On 18/10/12 08:31:51, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > On Thu, 18 Oct 2012 02:06:19 -0400, Zero Piraeus wrote: >> 3. Say "well, at least it's not a backslash" and break the line using >> > parentheses. > I mostly do this. Since most lines include a bracket of some sort, I > rarely need to add outer parentheses just for the purpose of line > continuation. > > some_variable = spam('x') + ham( > some_longer_variables, here_and_here, > and_here_also)
I would spell that as: some_variable = spam('x') + ham( some_longer_variables, here_and_here, and_here_also, ) > I know PEP 8 says I should drop the final round bracket to the next line, > but I don't normally like that. I normally put the final bracket on the next line, where it is very visible. Compare: if looks_like_it_might_be_spam( some_longer_variables, here_and_here, and_here_also): logger.notice("might be spam") move_to_spam_folder(some_longer_variables) update_spam_statistics(here_and_here) vs. if looks_like_it_might_be_spam( some_longer_variables, here_and_here, and_here_also, ): logger.notice("might be spam") move_to_spam_folder(some_longer_variables) update_spam_statistics(here_and_here) Which one would you say is more readable? -- HansM -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list