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

[Tim Golden]

bob gailer wrote:
> Tim Roberts wrote:
>> 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.  
> 
> I googled "sites favoring 1 space after a period"
> 
> *joke*

<grins>

> For me I notice reading the above (especially in monospace font) the 2 
> spaces are jarring, and distract me from the material I'm reading.

FWIW, I'm with you on that. But I think it's just one of those
aesthetic / what-you-grew-up-with things. You're never going
to find consensus, only an amicable compromise. Or a house-style
to follow.

> What's really weird: The Harbrace College handbook says "Two spaces 
> follow the period, question mark ...." Yet the book consistently uses 
> one space in its own text!

Editors: who needs 'em?

TJG