On Sat, 2011-09-03 at 13:38 +0900, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote: > Guido van Rossum writes: > > On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 12:28 AM, Stephen J. Turnbull <step...@xemacs.org> > wrote: > > > > Sure, but IIRC one design principle of Python is that the keyword that > > > denotes the syntax should be the first thing on the line, > [...] > > That's true for *statements* (except assignments and calls). > > > > > Analogously, if operators are going to denote continuation, they > > > should come first on the line. > > > That doesn't follow. > > Agreed, it's not a logical implication. The analogy is only an > analogy, but my eyes do work that way. > > My conclusion is that we shouldn't try to encourage either style, > because people "see" continuation differently. Legislating a style > isn't going to change that, I think.
I like to start continued lines with an operator as well. I also think it helps me keep it in my head a bit easier when I do that. I think this is one of those areas where computers and people differ, but it may also depend on the persons native language as to what works better for them. Ron -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
