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Cameron Hastings
3,439 PointsIs formatting in python important? I noticed some of these challenges will not work without proper formatting.
Is it? It has made some of these challenges really difficult/frustrating to figure out.
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Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,858 PointsHi Cameron,
Python is one of the most picky and specific languages i can think of. Which often makes me wonder why so many people say to start with python as it's the easiest to learn? I, personally, found it one of the more complex and complicated ones to learn...
But, yes, formatting matters a great deal. Indentation is the most important formatting aspect of Python. Many languages will use Curly Braces or Keywords to designate certain parts of its code (e.g. the body of a function, the execution inside of an if/else block, etc), but python utilizes indentation for this. With Python, even if you have just one extra space or are missing one space in a indented line, the program will not compile and your code will break.
So, yes, with Python, learning and abiding by its rules is crucial to a successful build. Just like you need to know where and how to use curly braces or semicolons in Java, you'll need to learn the 'rules' of Python.
Keep coding! :)
