Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!gegeweb.org!de-l.enfer-du-nord.net!feeder2.enfer-du-nord.net!newsfeed.eweka.nl!eweka.nl!feeder3.eweka.nl!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed3.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 0.008 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.98; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:Python': 0.05; '22,': 0.09; 'replied': 0.09; 'language': 0.14; 'sat,': 0.15; '12:50': 0.16; 'devs': 0.16; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'indent': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.17; 'certainly': 0.17; 'else,': 0.17; 'examples': 0.18; '>>>': 0.18; 'feb': 0.19; 'written': 0.20; 'bit': 0.21; 'programming': 0.23; 'statement': 0.23; "i've": 0.23; 'specifically': 0.24; 'header:In- Reply-To:1': 0.25; 'looks': 0.26; 'am,': 0.27; 'possible,': 0.27; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.27; 'chris': 0.28; '>>>>': 0.29; 'style.': 0.29; 'fri,': 0.30; 'checked': 0.30; 'code': 0.31; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.33; 'received:google.com': 0.34; 'pm,': 0.35; 'received:209.85': 0.35; 'but': 0.36; 'anything': 0.36; 'received:209': 0.37; 'subject:: ': 0.38; 'mean': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'your': 0.60; 'most': 0.61; '2013': 0.84; 'claims.': 0.84; 'confusing': 0.84; 'mandatory.': 0.84; 'unclear': 0.84 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:x-received:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id :subject:from:to:content-type; bh=FRHAWrYQKqwlZHxtHmJ/whnagu1IQkTb+cL21GcRj+U=; b=RI10ZqKpmoN0d0fk1OLmlxaNJITjT74R8MPLXqiT+IfZRkYB9Rn37C3bdek/SpWDnu bTVw9Chue/rdTMKamhL+lZd8WFRLuxrnUxeCh2Lr7wBGHFmktuVItHqdfhOiAUmpDAOn JUphhB/J3vG1hOsAx7S7L4ygmtHjX/pHcpfm66iKhjYm4QVD1LF7cG6LyIV7xtw4hbB9 cwG5zZW/7b1O3XE5w5OeZfRqgxk1Ox0rUFHoib35qfnhnQBBvYxe+/jBaR5eCpAh9RYD pI+1Jqigfl0FFY/5WfPaNysTGdZ36+/IxWjN6yg2oWhHnyezX1Atzlznwe1r0GzMlwMt tZ/w== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.58.97.165 with SMTP id eb5mr2683165veb.40.1361541915438; Fri, 22 Feb 2013 06:05:15 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2013 01:05:15 +1100 Subject: Re: Python Newbie From: Chris Angelico To: python-list@python.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 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: 28 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1361541920 news.xs4all.nl 6893 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:60247 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:39567 On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 12:50 AM, Rui Maciel wrote: > Chris Angelico wrote: > >> On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 10:58 PM, Rui Maciel wrote: >>> Mitya Sirenef wrote: >>> >>>> Looks very unclear and confusing to me. Whether it's C# or ruby or >>>> anything else, most devs don't indent like that; >>> >>> The Go programming language makes that style mandatory. >> >> [citation needed] >> >> What do you mean by "that style"? The OP's style with the 'if' >> indented? I just checked out golang.org for examples, and they're >> written in OTBS. > > > Read Mitya Sirenef's post, specifically the bit I've replied to. I did read it, and grammatically, your statement means that Go mandates the OP's style. Hence my statement that golang.org has code examples in OTBS, ergo Go cannot mandate the OP's style. Or else golang.org is wrong. That's certainly possible, but you know what they say about extraordinary claims. ChrisA