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From: Jason White <jason@jasonjgw.net>
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Subject: Re: python programming
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Chris Brannon <chris@the-brannons.com> wrote:
> Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@shellworld.net> writes:
> 
> > unfortunate python requirement is the use of blank lines to end loops.  I 
> > found substituting those blank lines with comments helps my readability 
> 
> Yes, I've known a couple of blind Python programmers who add a comment
> at the close of a block.
> 

Blocks are also marked by indentation, which is part of Python's syntax, not a
purely stylistic convention as it is in C, for instance.

In Python and other code editing modes, Emacspeak reads the indentation of
each line. I don't know whether Speakup can be configured to do this.

Of course, a braille display is an invaluable tool for reading and editing any
kind of text, including Python code.