[Python-ideas] Minor tweak to PEP 8?

[Mike Meyer]

On Wed, 11 May 2011 13:50:42 +1000
Ben Finney <ben+python at benfinney.id.au> wrote:

> "Carl M. Johnson"
> <cmjohnson.mailinglist at gmail.com> writes:
> 
> > Can we all at least agree that continuation lines should always be at
> > least one space more indented than the parent line?
> 
> At least one standard (four-column) indentation level further than the
> opening line.

Still overly strict. Consider:

    f(long_named_argument_one, calculated_value_two(with_arguments),
      another_argument)

The two-space indent is perfectly reasonable here, as it aligns the
first element (a function argument) with the same function's argument
above it. In some cases, a similar one-space indent is also
reasonable.

I stand by my second proposal (reworded):

  Continuation lines should be indented to reflect the structure of
  the code. The indentation should either align with similar elements
  or match the surrounding source.

      <mike

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