[mattbillenstein]

I think it actually probably would have been - not an ideal way to write code, but Python is certainly easier to read than your average Perl.

[orpheline]

I don't find it so. I do both Perl and Python at work: the Perl code is almost always clearer to read IMHO. I know some people find curly brackets and sigils distracting, but to me they make code less ambiguous.