ALAN GAULD dixit:
> But as I said earlier the concept of multiple return
> values in Python is similar to returning a struct in C.
> The key thing is that the function has a single purpose
> so if returning multiple values or a struct the values
> within that group should be related to the sin
On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 4:06 AM, ALAN GAULD wrote:
>
> Thats what I think is meant by bad practice in returning
> multiple values. The function returns two completely different
> things depending on some input flag.
>
Now that's something I definitely agree with! I can't think of a single case
wh
lbert-Jan Roskam
To: tutor@python.org; Alan Gauld
Sent: Monday, 30 November, 2009 9:58:21
Subject: Re: [Tutor] Python best practices
I'm currently reading the book "Code Complete" (I don't know the author name),
which gives a lot of useful best practices. It's not speci
In the face of ambiguity, refuse the temptation to guess.
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--- On Mon, 11/30/09, Alan Gauld wrote:
From: Alan Gauld
Subject: Re: [Tutor] Python best practices
To: tutor@python.org
Date: Monday, November 30, 2009, 1:57 AM
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On 11/29/2009 8:59 PM, spir wrote:
Lie Ryan dixit:
- functions should return one value (im not 100% of this one)
I 100% disagree or with this one.
Could you explain this bit, Lie? I'm very interested.
I use multiple-value result myself, for it's so practicle in given
> cases. But it makes
On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 1:26 PM, Lie Ryan wrote:
> On 11/27/2009 7:03 PM, Stefan Lesicnik wrote:
>> - functions should return one value (im not 100% of this one)
>
> I 100% disagree or with this one.
Me too. Actually I think it is meaningless - every Python function
returns one value, an instanc
"spir" wrote
> - functions should return one value (im not 100% of this one)
I 100% disagree or with this one.
Could you explain this bit, Lie? I'm very interested.
I use multiple-value result myself, for it's so practicle in given cases.
My take on this is that in Python its OK to return
Lie Ryan dixit:
> > - functions should return one value (im not 100% of this one)
>
> I 100% disagree or with this one.
Could you explain this bit, Lie? I'm very interested.
I use multiple-value result myself, for it's so practicle in given cases. But
it makes me uneasy; also have the impres
On 11/27/2009 7:03 PM, Stefan Lesicnik wrote:
hihi! (two in 1 day!)
Is there a document, pep, wiki etc that defines best practice for python code?
(maybe its more generic).
PEP 8 is the official style guideline.
I keep stumbling on things I think, it would be nice if someone mentioned thi
On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 2:03 AM, Stefan Lesicnik wrote:
> hihi! (two in 1 day!)
>
> Is there a document, pep, wiki etc that defines best practice for python
> code? (maybe its more generic).
>
>
This one is fairly comprehensive:
http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/
HTH,
Wayne
I keep stum
hihi! (two in 1 day!)
Is there a document, pep, wiki etc that defines best practice for python code?
(maybe its more generic).
I keep stumbling on things I think, it would be nice if someone mentioned this.
Some things ive seen
- keep you try blocks as small as possible, so you can isolate t
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