Re: PEP 8 and extraneous whitespace

From	Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu>
Subject	Re: PEP 8 and extraneous whitespace
Date	2011-07-21 18:45 -0400
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On 7/21/2011 2:46 PM, Andrew Berg wrote:
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> On 2011.07.21 01:32 PM, Thomas Jollans wrote:
>> So, the PEP says: do not align operators. End of story.
> I'm pretty sure that colons, commas and equals signs are not operators.

Whether or not they are intended, the rationale is that lining up does 
not work with proportional fonts. However, I have IDLE using fixed-space 
font and I line things up how I want. PEP 8 only applies to new stdlib 
code. For anything else, it is advisory on a point by point basis.

-- 
Terry Jan Reedy

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Re: PEP 8 and extraneous whitespace Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2011-07-21 18:45 -0400
  Re: PEP 8 and extraneous whitespace Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2011-07-21 21:12 -0400
    Re: PEP 8 and extraneous whitespace Ed Leafe <ed@leafe.com> - 2011-07-21 22:11 -0500
    Re: PEP 8 and extraneous whitespace Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2011-07-25 15:05 -0700
    Re: PEP 8 and extraneous whitespace Thomas Jollans <t@jollybox.de> - 2011-07-26 01:26 +0200
      Re: PEP 8 and extraneous whitespace AlienBaby <matt.j.warren@gmail.com> - 2011-07-26 05:46 -0700
        Re: PEP 8 and extraneous whitespace Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-07-27 10:49 +1000
  Re: PEP 8 and extraneous whitespace Thomas Rachel <nutznetz-0c1b6768-bfa9-48d5-a470-7603bd3aa915@spamschutz.glglgl.de> - 2011-07-22 10:11 +0200
    Re: PEP 8 and extraneous whitespace Thomas Jollans <t@jollybox.de> - 2011-07-22 12:23 +0200
    Re: PEP 8 and extraneous whitespace Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2011-07-22 12:59 +0000
      Re: PEP 8 and extraneous whitespace Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2011-07-22 12:13 -0600
        Re: PEP 8 and extraneous whitespace Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2011-07-22 19:05 +0000
          Re: PEP 8 and extraneous whitespace John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2011-07-22 19:13 +0000
            Re: PEP 8 and extraneous whitespace Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2011-07-22 19:15 +0000
            Re: PEP 8 and extraneous whitespace Brandon Harris <brandon.harris@reelfx.com> - 2011-07-22 14:53 -0500
            Re: PEP 8 and extraneous whitespace Chris Rebert <clp2@rebertia.com> - 2011-07-22 13:56 -0700
              Re: PEP 8 and extraneous whitespace Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2011-07-28 01:24 +0200
                Re: PEP 8 and extraneous whitespace "OKB (not okblacke)" <brenNOSPAMbarn@NObrenSPAMbarn.net> - 2011-07-28 06:18 +0000
                Re: PEP 8 and extraneous whitespace Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-07-29 20:25 +1000
                Re: PEP 8 and extraneous whitespace "OKB (not okblacke)" <brenNOSPAMbarn@NObrenSPAMbarn.net> - 2011-07-29 18:45 +0000
                Re: PEP 8 and extraneous whitespace Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-07-30 07:18 +1000
                Re: PEP 8 and extraneous whitespace "OKB (not okblacke)" <brenNOSPAMbarn@NObrenSPAMbarn.net> - 2011-07-31 01:23 +0000
                Re: PEP 8 and extraneous whitespace Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2011-07-31 18:10 +1200
                Re: PEP 8 and extraneous whitespace Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2011-07-31 17:56 +1000
                Re: PEP 8 and extraneous whitespace Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2011-08-01 17:16 +0200
            Re: PEP 8 and extraneous whitespace Corey Richardson <kb1pkl@aim.com> - 2011-07-22 17:17 -0400
            Re: PEP 8 and extraneous whitespace Michael Brown <Michael@invalid.invalid> - 2011-07-24 13:07 +0000
              Re: PEP 8 and extraneous whitespace Zero Piraeus <schesis@gmail.com> - 2011-07-24 11:08 -0400
                Re: PEP 8 and extraneous whitespace Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2011-07-25 07:37 +1000
                Re: PEP 8 and extraneous whitespace Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2011-07-25 11:37 +0000
    Re: PEP 8 and extraneous whitespace Michiel Overtoom <motoom@xs4all.nl> - 2011-07-22 19:05 +0200
      Re: PEP 8 and extraneous whitespace rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2011-07-22 10:43 -0700
        Re: PEP 8 and extraneous whitespace Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2011-07-22 12:14 -0600
    Re: PEP 8 and extraneous whitespace Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-07-23 03:27 +1000

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