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From: deplorable owl <owl@rooftop.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Ping sbd: another programming challenge for your developmentally challenged children
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2016 20:42:28 +0000 (UTC)
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DFS <nospam@dfs.com> wrote:
> On 10/26/2016 1:22 AM, deplorable owl wrote:
>> DFS <nospam@dfs.com> wrote:
>>> On 10/22/2016 12:34 PM, deplorable owl wrote:
>>>
>>>> I don't like forced indentation.  That's why I don't like python.
>>>
>>>
>>> The .py is always right!
>>>
>>> Consistent indentation improves readability, and as you know code is
>>> much more often read than written.
>>>
>>>
>>> Is it actually the forced indenting that bothers you, or the amt of
>>> whitespace?
>>>
>> 
>> No, it's the forced indentation.  I indent my own code most of the time
> 
> But python forces it, and you're a proud programmer who won't EVER be
> told what to do!
> 
> 
>> unless it's really short, but even then while debugging I'll often
>> drop in test code left-flushed so that it stands out from the rest.
>> I don't need some nanny making me pretty up my code a certain way.
>> Why does the freaking source need to have a "look" to it?  If it looks
>> bad, reformat before you start to read it.
> 
> Appearance isn't why indentation is required.  You can indent 1 space if
> you want.
> 

One space or a hundred, it's still all about appearance.


> 
> 
>>> You can reduce the whitespace somewhat by writing 2-statement
>>> lines where reasonable.
>>>
>>> for i in range(len(d)): p.append(d[i][1])
>>>
>>>
>>> And you can probably change your editor's default tab indentation to 2
>>> or 3 spaces, if the standard 4 looks like too much whitespace.
>>>
>> 
>> Also, python loops are just retarded.
>> What the hell is wrong with a simple indexed for loop that python
>> makes you go through this contrived mess:
>> 
>> i=0
>> while i < whatever
>>   something 
>>   i+1
>> 
>> or else with some bullshit with range() or enumerate().
> 
> 
> What's wrong with 'for i in range(0,101,10)'?
> 
> 

Do this without jumping through hoops:
for (i=0; i<count && blah[i]>i ;i++)