Python is readable

[Terry Reedy]

On 3/16/2012 9:08 AM, Neil Cerutti wrote:

> A grammarian always uses complete sentence before a colon, even
> when introducing a list.

The Chicago Manual of Style*, 13th edition, says "The colon is used to 
mark a discontinuity of grammatical construction greater than that 
indicated by the semicolon and less than that indicated by the period."

While most of the examples in that section have what would be a complete 
sentence before the colon, not all do. Not in that section is this, from 
the Table of Contents: "Documentation: References, Notes, and 
Bibliographies". Here are a couple more from their Library of Congress 
Cataloging in Publication data: "Rev. ed. of: A manual of style." and 
"Bibliography: p.". And in letters: "To:", "From:", and "Date:"

*A major style guide for general American writing and publication: used 
by some as the 'Bible'.

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Terry Jan Reedy