[Python-ideas] Minor tweak to PEP 8?

Steven Klass sklass at pointcircle.com
Wed May 11 04:59:16 CEST 2011


+1 for this method

self.some_insane_long_method_which_should_have_originator_shot(
    True,
    None,
    keyword = foobar)

:-)

On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 2:35 PM, Ben Finney <ben+python at benfinney.id.au>wrote:

> Mike Graham <mikegraham at gmail.com> writes:
>
> > For this actual rule, I am -1, as I think this is too limiting.
>
> And often results in hideous code :-)
>
> I'm −1 also. Please don't make the indentation of continuation lines
> dependent on the content of the opening line.
>
> > Sometimes the indentation is too far and the best style is
> >
> >      self.other_thing.some_long_method_name(
> >         foo,
> >         barMightBeSortOfLongNaturally,
> >         baz........
>
> I assume you meant a four-column (not three-column) additional indent.
>
> +1 if so, this matches the indentation style I advocate for continuation
> lines.
>
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