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Animats ◴[03 Jul 18 21:28 UTC] No.17453739[source]▶

Must...have...functional...features.

Python's indentation system was so nice for imperative programs. But it gets in the way when functional features are retrofitted. The "everything must be one big expression" style is a total mismatch to Python. The beauty is gone.

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1. dmytrish ◴[04 Jul 18 13:48 UTC] No.17457233[source]▶

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Haskell has a similar indentation system, it fits the language very well.

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PEP 572: Python assignment expressions has been accepted