[Python-ideas] gofmt for Python: standardized styling as a language feature

[Cameron Simpson]

On 20Mar2015 14:02, Ben Finney <ben+python at benfinney.id.au> wrote:
>Cameron Simpson <cs at zip.com.au> writes:
>> In a former life I got to use SGI's C compiler. Like GCC, it had a
>> "lots of warnings" mode, somewhat like a builtin lint. _Unlike_ GCC,
>> the SGI compiler let one suppress specific warnings, which was very
>> very nice.
>
>GCC now has “diagnostic pragmas” to turn on/off specific diagnostics
><URL:https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc-4.3.3/gcc/Diagnostic-Pragmas.html#Diagnostic-Pragmas>,
>is that what you mean?

In terms of function, yes, though it says "only warnings [...] can be 
controlled, and not all of them". In terms of usability, no.

I'd rather put compiler options to control noise in Makefiles (or whatever 
built system) rather than litter code with compiler specific junk which has no 
effect (one hopes) elsewhere (other platforms, other compilers).

Also, I don't think these #pragmas were around at the time:-)

Cheers,
Cameron Simpson <cs at zip.com.au>

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