On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 01:33:50 +0100, Lawrence D'Oliveiro
<l...@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> wrote:
In message <mailman.1565.1245019944.8015.python-l...@python.org>, Rhodri
James wrote:
On Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:43:30 +0100, Lawrence D'Oliveiro
<l...@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> wrote:
In message <mailman.1510.1244832141.8015.python-l...@python.org>,
Rhodri
James wrote:
2. That output string has severe "leaning toothpick" syndrome.
Python
accepts both single and double quotes to help avoid creating something
so unreadable: use them.
Backslashes are more scalable.
That doesn't excuse sprinkling several million backslashes through
literal
constants when there's a more readable alternative.
Perl allows just about any printable character as a quote. I tried
alternative quotes for many years, and decided making that choice was a
waste of brain cells.
So no, using alternative quotes does not make things more readable.
I find it odd that you consider qquoting less scalable than backslashes.
I also find it odd that you dislike two visuals stutters (at the start
and end of string) so much that you'll put up with a dozen visual
stutters in the string to avoid them. Particular since my years of
Perl-bashing lead me to the opposite conclusion.
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