Spot the invalid syntax

[Ben Finney]

Chris Angelico <rosuav at gmail.com> writes:

> On Fri, Mar 9, 2018 at 10:33 AM, Ben Finney <ben+python at benfinney.id.au> wrote:
> > In many cases, those eyes can be virtual and non-human.
> >
> > That's what syntax highlighting, and tools even more impressive
> > (e.g. linting tools that run continually), offer in a programmer's
> > text editor: a pair of eyes looking for mistakes while you type.
>
> Often true, but not always.

You mean the tool is not always looking for mistakes while you type?

If you mean that the tool doesn't catch all mistakes: of course not, and
I didn't imply it would. Are you saying that's a reason against using
such automated tools? (If not, I don't really understand what objection
you're making.)

Certainly it'd be good to always have a *perfect* overseer checking for
mistakes while one types. Until that happy day, though, let's use the
tools available to improve our code before even attempting to run it.

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Ben Finney