Inky 788 <inky...@gmail.com> writes:
> On Jul 10, 7:35 pm, Ben Finney <ben+pyt...@benfinney.id.au> wrote:
> > Yes. That's a “should” and not a “must”, even though PEP 8 says it
> > with a simple imperative::
> >
> > Use 4 spaces per indentation level.
>
> That actually sounds pretty weird. "Don't do {foo}. Really, I mean
> *really* don't do {foo}. Oh, also, the interpreter allows you to do
> {foo}. But don't do it! I mean it!".
Not weird at all, especially when you realise that your interpretation
isn't there in the document.
The allowance for both types of indentation is a compromise made for
backward compatibility with code written before this convention was
quite so strong. All *new* code is strongly advised to follow the
convention, while the interpreter will still allow old code that doesn't
follow the convention.
> Very ... perlish, if you ask me.
Hah! Perl doesn't have the “don't do {foo}” part, so I don't see what
you're seeing.
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