# HG changeset patch
# User Atul Varma <varmaa@toolness.com>
# Date 1213164917 25200
# Node ID 852f069c23b7bb2d279424a358a7a893a519b6ad
# Parent  acb80c6abaa80c2e443c7a9c4324a1b46635f2f5
Revised the statement about semicolons as suggested by Paul Boddie.

diff -r acb80c6abaa8 -r 852f069c23b7 PythonForJsProgrammers.txt
--- a/PythonForJsProgrammers.txt	Tue Jun 10 23:09:08 2008 -0700
+++ b/PythonForJsProgrammers.txt	Tue Jun 10 23:15:17 2008 -0700
@@ -75,11 +75,14 @@
     else:
         doOtherThing()
 
-Also note that Python doesn't use semicolons, which is yet another
-language feature that reduces the cognitive burden on the programmer.
-Indeed, many of the language features covered below were designed with
-a very careful eye towards readability, reducing cognitive load, and
-making the process of programming `as enjoyable as possible`_.
+Python is technically like JavaScript in that semicolons are optional,
+but its community prescribes the opposite convention: that is,
+semicolons should *never* be used to delimit statements unless
+absolutely necessary.  This is yet another decision that reduces the
+cognitive burden on the programmer; indeed, many of the language
+features covered below were designed with a very careful eye towards
+readability, reducing cognitive load, and making the process of
+programming `as enjoyable as possible`_.
 
 .. _`Don't Repeat Yourself`: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_repeat_yourself
 .. _`as enjoyable as possible`: http://xkcd.com/353/