Whitespace delimiters suck

[Joshua Macy]

Roy Smith wrote:
> I'm in love with python, but this idea of white space as significant
> syntax is the biggest wart on the language by far.

 As far as I'm aware, white space has been significant in syntax in
every major language since early FORTRAN.  The days when FORK=ITOJ and
FOR K = I TO J are equivalent are long gone.  The white space that
indicates block levels in Python is no more invisible than the white
space that delimits keywords and identifiers in other languages.

  Joshua