On 19 January 2016 at 20:12, Brett Cannon <br...@python.org> wrote:
> Here is a proposed update:
>
> diff -r 633f51d10a67 pep-0007.txt
> --- a/pep-0007.txt Mon Jan 18 10:52:57 2016 -0800
> +++ b/pep-0007.txt Tue Jan 19 12:11:44 2016 -0800
> @@ -75,9 +75,9 @@
>        }
>
>  * Code structure: one space between keywords like ``if``, ``for`` and
> -  the following left paren; no spaces inside the paren; braces may be
> -  omitted where C permits but when present, they should be formatted
> -  as shown::
> +  the following left paren; no spaces inside the paren; braces are
> +  strongly preferred but may be omitted where C permits, and they
> +  should be formatted as shown::
>
>        if (mro != NULL) {
>            ...

This change seems to be accidentally smuggled in, in the guise of a
PEP 512 update :)

My view is I prefer always using curly brackets in my own code. It is
easier to add printf() debugging without making mistakes. I support
“strongly preferring” them in the style guide, which is as much as a
style guide can do anyway.
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