[Python-ideas] Making colons optional?

[Ben Finney]

Riobard Zhan <yaogzhan at gmail.com> writes:

> Why do you want a strong association with "here comes a suite" coming
> from colons?

I want that indication from *something*, because indentation isn't
sufficient. A colon ‘:’ is a good choice because its semantic meaning
has a good analogue to the same character in natural language.

> Why don't you want a strong association with "here comes a
> statement" coming from semicolons?

Because “start of a new line at the same indentation level” is
sufficient for that. (Not to mention that the very idea of “here
comes a statement” is rather foreign; I have so little need for
something extra to do that job that I barely recognise it as a job
that needs doing.)

> Can you explain the inconsistency?

Entirely different requirements.

If that's not enough for you, I think the gulf of understanding is too
wide for my level of interest in exploring the reasons.

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Ben Finney