[Python-Dev] query: docstring formatting in python distutils code

[Senthil Kumaran]

On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 11:00 PM, Georg Brandl <g.brandl at gmx.net> wrote:
> Agreed.  However, reST doesn't need to be less readable if the specific
> inline markup is not used.  For example, using `identifier` to refer to a
> function or *var* to refer to a variable (which is already done at quite a
> few places) is very readable IMO.  Using ``code`` also isn't bad, considering
> that double quotes are not much different and potentially ambiguous.

What are the specific advantages that you see?
Can it more useful in some cases than the other?



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Senthil