PEP 284, Integer for-loops

[David Eppstein]

In article <slrna8d4bj.utc.grey at teleute.dmiyu.org>,
 Steve Lamb <grey at despair.dmiyu.org> wrote:

> Also the proposal takes a nice line-noise approach to it.  I want line noise,
> I'll use Perl or Brainfuck.

As a Teco programmer from a long time ago, I'm no longer interested in 
the aesthetic value of line noise.  Would it be adequate to summarize 
your criticism more politely: you think the proposed syntax is too 
terse, and would prefer something wordier?