[Qgis-developer] Python plugins style guide

[Ricardo Filipe Soares Garcia da]

Hi list

I have been working with Luiz Motta in the 'Custom db query' plugin
and we came about the dilemma of how to best format our Python code.

Looking around the QGIS wiki, we found the developers manual [1] and
read through the coding guidelines, but the rules defined in it are
for C++ programming and for QGIS core. We couldn't find anything
related to Python and plugins.

Has this been debated in the past? Is there a recommended style for
formatting Python code in QGIS plugins?
I usually follow the recommendation in the PEP8 [2], the official
style guide for Python. But Luiz argues (a valid point I guess) that
if we were to follow the C++ standard it would be more consistent with
the rest of the code.

I guess we are in a state where I have my opinion, he has his own, and
we'd like to reach a consensus by surveying your thoughts on this
subject. Also it seems like a good idea to raise this issue now, with
the upcoming possibility of having multiple people collaborating on
plugins.

Thanks

[1] - http://www.qgis.org/wiki/Developers_Manual
[2] - http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/

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