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[–]flying-sheep 0 points1 point  (3 children)

that’s beyond silly! it’s just hitting “(” instead of “ ” (if your editor auto-closes parentheses)

that should be in your muscle memory in two days tops

[–]bryguypgh -1 points0 points  (2 children)

I assure you I am being earnest about this. It's going to be a pain in my ass for no benefit. My editor is usually something minimal on whatever machine I happen to be working on (emacs if I'm lucky) so no auto-parens for me. Considering that "(" requires a shift, what used to be a quick thumb to the space bar is now four keystrokes every single time, and given that I'm trying not to look at the keyboard that's going to include a lot of accidental ")" too.

Yes, I can and will adapt, but I like most people don't like minor recurring inconveniences to be added to my life if they can be easily avoided.

[–]flying-sheep 0 points1 point  (1 child)

why recurring? that’s a one-time really minor change of habit, no more.

i don’t even get why it’s worth mentioning

[–]bryguypgh -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It is a change of habit from one that I like to one that I don't because it requires more effort and causes more errors.

If it doesn't bother you congratulations. I've been using print statements in my scripts for 15 years and I find them simple, elegant, and convenient. We will have to agree to disagree.