WHY does Code have to be indented in Python?

Question

Why does code in python have to be indented.its just annoying.Cant Python just read a block of code.?

Answer 1

other programming laquages use { code } where python uses indentation. Some way or an other you need to tell where a function, loop, ... begins and ends.

Try this:

n =1
list = [1,2,3]

for i in list:
n = n*i
print(n)

# outputs 3 numbers

for i in list:
n = n*i
print(n)

# outputs 1 number

Answer 2

The syntax of Python requires indentation.
If you really want the {code} syntax, try typing
from __future__ import braces
in your interpreter and see what it tells you...