I strongly dislike Python 3

Ian Kelly ian.g.kelly at gmail.com
Sat Jun 26 15:30:05 EDT 2010


On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 11:38 AM, Lie Ryan <lie.1296 at gmail.com> wrote:
> What really matters is not the number of extra characters, but the
> number of keystrokes. On a typical keyboard, producing a '(' requires 2
> keystrokes (Shift + 9) and another 2 keystrokes for ')' (Shift + 0).
> Also, spacebar is a key in the home position of the thumb, while 9 and 0
> are on the top row of the weaker fingers (ring and little finger).
>
> All in all, the new syntax requires 4 keystrokes, none of which are home
> keys; compared with old syntax which requires 1 keystroke in thumb's
> home position.

That's true, although a good IDE will automatically produce the
closing bracket when you type the opening bracket.



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