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in reply to Re: Perl VS Python
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...with the added bonus that you don't need curly-braces.
I don't see that as a bonus. It gives the "%" key something useful to do in Vi(m?). I don't really see any of your other reasons as disadvantages either (except for macros), but to each his own...