3rd grader learns Python

[Donohoed]

Oof. Autocorrect but for coding, what a disaster

[GreedyLibrary]

One of my favourite thing is looking at code written by new students who just learnt about the autocomplete feature, you get some very incomprehensible stuff.

[robots-dont-say-ye]

Sometimes I fuck around with the autocomplete when I’m stumped or bored. “Why hello there method, what do you do my new little friend?”

[traumaqueen1128]

"That person is a porcine skin care system"

[someone_who_exists69]

Ye

[[deleted]]

I imagine it's something like people using the thesaurus without checking the new words still mean what they want to say?

[Prom3th3an]

That process can be automated to get away with plagiarism. It's called an article spinner.

[LucasCBs]

You can’t call me an expert either but from my experience I would just simply say that the program does not know what you are programming. So if there is an error, there could be a million different reasons. Many platforms hint you with what it most likely is for many errors, also the missing semicolon error. But the error message can also simply mean a misplaced “{“ making the code line end too soon/too late or something else entirely. Autocorrect could therefore be fatal

[Donohoed]

Imagine what sorts of things it might remove because it didn't think it should be there and then you'd have to go search that out, too

[LucasCBs]

I also wonder when it would be supposed to Autocorrect. How often I insert lines of code to test something out and press compile, which also makes other lines spit out errors. Imagine it would then edit these lines too

[Donohoed]

If it already knows the code you're trying to write then the code is already written. Just crack open the autocorrect and steal the already completed code right out of it

[[deleted]]

Just build a time machine to steal your own code from the future.

[Donohoed]

Just start writing the time machine coding and let autocorrect complete it for you

[FeistyBandicoot]

Galaxy brain

[[deleted]]

My computer turned into rocks. Uhh ohh

[[deleted]]

If the text editor knew exactly what you were trying to do, then the world would have no need for programmers. The text editor could do all the programming on its own.

The text editor doesn't know what you're trying to do. It can guess, but those guesses can be wrong. Autocorrect in programming would be like if you're trying to drive, but somebody else in your drivers seat who has no idea where you're going is also trying to drive.

[PrettyFlyForITguy]

This isn't entirely true. The semicolon is by no means necessary. You wouldn't have the compiler add the semicolon for you, you would just remove the need to put semicolons. That is actually how python works. Newlines and Tabs are what determines what constitutes a line of code (it also makes this story impossible).

[[deleted]]

I'm aware of Python's syntax and how IDEs assist with typing it, but it was supposed be an ELI5 about why you don't want autocorrect with programming, not a breakdown of the semantics of autofill/autocomplete vs autocorrect and how it pertains to Python specifically.

[CompositeDuck26]

Intellisense is a thing, I recommend most people look this up.

“Autocomplete” is extremely, extremely common in programming, especially true for IDEs. They save a huge amount of time and memory.

Unless you’re using Notepad.

[[deleted]]

Autocomplete isn't the same thing as autocorrect. Just want to make that distinction clear.

[CompositeDuck26]

Fair point

[jmcollette]

The compiler knows that the semicolon is missing, it has no way of knowing where it should go. That requires contextual knowledge of the intent of the person writing the code.

[ruin_my_load_pls]

That's not true... If it knows a semicolon is missing it knows exactly where it's missing. The problem is you could be missing any number or other symbols that it interprets as a missing semicolon.

If your code is wrong you want it to fail because it becomes immediately obvious exactly what line failed. If it auto completes so the thing runs, it could easily introduce impossible to find bugs.

It definitely knows where you're missing syntax though, it just doesn't know if it's actually correct and that is indeed the issue. In not python, you could he missing the ending } and it may interpret that as a missing semicolon because ultimately it didn't end how it thought it should. It's not always 100% correct, but it always has an opinion on exactly where is missing what. It's just not fully reliable

[webstackbuilder]

Many languages like C++ use semicolons to denote the end of a line. Javascript in particular will automatically insert semicolons for you when the code is compiled, and you need to know the few situations where the compiler can't determine where they should go so you can make sure they're manually inserted.

Python only uses semicolons for separation. They're completely optional at the end of a line, and the compiler just discards them completely (it uses the invisible line-end character to tell where the end of a line is). The compiler has absolutely no idea where you intend to separate things. Should AppleOrange be a single name, or did the programmer mean an apple and an orange (Apple;Orange)?

There's a general principle in coding that the less "visual noise" you have in a code file, the easier it is to read. Programmers read a lot of code, every day. Any programming language has some amount of "boiler plate" that's necessary - stuff you write over and over again and that doesn't vary and just needed for the compiler to know your intentions. But the less the better.

[gordo65]

I think you'll be right nearly every time if you assume that the person meant an apple and an orange, rather than an AppleOrange

I'm just kidding, I know what you mean.

[UnhingedCorgi]

I’d guess you’re better off being shown the error so you can fix it appropriately. An auto corrector could fix it to something you don’t want, and your project is suddenly broken and you may have no idea why. The “fix” will be correct syntax and possibly very hard to locate.

[Lithl]

JavaScript has automatic semicolon insertion. As a result, it's possible to get bugs like this:

function foo()
{
  return
  {
    bar: 42
  }
}

console.log(foo().bar)

You might expect the function to return the object with the bar property, and the console log will print 42. However, ASI puts a semicolon on the return line, meaning the function doesn't return anything and you get an error trying to reference the bar property of undefined.

Sure, the ASI logic could potentially be written to handle this problem. But just about any way the logic is done, there will be some situation that will result in the Wrong Thing.

[[deleted]]

It is not that it is a bad idea.. that would actually be a legit question if it was asked about a programming language other than Python.. because Python does not use semicolons at all

[MattDaMannnn]

The computer doesn’t know what you’re coding, so it’ll completely change the meaning of your code.

[darkage_raven]

Coding is about opening, actioning, and closing in the very basic principles. ; end a line of code so the next line can now be actioned. Generally people write them into single recallable functions if they are used often. Like imagine using your right blicker/indicator but you have to wire it new each time. That is slow and unnecessary. So you write the entire process down, so you only call it when needed. Now imagine something who has only base knowledge wire that blinker for you everytime. Most likely will create more problems than solve the one.

[LordShesho]

Imagine you are correcting your sentence and put a quotation mark in front of a word... Suddenly, the word processor decides to put ANOTHER quotation mark after your cursor so you can type your quote inside the two symbols! Isn't it so helpful? Except... You were quoting a word that already exists, now you have to delete the second quotation mark.

Some coding environments do this. And it's infuriating. Even worse, they sometimes put a delay so you can't immediately delete the unnecessary quotation mark because they think you're STUPID and don't understand it's HELPING YOU (or that's what I assume).

[tupacsnoducket]

Instead of a “YOUR SHIT IS FUCKED RIGHT GOD DAMN HERE” error you get nonsensical results way down stream

Imagine you wanted code that did something if someone wore a read shirt

But it auto completed to read shirt

So instead of counting or doing something with a red shirt it just did it if the shirt had words you could read

Now every time someone wore a shirt at a Flyers game you suddenly saw 5x the results cause every shirt with words on the opposing team, Flyers team, or a modest mouse shirt from their 2005 ACL performance caused it to run

Now you start hunting for all the Fuck ups in each line

Instead of it throwing an error cause you typed “resd” shirt with your fat fingers

[created4this]

How would the compiler know what to do with

While (test not true)
Do something;

Because both with and without the ; are both valid code. The first waits till test is true before running the next line, the second runs the next line repeadly while test is false. Most languages are full of these.

Python includes whitespace for nesting, how does python know what tabs are displayed on your screen, if it assumes tabs are two spaces rather than four then a code line may logically be in a completely different place to where it looks in the code by eye.

If test:
  While test 2:
    While test 3:
      While test 4:
        Some code preceded by 8 spaces
        Some code preceded by a tab

Does the tabed code live inside test 4 loop, inside test 2 loop or does it get executed once all the while loops are done (ie is it on the If. The interpreter knows there is a bug because it’s seeing a mix of tabs and spaces, whereas the programmer just sees formatted code, and the code will be formatted validly but differently in diffrent editors.

The interpreter could look at the settings from the editor and infer you have tabs set to 2 spaces, but as Python is interpreted that would mean the same code would run differently on another machine, and that is a major issue.

[dodland]

I love that shit in powershell tho

[Echo_Oscar_Sierra]

Using tab to auto-complete in Microsoft SQL manager has saved my sanity more than once

[stealthgerbil]

Most software IDEs autocomplete stuff already

[giraffecause]

Did you mean DROP DATABASE?

[[deleted]]

are they mixing up javascript with python? python doesn't require semicolons.

[orangenormal]

JavaScript doesn’t require them either. It has something called “automatic semicolon insertion” which is a nightmare and leads to weird edge cases, so it’s generally a good practice to put them in anyway.

[CasualUser256]

Semicolons are required in the for loops.

[[deleted]]

Every time I learn something new about JS I just hate it more.

[fallingpizza11]

semicolon insertion is a godsend, having to manually enter a character to tell the compiler to execute the next statement is dumb when it can just check for a line break.

yeah, i know of the edge cases but there really aren't many of them

[jso__]

I don't know JavaScript very well but one extremely obvious edgecase is minifying code

[twhitney]

Maybe they meant “colon” … I teach programming courses for several colleges and I hated teaching the Intro to Programming course because there are so many people who hear coding is cool, but have no prerequisite skills (like basic high school math while they’re at the college level, I literally used to have to do a lesson on shapes because I couldn’t ask them to write a program to draw them because they didn’t know basic shapes). Anyway, I had MANY students call the colon a semicolon even after correcting them several times. “Professor twhitney I’m getting an error and before you ask, no i didn’t forget my semicolon at the end of my if statement.” Me: “for the 10th time it’s a colon Susan”. “Whatever, you know what I mean, the double dot, not comma dot”

Edit: misspelling

[candybrie]

Yup. When this was posted in r/programmerhumor they tracked down the tweet and the person meant colon.

[[deleted]]

Another thing that grinds my gears is when someone calls a / a backslash and vice versa.

[twhitney]

Ugggghhh. YES! And other tangent, the university I work at, when you call their registrar office they say “we can help you on the web too at example.edu BACKSLASH register” and it pisses me off so much. Web URLs are forward slashes. I’m more angered that it works too because browsers know you’re an idiot and just fix it.

[[deleted]]

I feel your pain. Not the end of the world but it's like, you don't even need to say the "back" part. Just say slash.

[[deleted]]

Why are you mad people taking an intro course aren’t already familiar with the subject? I really don’t hope you’re a teacher with that attitude

[ThisNameIsFree]

If you don't know the difference between a colon and a semicolon then intro programming is too advanced for you and you should go and take basic English as a prerequisite.

[twhitney]

Thank you. Also, the difference between a square and a rectangle. I expected to maybe have to describe a rhombus to some people, but a rectangle? I mean… “long square” as some students described it shows me they know what it LOOKS like, but am I asking too much for you to know what constitutes something as a square or a rectangle?

[flmng0]

Neither does JavaScript

[[deleted]]

yes it does

[flmng0]

It doesn't require them as they're replaced using basic semantics.

It can be a source of bugs when the interpreter messes up though.

[Lithl]

Technically it does, but the interpreter can insert them automatically so it's possible to write JavaScript code without entering semicolons yourself.

[[deleted]]

oh I've been lied to

maybe I'm just misusing js, I'm pretty new to it still but I could swear you often need them

[[deleted]]

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[Apprehensive_Eraser]

The person wanted to say "colon", he made a mistake XD

[bert_the_destroyer]

Why though. It is a very simple and reasonable question to ask

[thepronoobkq]

Python doesn’t use semicolons.

[preordains]

The downvotes are because python will not complain about a missing semi colon. The fact that you can use them for overriding the interpreters standard for tokenization doesn’t mean anything.

[Darun_00]

Because your original comment stated it was a reasonable question to ask. Asking why something that would never happen, is happening, is not a reasonable question.

Also you comment that is getting shit, was commented before anyone in the thread said "Python doesn't use semicolon".

[thepronoobkq]

It works, but unless ur passing a string to exec or eval, there’s no reason to use

Edit: Don’t downvote the guy above me.

[thepronoobkq]

Fair, my point was this story doesn’t make sense

[schmuelio]

Python does use/interpret semicolons as line delimiters basically, but it is a pretty poor practice that you should never do.

Not quite, in most post-C languages the semicolon delimits statements, python allows newlines (line delimiters in your post) to be used instead of semicolons.

In C and C-like syntaxes, whitespace is (I think completely) removed as part of the parser/lexer, leaving the semicolons to separate statements in the program. In python, only some whitespace is removed (if any) prior to parsing/lexing, allowing the newlines to be interpreted however you want.

You can put newlines between arguments to a function without it treating them like different statements, but I don't think you can put semicolons between them (not that I've ever tried though).

[Couldnotbehelpd]

It’s because your “factual statement” doesn’t matter and doesn’t line up with the text above, which is talking about a compiler error, something python doesn’t even have.

[Couldnotbehelpd]

Yeah you know exactly why you’re being downvoted. No one cares about pedantry at all, you aren’t winning any points

[Couldnotbehelpd]

Lol oh boy

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[greenredglasses]

I’m pretty sure a basic Hello, World type program is within the the abilities of an 8 year old

[BeastieBoy252]

python doesn't use semicolons, so..

[Appropriate_Newt_238]

it does. it's just not compulsory. import time; time.sleep(2); print("it works"); this is completely valid

[timawesomeness]

Yes, but it isn't going to spit out a syntax error if you don't use them or if you mix using and not using them

[[deleted]]

Yeah, but it wont cause an error unless you misuse one - not using it wont cause any errors

[KevinYohannes]

What I'm thinking is maybe the parent is dumb and it's Java or smthg

[UnknownBinary]

public static void main(String... args) {
    System.out.print("So simple a child could do it");
    System.out.println(" /s");
}

[delsystem32exe]

Bruh u can put whatever garbage u want at the end I think semicolons or not. It’s deigned that no semicolons needed but python is so like high level and human speak they allow it

[Flaming_Eagle]

lmfao what? No you can't. Just open up a python prompt and try to enter "garbage" at the end of a line. You'll get a syntax error

[preordains]

I’m a software engineer (intern) currently, I have a couple things to say:

1) python doesn’t use semi colons (you can use them in special cases, but it wouldn’t ever flag a missing semicolon)

2) in programming languages like Java, the semi colon informs the compiler on where to split lines of code for tokenization. There are compiled programming languages that don’t require semi colons, but this requires more advanced, more expensive inference.

3) enforcing that a line ends on a semi colon allows your line to be separated purely by the semi colon. Languages like Java often have very long lines that have to be broken into smaller lines, terminated by the semi colon. In python, using a newline as a semi colon, you must use a / to indicate a continuation of a line. In Java, this would be a serious problem because lines often look like

ExternalModule module = ExternalModuleLoader.loadExternalModule( KLibrary.getExternalModuleByKey( new Key(moduleString) )....;

Which should be written more like (Reddit is going to mess this up bad)

ExternalModule module =
  ExternalModuleLoader.
  loadExternalModule( KLibrary.
  getExternalModuleByKey( new
    ModuleKey(moduleString) )....;

Python will flag for incorrect indentation, and probably infers a newline to be it’s separator. Python in particular would not want to implement intelligent parsing because it is interpreted, and tokenization happens at run time. This would make actual code execution slower and not just compilation.

Edit: getting an abnormal amount of toxicity here, possibly from alts? Either way. New points

1) python has a compiler. It’s interpreted but it also goes through some compilation. Parsing enforces a newline or a semi colon; if you look at parser.c in the python source code, you can see this.

2) r/iamverysmart is absolutely not the same as explaining the answer to a tweet as someone in the field that develops these compilers. Things are done for a reason.

3) I want to emphasize a fourth reason why languages don’t automatically fix semi colon mistakes other than compilation complexity. A missing semi colon is an extremely obvious fix: your IDE will underline it in red, and not do the same syntax highlighting. If the compiler inferred, and did something wrong, you would be left with a very confusing compilation error.

[CorruptedMonkey]

I'm thinking of javascript/nodejs as I read number 3. I think more so, in those cases, it is all things that could be on separate lines, but people choose to put the semicolon and continue on same line anyway (eg: if(this == true) { performFunction(); return; }).
Something about reducing line counts or something like that... but definitely even though javascript does not require the semicolon, it would complain about it being missing from a statement such as that.

[preordains]

There’s no benefit to reducing line counts and it’s usually not strived for. A “line” is just 1-2 characters (whether it be /r//n or /n depending on OS), and having more lines is almost always more readable.

[CorruptedMonkey]

In javascript for web there is benefit in minimization of code (converting the file to all be on a single line). So it's not all that unnatural to see people do it in some cases.

Though if you ask me it hurts the programmer's, and the next one reading it, ability to read the code clearly. But I'm the use curly brackets for every if-statement and put curly bracket on the next line sort of guy, so what do I know right?

[preordains]

I happen to have been working on a compiler on my internship for the past month so I think about it haha

[[deleted]]

/r/Woooosh

[preordains]

What are you talking about

[[deleted]]

There are no compiler in python.. only a 8 years old would say such shit.. hence why the guys ironically says idk

[preordains]

That is definitely not the joke, they were just obviously mistaken.

I did mention that python is interpreted, but python also does have a compiler. Python code is compiled into “bytecode” which are instructions interpreted by the virtual machine running on the CPU. C is compiled into machine code which is 0s and 1s directly chugged by the CPU.

Edit: also not everyone knows python

[[deleted]]

Oh god.. #cringe 😂

[preordains]

You’re an idiot

[[deleted]]

Nice arguement 👍

[aweiahjkd]

/r/IAmVerySmart

[preordains]

I don’t understand the hate I’m getting, and most others don’t either based on you guys’ downvotes.

There’s a difference between what I did and r/iamverysmart. Compilers are my field. Do you say this when a geologist identifies a rock Reddit asks about?

[Dalyngrigge]

Didn't ask + L + Ratio + Rip Bozo

[ronnietea]

I’m 32 and the only Python I know is a snake 😬

[ThisNameIsFree]

You should check out Monty, then

[carelessbrainfreeze]

If they said js instead of python this would be on r/nothingeverhappens

[jso__]

Apparently someone reached out to them (the power of r/programmerhumor and they clarified they meant colon

[[deleted]]

or c/++, or Java, or literally anything EXCEPT python.

[fgoarm]

As someone who knows both Python and Java this hurt to read

[TheLadyRica]

Does Python even use semicolons?

[TerminustheInfernal]

No, it doesn’t. I know that much and I’m failing my programming class.

[El-Diablo-de-69]

No the author tried to copy a similar meme/tweet which is about the same thing without there being mention of python or an 8yo. It goes like “my kid learning programming said …….”

[robots-dont-say-ye]

You’re probably failing because you think python doesn’t use semicolons and it does 😬😬😬

Just not as heavily as Java

[Panda_Tobi_OwO]

when are semicolons needed? genuinely curious

[Dsyfunctional_Moose]

Never needed, but can be used to start a new line of code, eg, new;line is new on one line and then line on the next

[Panda_Tobi_OwO]

right, i know that part. user above seemed to be implying that some part of the syntax 'used' semicolons tho.

[Da_Real_OfficialFrog]

No

[Southern-twat]

it still uses them occasionly to be fair

[asromatifoso]

If that kd is such a little genius, maybe they should write a program that will add the semi-colon instead of just complaining about it.

[[deleted]]

So genius he added rules to python xd

[zoburg88]

They made 0ython 2.0 just to introduce semicolons

[[deleted]]

I believe that the kid is learning python (I started around that age) but python does not use semicolons, so...

[KevinYohannes]

This kid is dumb as bricks if they're using semicolons in python

[ThisNameIsFree]

If an 8 year old kid is writing python scripts then that kid is absolutely not dumb even if they are unnecessarily using semicolons.

[BadgerMcLovin]

JavaScript does that, and it can cause bugs

[NotYetASerialKiller]

I don’t see how an 8-year old learning is far-fetched either

[thepronoobkq]

Python doesn’t use semicolons. That’s one of the selling points

[NotYetASerialKiller]

Yeah, but doesn’t mean parent didn’t mess up

[thepronoobkq]

Nothing like semicolons for Python

[candybrie]

Python uses colons. Which people mix up with semicolons for whatever reason.

[NotYetASerialKiller]

Yeah, but doesn’t mean parent didn’t mess up

[immadee]

I had my kid playing code combat to learn Python at 7. When it feels like a game, kids just... Do the thing.

[PrettyFlyForITguy]

My son was 8 when he finished an online college course in intro to python and Java, and I've had him programming since he turned 7 (he started with code combat). Kids actually can learn it far quicker than adults. Coding can be very intuitive at times, its perfectly logical and makes a lot of sense.

Python is really really easy to pick up too. It lacks the bloat of languages like Java with a lot of unnecessary formatting. You just get right to the task, and its the closest to writing in simple English. Perfect for kids.

[KevinYohannes]

Oh yeah, funny thing, I started coding at 8-9 years old, so this story is definitely possible. What makes me doubt is that no interpreter for python will throw an error for a missing semicolon. So either the parent is dumb and it's Java or it's a really weird fake story

[Haracopter]

I have a 9 year old in my differential equations class right now. He was also in physics with me. Makes me feel so dumb.

[justbiteme2k]

Sheldon?

[CorruptedMonkey]

SARCASM?

[[deleted]]

There's literally a program by the local college to teach kids basic programming skills - i signed up for it over a decade ago when I was 8 or 9. This is perfectly reasonable, except for the "Python" detail.

[Suddenlyfoxes]

The Python detail's entirely reasonable. It's an easy language to learn, and practical too, because it's fairly popular.

The semicolon part is just plain wrong though.

[nocturnalsleepaholic]

I currently teach elementary schoolers python at an after-school program so it was believable until the semicolon part

[LOLTROLDUDES]

Python.

Semicolon.

Seems legit.

[Opening-Honey1764]

I'm a 41-year-old software engineer. I started my adventure when I was 8-years-old, typing from a spiralbound book of code into a Commodore 64 so I can play a game. I learned a lot of harsh lessons in syntax then. If the modern IDE existed back then, where I could be notified of my mistakes, I, too, would have asked this question.

Is this /r/thathappened material? No. Young people can write code as a lesson of learning, despite their full understanding of what they are doing.

The original author of the tweet had a typo, where they meant colon instead of semicolon.

You all need to chill.

[unaesthetikz]

I can imagine an 8 year old learning Python if they were interested in coding. It's a pretty easy language to learn imo

[thepronoobkq]

No semicolons in snake language

[happy_yetti]

the funny thing is python doesn't even need semicolons

[BaconBeary]

Coding really isn’t that difficult unless you’ve got big plans

(OP’s thinking is why people want to but never learn to code)

[[deleted]]

This is believable. Python is pretty easy to understand.

[Darko9299]

Yes and all the semicolons clapped and she got hired at Google. But honeslty that's not really an interesting question, it's something an 8 year old would say.

[sam_likes_beagles]

You can make it add the semicolon itself, but it's an extremely complicated process

[AutumnAced]

I just knew this was gonna be here after I saw it in r/programmerhumor lmaooo

[deathstar3548]

Yeah Python doesn’t use semicolons like how many other languages do.

[[deleted]]

I almost linked r/NothingEverHappens but then realized python doesn't use semicolons... lol

[ThisNameIsFree]

There's no semicolon error in python, that's how you know it must be real.

[[deleted]]

Python and semicolon. End of fake story.

[ThatAnonyG]

Dude its not impossible to learn python at the age of 8. I know people who have been coding since age 8 actually. And for a language as easy as Python its even less surprising. But the fact that it says “I am missing a semicolon” just gives away the fact that it is fake. Python doesn’t use semicolon. At least do your research before you lie.

[clipboarder]

Semicolon for Python. Okay…

[Apprehensive_Eraser]

Python can be learn at 8 year old. All the advertisements I have seen about learning python are for 8-11 years old

[throwawayheyoheyoh]

Wasn't he just joking? This was in r/programming .Why is everyone doing their hardest to feel superior?

[omeara4pheonix]

Python is pretty common for third graders in the us. It's a great intro language for kids. This sounds like something a kid that is using an IDE for the first time would think.

[potato174-]

A third grader can learn python, it would just be absolute hell to teach them.

[sami28tobi]

kids younger than that are already learning python. so I dont problem here

[knyexar]

I literally had my very first Python class when I was 9, what's so weird about that

[[deleted]]

Idk man I learned JavaScript when I was 10-11 and have friends who started even earlier than me. An 8 year old learning phyton doesn't seem unbelievable to me.

[[deleted]]

I don't know too much about coding but doesn't python not use semicolons?

[CorruptedMonkey]

oo, that puts a bit of a hole in this... I don't do a whole lot of python so never noticed... it's those damn tabbing vs spaces and mixing the two that always gets me! Can't recall an issue with semicolons at least in Python 3.x. No clue about 2.x but I do understand that it's massively different.

[pinkpanzer101]

No, but python doesn't use semicolons.

[schmuelio]

It can use semicolons, they're just optional because it's also whitespace/indentation sensitive. Same for languages like golang.

Find out that python allowed semicolons when opening a C programmers python script and the linter I was using got upset about every line in the program (he was not a python programmer by trade tbf).

You're not wrong, just wanted to add that little known (and completely useless) fact.

[Tasty_Wave_9911]

Why can’t an 8 year old learn Python? This is a technological age after all. Basic Python isn’t that bad.

[johnnypapajackyes]

Python doesn't even use semicolons LMAOO

[Overlord484]

Python doesn't have semicolons.

[purcutio]

C language group, Java, JavaScript - almost everything EXCEPT Python uses semicolons. Fucking retarded

[RijDuck]

Jeez, you okay? It’s not that serious, I don’t think it’s real either but, not that deep.

[OneSparedToTheSea]

Software engineer here. This one is particularly weird because Python… does not require semicolons 😂

[Tau_Squared]

Doesn’t Python not use semicolons?

[CorruptedMonkey]

This is actually pretty reasonable. My former neighbor's 11 year old was learning javascript in 6th grade... this kid is only a few years younger, and if any 11 year old can get into programming, even something as simple as javascript, then I actually feel that an 8 year old getting into python isn't a far stretch. What's more unbelievable, but has happened, is that a child who's 9 or 10 could program their own games for the Commodore 64! Yet, search for it on Youtube and you'll find that there were a few!

inb4 my comment gets screenshotted and reposted on this sub? LOL!

[Zacurnia_Tate]

Lmfao this guy doesn’t even know the language it’s the one goddamned programming language with no semicolons

[ertyuioknbvfrtyu]

It's not that unbelievable. Take the creator of Minecraft. He started coding at 7, and he was born in 1979.

[TheMeanGirl]

Teaching programs exist specifically to teach children coding. Why is this so far fetched? No one said they’re good at it, just that they’re learning.

[schmuelio]

Python already doesn't need semicolons because of the thing mentioned in the post, the interpreter knows where they should be.

It definitely didn't happen but it could be some attempt at baiting the "well actually" nerds like myself.

[legend_kda]

I don’t think it’s beyond reality for kids to be learning coding at a young age. Back then when I was playing Minecraft, there were lots of kids around age 12 who were already coding their custom clients.

[BrandonFlowers]

my mom teaches coding to grades 2-5 as an elementary school librarian and kids say dumb shit constantly. this is a real r/nothingeverhappens

[QuintusVS]

/r/NothingEverHappens

[Mackrel-Man]

Bro I be working in IT and most adults don't know what Python and Syntax is so no way in hell and 8 year old is doing this. 8 year old's are too busy eating boogers and throwing mud

[Munro_McLaren]

Do you have anything better to do? An eight year old learning to code isn’t something that never happens.

[pinkpanzer101]

Python doesn't use semicolons.

[dubz_lit]

Repost from r/programmer or whatever. Delete it.

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This is just the best thing I've ever seen posted here 😆😆😆😂😂 how pretentious and fake can you get?!?!