[Python-Dev] PEP 7 clarification request: braces (original) (raw)

Antoine Pitrou solipsis at pitrou.net
Mon Jan 2 13:05:28 CET 2012


On Mon, 2 Jan 2012 14:44:49 +1000 Nick Coghlan <ncoghlan at gmail.com> wrote:

I've been having an occasional argument with Benjamin regarding braces in 4-line if statements:

if (cond) statement; else statement; vs. if (cond) { statement; } else { statement; }

Good, I was afraid python-dev was getting a bit futile with all these security concerns about hash functions.

I don't like having the else on the same line as the closing brace, and prefer:

if (cond) { statement; } else { statement; }

That said, I agree with Benjamin: the shorter form is visually lighter and should not be frown upon.

Regards

Not-frowning Antoine.



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