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

[Ethan Furman]

On 04/14/2016 05:45 PM, Nathaniel Smith wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 12:28 PM, Joseph Martinot-Lagarde wrote:

> I actually find a similar effect for and/or chains, where the
> beginning-of-line format makes things lined up and easier to scan --
> e.g. comparing these two options:
>
> return (something1() and
>          f() and
>          some_expression > 1 and
>          (some_other_thing() == whatever or
>           blahblah or
>           asdf))
>
> return (something1()
>          and f()
>          and some_expression > 1
>          and (some_other_thing() == whatever
>               or blahblah
>               or asdf))
>
> then I find the second option dramatically more readable. But maybe
> that's just me -- for and/or the argument is a bit less compelling,
> because you don't regularly have chains of different operators with the
> same precedence, like you do with +/-.

I agree.  ;)

Most of my continuation lines are with `and` and `or`, and I try to keep 
the logical pieces on one line with the join `and` or `or` beginning the 
next line.

Much easier for me to read.

--
~Ethan~