Python is readable

Kiuhnm kiuhnm03.4t.yahoo.it
Sat Mar 17 16:54:40 EDT 2012


On 3/16/2012 21:04, Prasad, Ramit wrote:
>> People spell your name Stephen, sometimes too. Thinking of changing it?
>> Gore Vidal's quote has panache, a valid compensation for breaking
> the usual rule. How many other uses on that page are similar?
>
>
> He provided common examples and reference links. Seems like a pretty
> reasonable way of trying to prove a point. If you don't like reference
> links, what would convince you that the point was correct? I have
> not seen any counter examples or counter references on your behalf...

He's referring to this "rule":
"A colon should not precede a list unless it follows a complete 
sentence; however, the colon is a style choice that some publications 
allow."
http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/colons.asp

Kiuhnm



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