PCPP1 Best Practices And Coding Conventions Practice Question
Which TWO of these are valid PEP 8 recommendations for whitespace?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Avoid trailing whitespace.
Avoid trailing whitespace and use spaces around assignments only if necessary.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Use two spaces for every level of indentation.
Why it's wrong here
Four spaces is the standard.
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Use large blocks of whitespace between functions.
Why it's wrong here
Usually two blank lines are sufficient.
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Avoid trailing whitespace.
Why this is correct
Trailing whitespace is unnecessary clutter.
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Use tabs for all indentation.
Why it's wrong here
Spaces are preferred.
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Use a single space after commas.
Why this is correct
Improves readability of sequences.
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