[python-win32] Request for comments - the spaces issue

[Tim Roberts]

bob gailer wrote:
> Mark Hammond wrote:
>> In general, I *try* and stick to the Python Style Guide
>> (http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/)
>
> Interesting. I don't like the idea of 2 spaces after a period. 
> Internet research on this topic seems to favor one space.

I'm not sure where you got that.  Internet research seems to show that 
there is no agreement on this topic at all.  It is interesting to me 
that this single topic (spacing after a full stop) occupies an entire 
Wikipedia article, with no less than 114 referenced footnotes 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_spacing).

If anything, research shows that two spaces after a period increases 
reader comprehension, but font designers don't like the aesthetics.  The 
general trend these days is toward one space, but they'll never stop me.

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Tim Roberts, timr at probo.com
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