I have opened an issue (http://bugs.python.org/issue18529) for patches.
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19.07.13 22:32, Ben Finney написав(ла):
Serhiy Storchaka writes:
I'm asking only about this case, when the dash is used to denote a
break in a sentence or to set off parenthetical statements.
That's two separate cases:
* denote a break in a sentence
* set off parenthetical statements
In Wi
Serhiy Storchaka writes:
> I'm asking only about this case, when the dash is used to denote a
> break in a sentence or to set off parenthetical statements.
That's two separate cases:
* denote a break in a sentence
* set off parenthetical statements
In my experience, an em dash is commonly used
Serhiy Storchaka writes:
> I'm sorry, I were wrong. Actually em-dash used much more then en-dash
> in Python documentation.
But, as you've also discovered, many authors will type two hyphens “--”
when they want an em dash “—”, yet this is rendered to an en dash “–”.
So the prevalence of the latt
Serhiy Storchaka writes:
> 19.07.13 10:25, Ben Finney написав(ла):
> > Serhiy Storchaka writes:
> >> What type of dash is preferable in the documentation? The en dash
> >> (–) or the em dash (—)?
> >
> > They have different purposes; use whichever is appropriate for the
> > context.
>
> I mean o
19.07.13 07:51, Steven D'Aprano написав(ла):
Optimistically, I think it would probably be safe[1] to replace " -- "
or " --- " in text with "\N{THIN SPACE}\N{EM DASH}\N{THIN SPACE}" (or
\N{HAIR SPACE} if you prefer) without human review, but for any other
changes, I wouldn't even try to automate
19.07.13 10:25, Ben Finney написав(ла):
Serhiy Storchaka writes:
What type of dash is preferable in the documentation? The en dash (–)
or the em dash (—)?
They have different purposes; use whichever is appropriate for the
context.
I mean only a context where a dash is used to denote a break
19.07.13 00:49, Ezio Melotti написав(ла):
On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 7:38 PM, Serhiy Storchaka wrote:
What type of dash is preferable in the documentation? The en dash (–) or the
em dash (—)?
Both should be used where appropriate [0].
Of course I looked in Wikipedia before asking on this list
18.07.13 21:55, Guido van Rossum написав(ла):
On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 11:46 AM, Serhiy Storchaka wrote:
Or we should replace a half-dozen of em-dashes found in Python documentation
to en-dashes?
If my theory is right that makes sense. Especially if it's only a half-dozen.
I'm sorry, I were
18.07.13 21:54, Brian Curtin написав(ла):
Besides visual consistency in a couple of places, is there a reason to
care enough to make a wholesale change?
Single hyphen instead of a dash just looks too ugly to me.
Trying to fix this I noticed that the documentation is inconsistent
regarding the
On 19/07/13 18:38, Nick Coghlan wrote:
I don't know about "common". I had no idea there were 3 dash types
*Way* more than three.
hyphen
minus sign (not the same as a hyphen!)
en-dash
em-dash
two-em-dash
three-em-dash
figure dash
horizontal bar
swung dash
plus another half-dozen or so non-Eng
Le Fri, 19 Jul 2013 18:38:05 +1000,
Nick Coghlan a écrit :
> On 19 July 2013 17:25, Ben Finney wrote:
> > Serhiy Storchaka writes:
> >
> >> What type of dash is preferable in the documentation? The en dash
> >> (-) or the em dash (--)?
> >
> > They have different purposes; use whichever is appro
On 19 July 2013 17:25, Ben Finney wrote:
> Serhiy Storchaka writes:
>
>> What type of dash is preferable in the documentation? The en dash (-)
>> or the em dash (--)?
>
> They have different purposes; use whichever is appropriate for the
> context.
>
> This isn't an official Python developer posi
Serhiy Storchaka writes:
> What type of dash is preferable in the documentation? The en dash (–)
> or the em dash (—)?
They have different purposes; use whichever is appropriate for the
context.
This isn't an official Python developer position. But all of ‘-’, ‘–’,
‘—’, ‘−’, etc. have distinct
On 19/07/13 04:46, Serhiy Storchaka wrote:
18.07.13 20:48, Guido van Rossum написав(ла):
I believe there are only a few places where en-dashes should be used,
for most things you should use either em-dash or hyphen. Consult your
trusted typography source (for US English, please, punctuation
pref
Hi,
On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 7:38 PM, Serhiy Storchaka wrote:
> What type of dash is preferable in the documentation? The en dash (–) or the
> em dash (—)?
>
Both should be used where appropriate [0]. The em dash is more
common, however "--" (commonly used to indicate the em dash in e.g.
emails)
On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 12:16 PM, Richard Oudkerk wrote:
> On 18/07/2013 7:55pm, Guido van Rossum wrote:
>>
>> This may well be a relic from times when in typewritten text there
>> were really only two types of dashes: a short one, typed as a hyphen,
>> used for both hyphen and en-dash (and minus
On 18/07/2013 7:55pm, Guido van Rossum wrote:
This may well be a relic from times when in typewritten text there
were really only two types of dashes: a short one, typed as a hyphen,
used for both hyphen and en-dash (and minus sign), and a long one,
typed as two hyphens, used for em-dash.
I susp
On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 11:46 AM, Serhiy Storchaka wrote:
> 18.07.13 20:48, Guido van Rossum написав(ла):
>
>> I believe there are only a few places where en-dashes should be used,
>> for most things you should use either em-dash or hyphen. Consult your
>> trusted typography source (for US English
On Jul 18, 2013 1:46 PM, "Serhiy Storchaka" wrote:
>
> 18.07.13 20:48, Guido van Rossum написав(ла):
>
>> I believe there are only a few places where en-dashes should be used,
>> for most things you should use either em-dash or hyphen. Consult your
>> trusted typography source (for US English, ple
18.07.13 20:48, Guido van Rossum написав(ла):
I believe there are only a few places where en-dashes should be used,
for most things you should use either em-dash or hyphen. Consult your
trusted typography source (for US English, please, punctuation
preferences vary by locale). E.g. Google for "em
I believe there are only a few places where en-dashes should be used,
for most things you should use either em-dash or hyphen. Consult your
trusted typography source (for US English, please, punctuation
preferences vary by locale). E.g. Google for "em dash en dash".
On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 10:38 A
What type of dash is preferable in the documentation? The en dash (–) or
the em dash (—)?
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