[python-win32] Request for comments

[James Matthews]

Great site. I like the idea and am going to start posting some code..

On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 9:12 PM, Tim Golden <mail at timgolden.me.uk> wrote:

> bob gailer wrote:
>
>> Tim Roberts wrote:
>>
>>> bob gailer wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Please omit the space before ( in code. I find that very distracting.
>>>> Example:
>>>>
>>>> print result.Properties_ ("sValue").Value # current
>>>>
>>>> print result.Properties_("sValue").Value # preferred, and how most code
>>>> I've seen looks.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Do you understand that this is strictly a personal preference?  Some
>>> people like it, some people don't.  You are certainly allowed to "prefer"
>>> one over the other, but it's a bit much to ask someone else to change their
>>> coding style to match yours, unless you are a paying client.  ;)
>>>
>>
>> I agree. Please consider that all of the code examples I've seen in the
>> official Python documentation have no space before the (. Most newcomers to
>> Python who goes thru the tutorial will learn that way of coding. I imagine
>> it would be confusing for them to later see code with the space. Same true
>> for Python cookbook. Follow Tim's link to Windows Registry Functions <
>> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms724875%28VS.85%29.aspx>. MS's
>> examples. Ditto. I'm aiming for consistency, and minimal confusion for many.
>>
>
> It's a fair point. For now (basically because I can do it faster)
> I'll go with my spaces-before convention. When I get a chance to
> breathe we can revisit this and other other coding style issues.
> All the example code is in individual Python files so a global
> search-and-replace should be possible if it becomes desirable.
>
> [... snip description of problems with the PythonWin interpreter ...]
>
> Yes, I tried that to see what you meant. I'm not sure there's
> much I'm going to be able to do about that, unless someone
> jumps in with a solution. My main point about the examples is
> that they're self-contained. (ie you don't need to prearrange
> any data or install any modules unless indicated). The ability
> to drop them into a Python interpreter window is a nice-to-have
> which I make use of whenever I'm posting code.
>
> If anyone can suggest anything here, even in the form of a hint
> in the docs, please let me know.
>
> Thanks for your continued interest, Bob.
>
> TJG
>
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