[Tutor] Colons

[Brian Christopher Robinson]

Can someone explain the design philosophy behind certain statements, namely 
function definitions and control statements, requiring colons?  I like that 
indentation controls scope in Python, removing the need for semicolons, but 
the inclusion of colons seems a step backwards in that regard.  All the 
statements I'd have to terminate in Java I don't in Python, and vice versa.


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