n00b question on spacing

[Gary Herron]

On 06/21/2013 02:17 PM, Yves S. Garret wrote:
> Hi, I have a question about breaking up really long lines of code in 
> Python.
>
> I have the following line of code:
> log.msg("Item wrote to MongoDB database %s/%s" 
> %(settings['MONGODB_DB'], settings['MONGODB_COLLECTION']), 
> level=log.DEBUG, spider=spider)
>
> Given the fact that it goes off very far to the right on my screen is 
> not terribly
> pleasing to my eyes (and can be rude for other developers).
>
> I was thinking of splitting it up like so:
> log.msg("Item wrote to MongoDB database %s/%s"
>   %(settings['MONGODB_DB'], settings['MONGODB_COLLECTION']),
>   level=log.DEBUG, spider=spider)
>
> Is this ok?  Are there any rules in Python when it comes to breaking 
> up long lines of
> code?
>
>
This is how I'd do it:  (And it's *FAR* clearer -- You win no points for 
clarity by having it all in one statement.)

fmt  = "Item wrote to MongoDB database %s/%s"
msg = fmt % (settings['MONGODB_DB'],
                          settings['MONGODB_COLLECTION'])
log.msg(msg, level=log.DEBUG, spider=spider)

Gary Herron

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