1 Python code follows PEP8 [1] with regard to coding style and PEP257 [2] with
2 regard to docstring style. Multi-line docstrings should have one short summary
3 line, followed by a blank line and a series of paragraphs. The last paragraph
4 should be followed by a line that closes the docstring (no blank line in
5 between). Here's an example from lib/bup/helpers.py:
8 """Delete a file at path 'f' if it currently exists.
10 Unlike os.unlink(), does not throw an exception if the file didn't already
15 Module-level docstrings follow exactly the same guidelines but without the
16 blank line between the summary and the details.
19 The C implementations should follow the kernel/git coding style [3].
22 [1]:http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/
23 [2]:http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0257/
24 [3]:http://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/CodingStyle