[Python-ideas] PEP8 operator must come before line break

[SW]

Hi,
PEP8 says that: "The preferred place to break around a binary operator
is after the operator, not before it."

This is ignored in the multiline if examples, and seems to generally be
a bad idea as it negatively impacts clarity.

For example, the following seems much clearer as the entire line does
not need to be scanned to see the intent- only the start of the line is
needed to see how the different properties are used for filtering:
mylist = [
    item for item in mylist
    if item['property'] == 2
    and item['otherproperty'] == 'test'
]

The alternative seems less clear:
mylist = [
    item for item in mylist
    if item['property'] == 2 and
    item['otherproperty'] == 'test'
]

If this recommendation remains in force, it would be good to:
1. Follow it in the style guide.
2. Provide a rationale for it, as currently it seems arbitrary and
unhelpful.

Just raising this as it has bitten me a couple of times with style
checkers recently.

Thanks,
S