[Biopython] Adopting black for Python code style

Sean Brimer skbrimer at gmail.com
Mon Aug 26 18:27:24 UTC 2019


I am not an active maintainer however I think setting a minimum code
standard is a good thing.

On Mon, Aug 26, 2019, 7:46 AM Peter Cock <p.j.a.cock at googlemail.com> wrote:

> Dear Biopythoneers,
>
> There is still time for anyone with an interest to raise objections
> about starting to adopt the black Python coding style in Biopython
> (one week to the end of August deadline I suggested).
>
> Peter
>
> On Tue, Aug 20, 2019 at 10:21 AM Peter Cock <p.j.a.cock at googlemail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Dear Biopythoneers,
> >
> > As you may be aware from the Biopython Project Update 2019 talk
> > at BOSC 2019, or the CoFest, or associated discussions, we have
> > been discussing adopting the "black" Python code style for Biopython:
> >
> > https://github.com/biopython/biopython/issues/2008
> >
> > None of us seem to like everything about the convention, but the
> > advantages of a single automated code style outweigh this.
> >
> > Unless there are objections (particularly from the active contributors),
> > I am proposing we start to run black on a module by module basis
> > in order to allow human review of the changes. In particular, comment
> > placement may need fixing, and in rare cases like data structures we
> > may want to disable the black formatting for a section of code.
> >
> > I'm suggesting giving it until the end of August 2019 for people to
> > raise an objection?
> >
> > Thank you all,
> >
> > Peter
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