Re: Continuing indentation

From	Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.python
Subject	Re: Continuing indentation
Date	2016-03-03 13:33 +1100
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On Thu, Mar 3, 2016 at 1:30 PM, Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> wrote:
> If your functions are so long that you fear using a specific name will
> deter you from using it again *in the same scope*, then the name isn't
> descriptive and a better one should be chosen, or the function is too
> large and should be broken into smaller pieces.

It's not just name collisions. You should be able to keep in your head
every local name in a section of code. Giving a name to a single-use
expression wastes one of those precious slots in your mind, even if
it's easily and safely unique.

ChrisA

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Continuing indentation Skip Montanaro <skip.montanaro@gmail.com> - 2016-03-02 14:43 -0600
  Re: Continuing indentation Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-03-02 22:50 +0200
    Re: Continuing indentation Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2016-03-02 14:01 -0800
      Re: Continuing indentation Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-03-03 00:10 +0200
        Re: Continuing indentation Skip Montanaro <skip.montanaro@gmail.com> - 2016-03-02 16:44 -0600
        Re: Continuing indentation Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2016-03-02 14:51 -0800
        Re: Continuing indentation Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2016-03-02 14:56 -0800
        Re: Continuing indentation Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2016-03-03 10:46 +1100
        Re: Continuing indentation Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2016-03-03 13:15 +1100
        Re: Continuing indentation John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2016-03-03 16:16 +0000
          Re: Continuing indentation Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-03-03 18:47 +0200
            Re: Continuing indentation Rob Gaddi <rgaddi@highlandtechnology.invalid> - 2016-03-03 18:06 +0000
              Re: Continuing indentation Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-03-03 21:36 +0200
            Re: Continuing indentation Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2016-03-04 11:13 +1100
              Re: Continuing indentation INADA Naoki <songofacandy@gmail.com> - 2016-03-04 09:45 +0900
              Re: Continuing indentation Erik <python@lucidity.plus.com> - 2016-03-04 01:06 +0000
              Re: Continuing indentation INADA Naoki <songofacandy@gmail.com> - 2016-03-04 10:23 +0900
                Re: Continuing indentation Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2016-03-04 14:48 +1100
                Re: Continuing indentation cl@isbd.net - 2016-03-04 10:12 +0000
                Re: Continuing indentation alister <alister.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2016-03-04 14:03 +0000
                Re: Continuing indentation Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2016-03-04 08:25 -0700
                Re: Continuing indentation Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2016-03-04 09:36 -0800
                Re: Continuing indentation sohcahtoa82@gmail.com - 2016-03-04 13:14 -0800
                Re: Continuing indentation Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-03-04 21:20 +0000
                Re: Continuing indentation Erik <python@lucidity.plus.com> - 2016-03-04 23:31 +0000
                Re: Continuing indentation Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-03-04 23:45 +0000
                Re: Continuing indentation Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2016-03-04 15:53 -0800
                Re: Continuing indentation Simon Ward <simon+python@bleah.co.uk> - 2016-03-05 00:23 +0000
                Re: Continuing indentation sohcahtoa82@gmail.com - 2016-03-04 17:17 -0800
                Re: Continuing indentation Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2016-03-04 18:14 -0800
                Re: Continuing indentation Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2016-03-05 13:22 +1100
                Re: Continuing indentation Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2016-03-04 20:49 -0600
                Re: Continuing indentation srinivas devaki <mr.eightnoteight@gmail.com> - 2016-03-05 10:25 +0530
                Re: Continuing indentation Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2016-03-05 16:10 +1100
                Re: Continuing indentation Erik <python@lucidity.plus.com> - 2016-03-05 00:52 +0000
                Re: Continuing indentation Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2016-03-05 12:05 +1100
                Re: Continuing indentation Erik <python@lucidity.plus.com> - 2016-03-05 01:45 +0000
                Re: Continuing indentation Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2016-03-05 18:17 +1100
                Re: Continuing indentation alister <alister.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2016-03-04 13:59 +0000
                Re: Continuing indentation Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2016-03-05 10:41 +1100
                Re: Continuing indentation sohcahtoa82@gmail.com - 2016-03-04 16:06 -0800
                Re: Continuing indentation Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2016-03-05 11:30 +1100
                Re: Continuing indentation Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2016-03-04 17:01 -0800
              Re: Continuing indentation Erik <python@lucidity.plus.com> - 2016-03-04 02:24 +0000
              Re: Continuing indentation Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-03-04 08:28 +0200
  Re: Continuing indentation codewizard@gmail.com - 2016-03-02 15:46 -0800
    Re: Continuing indentation Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2016-03-03 10:54 +1100
      Re: Continuing indentation Pete Forman <petef4+usenet@gmail.com> - 2016-03-03 00:23 +0000
    Re: Continuing indentation Carl Meyer <carl@oddbird.net> - 2016-03-02 17:02 -0700
      Re: Continuing indentation Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2016-03-03 13:22 +1100
        Re: Continuing indentation Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2016-03-03 13:30 +1100
        Re: Continuing indentation Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2016-03-03 13:33 +1100
        Re: Continuing indentation Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2016-03-02 18:57 -0800
    Re: Continuing indentation Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2016-03-03 11:30 +1100
    Re: Continuing indentation cl@isbd.net - 2016-03-03 10:22 +0000

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