Suggestion/recommendation for dictionary formatting
John D.
lists at webcrunchers.com
Sun Aug 24 20:59:06 EDT 2003
I've experimented with this and concluded:
{1:2, 3:4, 5:6, 7:8}
is more readable than the current output:
{1: 2, 3: 4, 5: 6, 7: 8}
Removing the space after the colon more clearly
shows the key:value pairings. The effect is less striking
with longer and more complex items, but it is never detrimental.
Summary of proposed change:
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Synopsis: Remove space after the colon in formatted dictionary dumps
Purpose: Legibility improvement
Effect on existant programs: Minimal -this is mostly cosmetic
Difficulty of implementation: Trivial for one familiar with core code
Security issues: None
Comments anyone?
John
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