[Python-Dev] Dash

Guido van Rossum guido at python.org
Thu Jul 18 19:48:37 CEST 2013


I believe there are only a few places where en-dashes should be used,
for most things you should use either em-dash or hyphen. Consult your
trusted typography source (for US English, please, punctuation
preferences vary by locale). E.g. Google for "em dash en dash".

On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 10:38 AM, Serhiy Storchaka <storchaka at gmail.com> wrote:
> What type of dash is preferable in the documentation? The en dash (–) or the
> em dash (—)?

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