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Minor nits. Add strong preference for spaces over tabs.

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Guido van Rossum 2002-05-24 15:01:43 +00:00
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@ -64,12 +64,19 @@ Code lay-out
these warnings become errors. These options are highly these warnings become errors. These options are highly
recommended! recommended!
For new projects, spaces are strongly recommended over tabs. Most
editors have features that make this easy to do.
Maximum Line Length Maximum Line Length
There are still many devices around that are limited to 80 There are still many devices around that are limited to 80
character lines. The default wrapping on such devices looks ugly. character lines; plus, limiting windows to 80 characters makes it
Therefore, please limit all lines to a maximum of 79 characters possible to have several windows side-by-side. The default
(Emacs wraps lines that are exactly 80 characters long.) wrapping on such devices looks ugly. Therefore, please limit all
lines to a maximum of 79 characters (Emacs wraps lines that are
exactly 80 characters long.) For flowing long blocks of text
(docstrings or comments), limiting the length to 72 characters is
recommended.
The preferred way of wrapping long lines is by using Python's The preferred way of wrapping long lines is by using Python's
implied line continuation inside parentheses, brackets and braces. implied line continuation inside parentheses, brackets and braces.
@ -109,7 +116,7 @@ Code lay-out
sections. sections.
Python accepts the control-L (i.e. ^L) form feed character as Python accepts the control-L (i.e. ^L) form feed character as
whitespace; Emacs (and some printing facilities) treat these whitespace; Emacs (and some printing tools) treat these
characters as page separators, so you may use them to separate characters as page separators, so you may use them to separate
pages of related sections of your file. pages of related sections of your file.
@ -150,7 +157,7 @@ Whitespace in Expressions and Statements
long_variable = 3 long_variable = 3
(Don't bother to argue with him on any of the above -- Guido's (Don't bother to argue with him on any of the above -- Guido's
grown accustomed to this style over 15 years.) grown accustomed to this style over 20 years.)
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