Python syntax wart

[Bjoern Schliessmann]

Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

> Not possible:
> 
>     for \
>         Link \
>     in \
>         GetEachRecord \
>           (
>             "links",
>             ("from_episode",),
>             "to_episode = %s",
>             [EpisodeID],
>             "order by when_created"
>           ) \
>     :
>         out.write \
>           (
>                 "<P><A HREF=\"%s\">Back to episode %d</A>\n"
>             %
>                 (
>                     LinkToMe({"ep" : Link["from_episode"]}),
>                     Link["from_episode"]
>                 )
>           )
>     #end for

IMHO, that's no Python syntax wart, but a coding style wart.

What's wrong with this:

for Link in GetEachRecord(
        "links",
        ("from_episode",),
        "to_episode = %s",
        [EpisodeID],
        "order by when_created"
         ):
    out.write("<P><A HREF=\"%s\">Back to episode %d</A>\n" % (
                LinkToMe({"ep" : Link["from_episode"]}),
                Link["from_episode"]
                )
            )

It's still quite crammed; I think I'd write it more explicit.

(Personally, I've never needed the possibility to tear a "for" apart
so it covers more than ten lines, or to waste lines by placing
single parentheses or colons in them -- my screen really isn't
unlimited in size.)

Regards,


Björn


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