Style qeustion: Multiple return values

Chris Angelico rosuav at gmail.com
Tue Apr 13 02:29:10 EDT 2021


On Tue, Apr 13, 2021 at 4:26 PM dn via Python-list
<python-list at python.org> wrote:
>
> On 12/04/2021 22.32, Chris Angelico wrote:
> > On Mon, Apr 12, 2021 at 8:20 PM dn via Python-list
> > <python-list at python.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> On 12/04/2021 20.29, Steve Keller wrote:
> >>> Just a short style question: When returning multiple return values, do
> >>> you use parenthesis?
> >>
> >> Thus, the answer to your question is a matter of style, and thus the
> >> understanding of those who might read the code.
> >>
> >
> > Yes, just like the subject line says :)
>
>
> It's cheeky day at your place is it?

Isn't it always?

> Time for your English lesson: with correct vocal-emphasis, the first
> part of the statement reads as an affirmation or agreement with the OP:
>
>     ...the answer to your question *is* a matter of style...
>
> Perhaps I should have written in English-English prose?
>
>     ...the answer to your question *is indeed* a matter of style...
>

Yes, but this followed a logical argument as if to prove the point,
when the point was already assumed by the question :)

ChrisA


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