On 4/29/08, Marc Tompkins ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: >On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 9:22 AM, Scott SA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> - More than one space around an assignment (or other) operator to >> align it with another. >> > When the guy who invented the language >tells me I'm doing it wrong, who am I to argue? > And after a while, I started to internalize the rule, so now every time I see > code that's lined up with extra spaces it bugs me.
With the mantra of making things obvious and clear, this extra visual density is contrary. In >He doesn't really give a rationale, and I haven't seen one elsewhere. I >think the real answer to your question is "Guido doesn't like it, that's >why." I have tremendous respect for Guido and many others. However, Guido may not like Sushi or John Prine (folk musician). That's okay, I didn't like them at first either. >Actually, looking at your original message, there's one very good >rationale: in my email client, the text of your message is in a >proportional font, so your assignments don't line up anyway. All those >extra spaces, and it still just looks ragged. Padding only works in >monospace - of course, we all use monospace fonts in our respective editors, >but the rest of the world uses proportional. Agreed, but as you point out the working tools are monospaced. I have to say that I find no other point in the document previouslly linked that I (a literal gnat's turd in the python realm of influence) find difficult to accept. I guess I'll just have to discuss this with my pharmacist and see if I can find a something more appropriate. It's really the only solution to an inexplicable tradition: "I'll have some of what he/she's having". ;-) Thanks for the quick reply and personal insight. Scott _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
