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I'm a Python dev, and it's the same in Python world. I prefer spaces, and so do most other Python devs. This is in line with one of the Python community's core beliefs - "Explicit is better than implicit"

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"Explicit is better than implicit"

I think making the implicit explicit is also a belief of most logical devs outside of the Python community.

> "Explicit is better than implicit"

Seems like a strong argument for sticking with strongly typed languages.

Python is strongly typed.

Dynamic typing and weak typing are not the same thing.

Python:

    >>>1 + "1"
    Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
    TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for +: 'int' and 'str'

PHP:

    >1 + "1"
    2

It helps that PEP define that spaces is explicitly correct as well.

Except when it comes to closing brackets... sigh

Why would you need those when you have indented blocks as a language feature? Unless you really like one-liners, in which case you should just use Perl or Ruby.

Kind of an old-school thing, I prefer the visual/literal cues of opening/closing brackets in statement groups, I guess I don't really trust encapsulation my mere indentation.

So yeah, I would prefer explicit (brackets) over just implicit (spaces), in python.

Perl and Ruby aren't Python.

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