On Sat, 2006-01-28 at 19:27 +0100, Josselin Mouette wrote: > Le samedi 28 janvier 2006 à 19:18 +0100, Wouter Verhelst a écrit : > > > This is only a feature for perl maniacs. A language that requires a > > > specific coding style is better, because it makes possible for anyone > > > knowing the language to hack easily python code he doesn't know about. > > > > Hah. A language that does not require a specific coding style is better, > > because it allows me to work as is the most efficient for me. > > Which is globally counterproductive. When you're in a project, you have > to deal with the fact other people are working on it as well. That's why > large projects like Linux or GNOME require a specific coding style for > their contributions. For python-based projects, this isn't even > necessary, as most if not all python programmers already use the same > coding style.
!!!! Have a look inside the standard library sometime, if you want to get a feeling for just how many styles of programming python programmers use. Rob -- GPG key available at: <http://www.robertcollins.net/keys.txt>.
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