Tim Roberts wrote:
bob gailer wrote:
Mark Hammond wrote:
In general, I *try* and stick to the Python Style Guide
(http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/)

Interesting. I don't like the idea of 2 spaces after a period. Internet research on this topic seems to favor one space.

I'm not sure where you got that.

I googled "sites favoring 1 space after a period"

*joke*

I guess I did not read enough. The articles I read seemed to lean toward one space.
Internet research seems to show that there is no agreement on this topic at all. It is interesting to me that this single topic (spacing after a full stop) occupies an entire Wikipedia article, with no less than 114 referenced footnotes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_spacing).

If anything, research shows that two spaces after a period increases reader comprehension,

For me I notice reading the above (especially in monospace font) the 2 spaces are jarring, and distract me from the material I'm reading.
but font designers don't like the aesthetics. The general trend these days is toward one space, but they'll never stop me.

What's really weird: The Harbrace College handbook says "Two spaces follow the period, question mark ...." Yet the book consistently uses one space in its own text!


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