Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!aioe.org!feeder.news-service.com!feeder1.cambriumusenet.nl!feed.tweaknews.nl!194.109.133.84.MISMATCH!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed5.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.007 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.99; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:two': 0.07; 'braces': 0.09; 'subject:string': 0.09; 'am,': 0.14; 'wrote:': 0.14; '(either': 0.16; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'indent': 0.16; 'pointer,': 0.16; 'subject:lines': 0.16; 'subject:split': 0.16; 'two.': 0.16; '\xa0print': 0.16; 'tue,': 0.17; 'please?': 0.19; 'header:In- Reply-To:1': 0.21; 'received:209.85.210.174': 0.23; 'received :mail-iy0-f174.google.com': 0.23; 'subject:code': 0.23; "i'm": 0.27; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.28; 'seeing': 0.28; 'chase': 0.30; 'does': 0.33; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.33; 'difference': 0.37; 'received:google.com': 0.37; 'received:209.85': 0.37; 'though': 0.38; 'subject:: ': 0.38; 'received:209': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'huge': 0.62; '("this': 0.84; 'point:': 0.84; 'way)': 0.91; 'subject:long': 0.93 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=ZiXJeVybXrY/Hymh9k7vbg4mXV+5ahz5MiHcLFjBVmQ=; b=BxhbXVhzscuyQLw+DowaOUOWeKWCE95XDxNfpdp6pX2pj6BBhDJiCg9y8nsR1kyxHJ A0hLud8zwq/vUK3MIgeH9JhtM+nbannPgrQCBXGYT+yALJhk98PlzTqdre+yLyJUMTpj Rj7MLrQB8djNpICwtGMNL4+vVNoKIRkr9DMPM= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=e4BmGdbzVOTDSbQP+oNaAtcKB/DL1+3Xwgw8aZaniPRjLXavxIqLikkaGFszjv5Ula ryOxh/qiN0aogcBUyyG1O0pbGhwUv6asULf31ZH9YjzVcGLApy3odz/8DkobXcJAfJRh qh5GafuSkLvO3qwmDVDqhaFQ74dryoZi+SRwE= MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <4DF6903F.7000101@tim.thechases.com> References: <4df681ae$0$2694$4fafbaef@reader1.news.tin.it> <20110613215510.GP2322@point.cs.wisc.edu> <4DF6903F.7000101@tim.thechases.com> Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2011 08:38:06 +1000 Subject: Re: split long string in two code lines From: Chris Angelico To: python-list@python.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 23 NNTP-Posting-Host: 82.94.164.166 X-Trace: 1308004689 news.xs4all.nl 49176 [::ffff:82.94.164.166]:56561 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.python:7567 On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 8:33 AM, Tim Chase wrote: > =A0print ("this is not " > =A0 =A0"such a huge line " > =A0 =A0"even though it has " > =A0 =A0"lots of text in it." > =A0 =A0) > > =A0print ( > =A0 =A0"this is not " > =A0 =A0"such a huge line " > =A0 =A0"even though it has " > =A0 =A0"lots of text in it." > =A0 =A0) I'm not seeing the difference between these two. Pointer, please? *puzzled* Related point: Do you indent the ) to the same level as the opening quote on each line, or do you backdent it to the level of the statement? And, does it (either way) feel like you're writing braces in C? ChrisA