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docs/writing/documentation.rst

@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ Docstrings
 
 PEP 257 is the primary reference for docstrings. (http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0257/)
 
-There are two types of docstrings, one-line and multi-line.  Their names should be fairly self explanatory.
+There are two types of docstrings, one-line and multi-line.  Their names
+should be fairly self explanatory.
 One-line docstrings: ::
 
     def kos_root():
@@ -63,7 +64,9 @@ Multi-line docstrings: ::
 Sphinx
 ------
 
-Sphinx_ is a tool which converts documentation in the :ref:`restructuredtext-ref` markup language into a range of output formats including HTML, LaTeX (for printable PDF versions), manual pages and plain text.
+Sphinx_ is a tool which converts documentation in the :ref:`restructuredtext-ref`
+markup language into a range of output formats including HTML, LaTeX (for
+printable PDF versions), manual pages and plain text.
 
 .. note:: This Guide is built with Sphinx_
 
@@ -75,7 +78,10 @@ Sphinx_ is a tool which converts documentation in the :ref:`restructuredtext-ref
 reStructuredText
 ----------------
 
-Most Python documentation is written with reStructuredText_. The `reStructuredText Primer <http://sphinx.pocoo.org/rest.html>`_ and the `reStructuredText Quick Reference <http://docutils.sourceforge.net/docs/user/rst/quickref.html>`_ should help you familiarize yourself with its syntax.
+Most Python documentation is written with reStructuredText_. The
+`reStructuredText Primer <http://sphinx.pocoo.org/rest.html>`_ and the
+`reStructuredText Quick Reference <http://docutils.sourceforge.net/docs/user/rst/quickref.html>`_
+should help you familiarize yourself with its syntax.
 
 .. _reStructuredText: http://docutils.sourceforge.net/rst.html
 

docs/writing/license.rst

@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ Choosing a License
 
 Open source.
 
-There are plenty of `open source licenses <http://opensource.org/licenses/alphabetical>`_ available to choose from.
+There are plenty of `open source licenses <http://opensource.org/licenses/alphabetical>`_
+available to choose from.
 
-To help you choose one for your project, there's a `license chooser <http://three.org/openart/license_chooser/>`_, use it.
+To help you choose one for your project, there's a `license chooser <http://three.org/openart/license_chooser/>`_,
+use it.
 
 
 Non-Restrictive

docs/writing/style.rst

@@ -261,7 +261,8 @@ keep a count of your place in the list.
     # 1, 4
     # 2, 5
 
-The ``enumerate`` function has better readability than handling a counter manually. Moreover,
+The ``enumerate`` function has better readability than handling a counter
+manually. Moreover,
 it is better optimized for iterators.
 
 Read From a File
@@ -287,8 +288,8 @@ files for you.
         for line in f:
             print line
 
-The ``with`` statement is better because it will ensure you always close the file,
+The ``with`` statement is better because it will ensure you always close the
-even if an exception is raised.
+file, even if an exception is raised.
 
 Returning Multiple Values from a Function
 -----------------------------------------
@@ -320,15 +321,17 @@ values in before you return
 Line Continuations
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-When a logical line of code is longer than the accepted limit, you need to split it over multiple
+When a logical line of code is longer than the accepted limit, you need to
-physical lines. Python interpreter will join consecutive lines if the last character of the line is
+split it over multiple physical lines. Python interpreter will join consecutive
-a backslash. This is helpful sometime but is preferably avoided, because of its fragility: a white
+lines if the last character of the line is a backslash. This is helpful
-space added to the end of the line, after the backslash, will break the code and may have unexpected
+sometime but is preferably avoided, because of its fragility: a white space
-results.
+added to the end of the line, after the backslash, will break the code and may
+have unexpected results.
 
-A prefered solution is to use parenthesis around your elements. Left with an unclosed parenthesis on an end-of-line
+A prefered solution is to use parenthesis around your elements. Left with an
-the Python interpreter will join the next line until the parenthesis is closed. The same behavior holds for
+unclosed parenthesis on an end-of-line the Python interpreter will join the
-curly and square braces.
+next line until the parenthesis is closed. The same behavior holds for curly
+and square braces.
 
 **Bad**:
 
@@ -352,5 +355,6 @@ curly and square braces.
     from some.deep.module.inside.a.module import (a_nice_function, another_nice_function,
                                                   yet_another_nice_functio)
 
-However, more often than not having to split long logical line is a sign that you
+However, more often than not having to split long logical line is a sign that
-are trying to do too many things at the same time, which may hinder readability.
+you are trying to do too many things at the same time, which may hinder
+readability.

docs/writing/tests.rst

@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@ Some general rules of testing:
 - Try hard to make tests that run fast. If one single test needs more than a
   few millisecond to run, development will be slowed down or the tests will not
   be run as often as desirable. In some cases, test can't be fast because they
-  need a complex data structure to work on, and this data structure must be loaded
+  need a complex data structure to work on, and this data structure must be
-  every time the test runs. Keep these heavier tests in a separate test suite
+  loaded every time the test runs. Keep these heavier tests in a separate test
-  that is run by some scheduled task, and run all other tests as often as needed.
+  suite that is run by some scheduled task, and run all other tests as often
+  as needed.
 
 - Learn your tools and learn how to run a single test or a test case. Then,
   when developing a function inside a module, run this function's tests very
@@ -41,9 +42,9 @@ Some general rules of testing:
   When comming back to work, you will have a pointer to where you were and get
   faster on tracks.
 
-- The first step when you are debugging your code is to write a new test pinpointing
+- The first step when you are debugging your code is to write a new test
-  the bug. While it is not always possible to do, those bug catching test are among
+  pinpointing the bug. While it is not always possible to do, those bug
-  the most valuable piece of code in your project.
+  catching test are among the most valuable piece of code in your project.
 
 - Use long and descriptive names for testing functions. The style guide here is
   slighlty different than that of running code, where short names are often
@@ -62,10 +63,10 @@ Some general rules of testing:
 - Another use of the testing code is as an introduction to new developers. When
   someone will have to work on the code base, runnning and reading the related
   testing code is often the best they can do. They will or should discover the
-  hot spots, where most difficulties arise, and the corner cases. If they have to
+  hot spots, where most difficulties arise, and the corner cases. If they have
-  add some functionality, the first step should be to add a test and, by this mean,
+  to add some functionality, the first step should be to add a test and, by this
-  ensure the new functionality is not already a working path that has not been
+  mean, ensure the new functionality is not already a working path that has not
-  plugged in the interface.
+  been plugged in the interface.
 
 The Basics
 ::::::::::
@@ -99,15 +100,15 @@ As of Python 2.7 unittest also includes its own test discovery mechanisms.
 Doctest
 -------
 
-The doctest module searches for pieces of text that look like interactive Python
+The doctest module searches for pieces of text that look like interactive
-sessions in docstrings, and then executes those sessions to verify that they work exactly as
+Python sessions in docstrings, and then executes those sessions to verify that
-shown.
+they work exactly as shown.
 
-Doctests have a different use case than proper unit tests: they are usually less
+Doctests have a different use case than proper unit tests: they are usually
-detailed and don't catch special cases or obscure regression bugs. They are
+less detailed and don't catch special cases or obscure regression bugs. They
-useful as an expressive documentation of the main use cases of a module and
+are useful as an expressive documentation of the main use cases of a module and
-its components. However, doctests should run automatically each time
+its components. However, doctests should run automatically each time the full
-the full test suite runs.
+test suite runs.
 
 A simple doctest in a function:
 
@@ -128,8 +129,9 @@ A simple doctest in a function:
         import doctest
         doctest.testmod()
 
-When running this module from the command line as in ``python module.py``, the doctests
+When running this module from the command line as in ``python module.py``, the
-will run and complain if anything is not behaving as described in the docstrings.
+doctests will run and complain if anything is not behaving as described in the
+docstrings.
 
 Tools
 :::::
@@ -144,7 +146,7 @@ py.test is a no-boilerplate alternative to Python's standard unittest module.
 
     $ pip install pytest
 
-Despite being a fully-featured and extensible test tool it boasts a simple 
+Despite being a fully-featured and extensible test tool it boasts a simple
 syntax. Creating a test suite is as easy as writing a module with a couple of
 functions
 
@@ -205,8 +207,8 @@ xUnit-compatible test output, coverage reporting, and test selection.
 tox
 ---
 
-tox is a tool for automating test environment management and testing against multiple
+tox is a tool for automating test environment management and testing against
-interpreter configurations
+multiple interpreter configurations
 
 ::