Personally, in my own code I also like to put pass at the end of all blocks. It's more consistent, and it also makes auto indent in the editors work properly. Anyone else?
Agreed, but there's a solution.
Emacs recognises the end of a block by using "pass" to end the block. This makes it reindent properly. It's not the official python style, but I prefer to write code that way. Try it, it's not bad.
>they're basically cloning OSX bad habits: instead of switching between windows on Alt+Tab they're now switching between apps (across virtual desktops!).
This is THE reason why I will not touch gnome-shell/unity. Too bad, because I could get used to most other stuff (except unity's menu bar on top) and I believe it has potential. Multiple displays and virtual deskops are a minor annoyance that can be improved.