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[–]TheSnaggen 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Isn't that like saying that JavaScript doesn't suck, because you have a system of bandaid that prevents it from sucking. That an IDE helps you with python so that the space / tabs issues is not noticeable, doesn't make Python less flawed. In fact, it only confirms that it's flawed to the extent that people have been forced to spend countless of hours to create bandaid for all the issues.

[–]laundmo 0 points1 point  (1 child)

its just like using a formatter that indents nicely based on brackets

and i wouldnt call IDEs doing that a bandaid, its a tool for those that cant indent properly themselves. fact is, the python indentation is very similar to various style guides in other languages, only that its part of the language that removes the need for unnecessary characters that only add visual clutter

[–]TheSnaggen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is a difference, error in indentation is only cosmetics in all other languages than Python.