Python has always fully supported C style braces out of the box: you simply have to put a # before them:

    if foo == 1: # {
        print "one foo"
    # }

It also supports PASCAL style begin/end:

    if foo == 1: # begin
        print "one foo"
    # end

And it's fully internationalized, even supporting mixing multiple languages:

    if foo == 1: # beginnen
        print "one foo"
    # 終了

In fact, you can even mix styles:

    if foo == 1: # begin
        print "one foo"
    # }

Or optionally leave one of them out, or spell them any way you like, if you feel like it:

    if foo == 2:
        print "one foo"
    # fi

Even verbose COBOL style:

    if foo == 1: # perform conditional foo value check
        print("one foo")
    # end perform conditional