[Python-Dev] Re: [Patches] [Patch #102813] _cursesmodule: Add panel support

Charles G Waldman cgw@fnal.gov
Fri, 22 Dec 2000 09:43:45 -0600 (CST)


Fred L. Drake, Jr. writes:
 > 
 >   Guido has grudgingly granted that new code in the "New style" is
 > acceptable, mostly because many people complain that "Guido style"
 > causes too much code to get scrunched up on the right margin.

I am reminded of Linus Torvalds comments on this subject (see
/usr/src/linux/Documentation/CodingStyle):

  Now, some people will claim that having 8-character indentations
  makes the code move too far to the right, and makes it hard to read
  on a 80-character terminal screen.  The answer to that is that if
  you need more than 3 levels of indentation, you're screwed anyway,
  and should fix your program.