Re: Python (was Re: I did not inhale)

On Wed, 28 Aug 2024 17:23:25 -0700, Keith Thompson wrote:

That's not the conventional way to format a docstring.  If you're using
backslashes to splice lines in Python, it's likely you're doing
something wrong.

What exactly is wrong?

I think "is not None" is more idiomatic.

When I want an equality comparison, I use “==”, not “is”.

You don't need the \ if you put the ( on the same line.

But I do otherwise.

You leave a space between "else" and ":".  It's not wrong, but it's not
something I've ever seen.

People who look at my code tend to get triggered by the little things;
maybe it’s a way to avoid thinking about the big things?

In any language, if a block of code is so deeply indented that it's
confusing, you should consider refactoring it.  (Though that's not
always the answer.)

The point being, the same kind of code in a language with explicit
statement brackets would reach the point of confusion later, rather than
sooner.