How about everyone uses www.rafb.net/paste for long bits of code?
I know I do, as it colours functions, classes differently, etc, and it respects tabs. On Sun, 6 Mar 2005 07:41:30 +0000, Adam Cripps <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, 6 Mar 2005 07:38:54 +0000, Adam Cripps <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 12:14:28 -0500, Brian van den Broek > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Kevin said unto the world upon 2005-03-04 10:43: > > > Hello all. I have just completed my very first python program just a > > > simple number guessing. I would like for someone to try it out if they > > > could and let me know how I did with it and where I could have > > > improved apon it. There are t files main.py and defs.py > > > > > > Thanks > > > > Hi Kevin, > > > > Though I am a learner, too, I have a few comments. They are more about > > style than substance. > > > > 1) A lot of your code comments get in the way of my reading and easily > > understanding the code. Consider: > > > > .# leading `.'s to foil google groups and other whitespace stripping > > readers > > .if play == '3': #If user picks 3 > > . print "\nHave a nice day!\n" #Tell them to have a nice day > > . sys.exit() #Then exit the entire thing > > > > I think this would be much easier to read if it were like: > > > > .if play == '3': # If user picks 3 > > . print "\nHave a nice day!\n" # Tell them to have a nice day > > . sys.exit() # Then exit the entire thing > > > > (Note that some people hate the comments along the side and would > > prefer them the precede the line(s) they comment on. I like the 2 > > column approach, but that's just one duffer's view.) > > > > But, even better would be: > > > > .if play == '3': > > . print "\nHave a nice day!\n" > > . sys.exit() > > > <snip> > > Is the tutor list mirrored on usenet such as google groups? I've > searched and not found it. I think it's a bit harsh to blame the style > on a client that strips white-space, where he has no control over it. > Are we not better off using another client? > > I use gmail [1] to collect this kind of email and using the recent thread > entitle "Reading Tutor with gmail: monospace fonts" have managed to > make my mail monospace, which makes it a lot easier to read. None of > the whitespace was stripped in my mail, and the style looked fine. In > fact, by littering it with '.' you are making it more of a task to run > this script, as you have to strip all the '.' out first - a real pain. > > Adam > > [1] Although gmail is far from perfect. > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > -- 'There is only one basic human right, and that is to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, to take the consequences. _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
