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From: "Prasad, Ramit" <ramit.prasad@jpmorgan.com>
To: "python-list@python.org" <python-list@python.org>
Subject: RE: A desperate lunge for on-topic-ness
Thread-Topic: A desperate lunge for on-topic-ness
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Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:42:33 +0000
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Hans Mulder wrote:=0D=0A> On 18/10/12 08:31:51, Steven D'Aprano wrote:=0D=
=0A> > On Thu, 18 Oct 2012 02:06:19 -0400, Zero Piraeus wrote:=0D=0A> >> 3=
=2E Say "well, at least it's not a backslash" and break the line using=0D=
=0A> >> > parentheses=2E=0D=0A> > I mostly do this=2E Since most lines incl=
ude a bracket of some sort, I=0D=0A> > rarely need to add outer parentheses=
 just for the purpose of line=0D=0A> > continuation=2E=0D=0A> >=0D=0A> > so=
me_variable =3D spam('x') + ham(=0D=0A> >                     some_longer_v=
ariables, here_and_here,=0D=0A> >                     and_here_also)=0D=0A>=
 =0D=0A> I would spell that as:=0D=0A> =0D=0A> some_variable =3D spam('x') =
+ ham(=0D=0A>     some_longer_variables,=0D=0A>     here_and_here,=0D=0A>  =
   and_here_also,=0D=0A> )=0D=0A> =0D=0A> > I know PEP 8 says I should drop=
 the final round bracket to the next line,=0D=0A> > but I don't normally li=
ke that=2E=0D=0A> =0D=0A> I normally put the final bracket on the next line=
, where it is=0D=0A> very visible=2E  Compare:=0D=0A> =0D=0A> if looks_like=
_it_might_be_spam(=0D=0A>     some_longer_variables,=0D=0A>     here_and_he=
re, and_here_also):=0D=0A>     logger=2Enotice("might be spam")=0D=0A>     =
move_to_spam_folder(some_longer_variables)=0D=0A>     update_spam_statistic=
s(here_and_here)=0D=0A> =0D=0A> vs=2E=0D=0A> =0D=0A> if looks_like_it_might=
_be_spam(=0D=0A>     some_longer_variables,=0D=0A>     here_and_here,=0D=0A=
>     and_here_also,=0D=0A> ):=0D=0A>     logger=2Enotice("might be spam")=
=0D=0A>     move_to_spam_folder(some_longer_variables)=0D=0A>     update_sp=
am_statistics(here_and_here)=0D=0A> =0D=0A> Which one would you say is more=
 readable?=0D=0A> =0D=0A=0D=0AFor the first example, I would probably inden=
t the arguments more =0D=0Ato differentiate a continuing line=2E That way t=
he "):" does not=0D=0Alook like it was un-indented to be part of a differen=
t block=2E=0D=0A=0D=0Aif looks_like_it_might_be_spam(=0D=0A            some=
_longer_variables,=0D=0A            here_and_here, and_here_also):=0D=0A   =
 logger=2Enotice("might be spam")=0D=0A    move_to_spam_folder(some_longer_=
variables)=0D=0A    update_spam_statistics(here_and_here)=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=
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