[Python-3000] [Python-Dev] updated PEP3125, Remove Backslash Continuation

[Steven Bethard]

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On 5/4/07, Jim Jewett <jimjjewett at gmail.com> wrote:
> Open Issues
> ===========
>
>     + Should ``\``-continuation be removed even inside strings?

I'm a strong -1 on this PEP if ``\``-continuation is removed from
inside triple-quoted strings. I'd hate to have to go from writing::

    >>> textwrap.dedent('''\
    ...      foo
    ...      bar
    ... ''')
    'foo\nbar\n'

to writing::

    >>> textwrap.dedent('''
    ...     foo
    ...     bar
    ... '''[1:])
    'foo\nbar\n'

or maybe::

    >>> textwrap.dedent('''
    ...     foo
    ...     bar
    ... '''.lstrip('\n'))
    'foo\nbar\n'

>     + Should the continuation markers be expanced from just ([{}])
>       to include lines ending with an operator?

I think the only way to answer this is to have someone actually
implement it, so that we can evaluate the complexity of the
implementation.  If someone can produce a patch, we can talk about
this.

>     + As a safety measure, should the continuation line be required
>       to be more indented than the initial line?

Again, let's see a patch and we can talk about it.


STeVe
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