[Python-ideas] A suggestion for Python 3 vs Python 2
Ethan Furman
ethan at stoneleaf.us
Thu Nov 14 02:35:34 CET 2013
On 11/13/2013 12:44 PM, אלעזר wrote:
>
> The Ruby Programming Language, 2.1.6.1: "spaces and method invocations":
> """
> Ruby's grammar allows the parentheses around method invocations to be
> omitted in certain circumstances.
> This allows Ruby methods to be used as if they were statements, which
> is an important part of Ruby's elegance. Unfortunately, however, it
> opens up a pernicious whitespace dependency.
Thanks for the example. Personally, I wouldn't use the word elegance along with the phrase "opens up a pernicious ..."
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~Ethan~
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