On Mon, 23 Sep 2013 08:57:01 +0100 Larry Hastings <la...@hastings.org> wrote: > On 09/23/2013 03:44 AM, Guido van Rossum wrote: > > On Sun, Sep 22, 2013 at 7:25 PM, Terry Reedy <tjre...@udel.edu > > <mailto:tjre...@udel.edu>> wrote: > > > > I am gradually changing Idle docstrings, though only Idle > > developers will ever see them. Writing a 60 char summary forces a > > clear understanding of the function. > > > > > > Glad you like it. I still do, too, but I've given up hope to convince > > all core developers to stick to this style. :-( > > ... Argument Clinic to the rescue? Since the last time this subject > came up, Clinic has started enforcing a summary line in docstrings. I > didn't realize it had to be 60 columns though, should I add that? Is the > entire docstring supposed to be 60 columns max? > > p.s. status update: AC is done enough to be worth considering checking > in. Now I have to finish the PEP and write the documentation.
I hope it can make it in for 3.4 :) cheers Antoine. _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
