From a8e36af3eac37f9a1c7ad8e933165641bac47dae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thomas Ballinger Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2012 14:47:47 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] fix grammar issues with style guide --- docs/writing/style.rst | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/writing/style.rst b/docs/writing/style.rst index 697e18c..5181b9a 100644 --- a/docs/writing/style.rst +++ b/docs/writing/style.rst @@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ called with each recipient as an argument: ``send('Hello', 'God', 'Mom', 'Cthulhu')``, and in the function body ``args`` will be equal to ``('God', 'Mom', 'Cthulhu')``. -However, this construct has some drawback and should be used with caution. If a +However, this construct has some drawbacks and should be used with caution. If a function receives a list of arguments of the same nature, it is often more clear to define it as a function of one argument, that argument being a list or any sequence. Here, if ``send`` has multiple recipients, it is better to define @@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ Python functions that are: * easy to read (the name and arguments need no explanations) -* easy to change (adding a new keyword argument do not break other parts of the +* easy to change (adding a new keyword argument does not break other parts of the code) Avoid the magical wand @@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ way. However, knowing how to use them and particularly when **not** to use them is the most important. Like a Kungfu master, a Pythonista knows how to kill with a single finger, and -never do it. +never to do it. We are all consenting adults ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~