18 Code Style | Python [COMPLETE COURSE]

So far, we've looked into how the Python syntax is used for variables, expressions, and defining and using functions. There's a lot more syntax to come. But before we dive into that, let's talk a bit about a different side of programming, Style. On the whole, having good or bad style when you write code doesn't make much difference between a script succeeding or crashing, but it can make a big difference for the people who use it and contribute to it. Poor programming style can make life difficult for the IT specialists or system administrators who have to read the script after it's written or make changes to it. So it works with a new system. Bad style can even give the scripts author a headache if it's been awhile since they've wrote it. Imagine having to rewrite your own code because it's too messy to understand. On the flip side, good style can make a script look almost like natural human language. It can make the scripts intent and construction immediately clear to the reader. Goods style makes life easier for people who have to maintain the code and helps them understand what it does and how it does it. It can also reduce errors since it makes updating the code easier and more straightforward and most importantly good style makes you look cool, right?



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