.org X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 37 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1378163859 news.xs4all.nl 15982 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:58335 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:53538 --001a11c2c1ea2395a804e56ec7e6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > So? Indeed there are too many people looking at these things as fighting > for the one true way. That is IMO part a big part of the problem. I have > no problem if someone else uses a different style than I do. Python as > a language tries too hard to enforce a one true way. > > Try maintaining a non-trivial body of JavaScript, or Perl (that you didn't write) for a while. You'll soon appreciate the One True Way of thinking lol. -Modulok- --001a11c2c1ea2395a804e56ec7e6 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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So? Indeed there are too many people looking at these things as fighting for the one true way. That is IMO part a big part of the problem. I have no problem if someone else uses a different style than I do. Python as
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