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copied!<p>I've been really enjoying Python programming lately. I come from a background of a strong love for C-based coding, where everything is perhaps more complicated than it should be (but puts hair on your chest, at least). So switching from C to Python for more complex things that don't require tons of speed has been more of a boon than a bane in writing projects.</p> <p>However, coming from this land of brackets and parentheses and structs as far as the naked eye can see, I come across a small problem: I find Python difficult to read.</p> <p>For example, the following block of text is hard for me to decipher unless I stare at it (which I dislike doing):</p> <pre><code>if foo: bar = baz while bar not biz: bar = i_am_going_to_find_you_biz_i_swear_on_my_life() did_i_not_warn_you_biz() my_father_is_avenged() </code></pre> <p>The problem occurs at the end of that if block: all the tabbing and then suddenly returning to a jarring block feels almost disturbing. As a solution, I've started coding my Python like this:</p> <pre><code>if foo: bar = baz while bar not biz: bar = i_am_going_to_find_you_biz_i_swear_on_my_life() #-- while -- #-- if -- did_i_not_warn_you_biz() my_father_is_avenged() </code></pre> <p>And this, for some odd reason, makes me more able to read my own code. But I'm curious: has anyone else with my strange problem found easier ways to make their tabbed-out code more readable? I'd love to find out if there's a better way to do this before this becomes a huge habit for me.</p>

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