Re: bash vs. python scripts - which one is better?
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On 08/09/07 12:19, Steve Lamb wrote:
> Manon Metten wrote:
>> Well, I find Perl easier to understand. The problem may be with some
>> programmers who don't know how to write readable code... Now, the thing
>> I really hate concerning python is that it is sensitive to indentation;
>> this means that some operations like copy-paste or inserting a loop can
>> easily destroy code. And "diff -b" or "diff -w" can't be used reliably.
>
>> Well, that's a major disadvantage to me too.
>
> Actually, it isn't. At no time have I ever had any problems with Python
> code which would not also be an issue in other code as well. The only
> difference being you have to be careful about indention in one case, braces in
> the other. Besides, let's face it, if there is a person who puts code into
> place and then doesn't make the indention make sense to ensure they did the
> job properly is that someone who's opinion we're going to trust when it comes
> to decent coding practices? Most people are going to make the indention match
> *anyway*. Since pretty much every programmer's editor comes with de/indent a
> block of text there is no problem.
Just remember to tell you editor to "inserts spaces as tab" and set
the tab width to something reasonable like 4.
- --
Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA
Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day.
Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good!
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