guido van rossum hoaufpythonorg id much rather stick single style guide pep 8 revised needed suggest preface 2xspecific things words like python 2 large focus style guide py3k could even migrate rules relevant 2x appendixlike chapter easily deleted point future fri may 2 2008 502 pm terry reedy wrote least one style recommendations pep 8 use class rather string exceptions obsolete py 3 others perhaps others spirit recommendation details different new python 3 programmer need want know anything python 2 reading string exceptions would confusing one possibility isolation major section separate 2x 3x subsections several scattered changes would require large chunks duplication instance prescriptive naming conventions package module names modules becomes modules must presume hence renaming project three paragraphs would duplicated 2x 3x coherent would sensible place couple paragraphs exceptions classes becomes exceptions classes moving two variants 2x 3x sections would awkward especially pep 8 considered less frozen suggest possibility new pep 3008 python 3 style guide terry jan reedy _______________________________________________ python3000 mailing list smsbmo9552pythonorg httpmailpythonorgmailmanlistinfopython3000 unsubscribe httpmailpythonorgmailmanoptionspython3000guido40pythonorg guido van rossum home page httpwwwpythonorgguido _______________________________________________ python3000 mailing list smsbmo9552pythonorg httpmailpythonorgmailmanlistinfopython3000 unsubscribe httpmailpythonorgmailmanoptionspython3000python300040tangomucom fri 08 aug 2008 021511 0700 python3000 pep 8 style guide python 3