https://hg.python.org/peps/rev/baf5957cb698 changeset: 5631:baf5957cb698 parent: 5630:d31fe28e2766 parent: 5629:c9cd9f3cc044 user: Donald Stufft <donald@stufft.io> date: Sun Nov 30 12:27:25 2014 -0500 summary: merge files: pep-0008.txt | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/pep-0008.txt b/pep-0008.txt --- a/pep-0008.txt +++ b/pep-0008.txt @@ -390,6 +390,19 @@ public and internal interfaces still apply. +String Quotes +============= + +In Python, single-quoted strings and double-quoted strings are the +same. This PEP do not make a recommendation for this. Pick a rule +and stick to it. When a string contains single or double quote +characters, however, use the other one to avoid backslashes in the +string. It improves readability. + +For triple-quoted strings, always use double quote characters to be +consistent with the docstring convention in PEP 257. + + Whitespace in Expressions and Statements ======================================== -- Repository URL: https://hg.python.org/peps