My recommendation is: 1. Be consistent using whatever style. 2. I would prefer Python style (PEP), since Python is read by Python programmers and has it's own block style.
Yours, S. 2010/12/26 Ricardo Filipe Soares Garcia da <[email protected]>: > Hi list > > I have been working with Luiz Motta in the 'Custom db query' plugin > and we came about the dilemma of how to best format our Python code. > > Looking around the QGIS wiki, we found the developers manual [1] and > read through the coding guidelines, but the rules defined in it are > for C++ programming and for QGIS core. We couldn't find anything > related to Python and plugins. > > Has this been debated in the past? Is there a recommended style for > formatting Python code in QGIS plugins? > I usually follow the recommendation in the PEP8 [2], the official > style guide for Python. But Luiz argues (a valid point I guess) that > if we were to follow the C++ standard it would be more consistent with > the rest of the code. > > I guess we are in a state where I have my opinion, he has his own, and > we'd like to reach a consensus by surveying your thoughts on this > subject. Also it seems like a good idea to raise this issue now, with > the upcoming possibility of having multiple people collaborating on > plugins. > > Thanks > > [1] - http://www.qgis.org/wiki/Developers_Manual > [2] - http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/ > > -- > ___________________________ ___ __ > Ricardo Garcia Silva > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-developer mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer > _______________________________________________ Qgis-developer mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer
