Function returns old value

[dn]

On 12/12/2020 15:25, Chris Angelico wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 12, 2020 at 1:23 PM dn via Python-list
> <python-list at python.org> wrote:
>>
>> Speaking personally, I prefer the code to be included in the email.
>> However, it would be better to use spaces rather than tabs (Python's
>> preferred style, per PEP-8) because many email packages implement
>> tab-stops as eight-spaces apart.
>>
> 
> Be careful of wording here. PEP 8 does not specify that all Python
> code should use spaces rather than tabs. Tabs are absolutely fine for
> your code.

Hence "preferred", cf "prescribed" or "required".

My personal reaction when ppl do make such a demand, is to use the 
facility built-in to decent editors/IDEs to change from one to the other 
- no fuss, no muss; peace reigns amongst the team once again...!

Wish could do that with such ease in other applications!

Nevertheless, email-client observation applies...
-- 
Regards =dn