[Python-Dev] pep8 reasoning

[Janzert]

On 4/27/2014 12:40 PM, Barry Warsaw wrote:
> On Apr 26, 2014, at 12:33 AM, Janzert wrote:
>
>> So the one example under discussion is:
>> foo = long_function_name(
>>    var_one, var_two,
>>    var_three, var_four)
>>
>> and comes from http://legacy.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/#indentation
>>
>> Specifically the third example with a heading of "Optional".
>>
>>From my reading of the text, plus all the other examples around it, I would
>> have assumed the 2 space indent was simply a typo and should have indeed been
>> 4 spaces. If this is really meant to show that indents other than 4 spaces
>> are allowed in this situation maybe verbiage to that effect could be added.
>
> No, I think it's a typo and should be 4 spaces.  I'll fix that.
>
> -Barry
>

Given the commits to pep 8 after this, I take it you decided the example 
really is correct.

I'm glad the clarifying sentence got added and comment in the example 
changed, that should make it clear that the 2 space indent isn't a typo.

Janzert