c9-python-getting-started/more-python-for-beginners/01 - Formatting and linting

Style Guidelines

Formatting

Formatting makes code readable and easier to debug.

Documentation

• PEP 8 is a set of coding conventions for Python code
• Docstring is the standard for documenting a module, function, class or method definition

Linting

Linting helps you identify formatting and convention issues in your Python code

• Pylint Pylint is a linter for Python to help enforce coding standards and check for errors in Python code
• Linting Python in Visual Studio Code will show you how to enable litners in VS Code
• Type hints allow some interactive development environments and linters to enforce types

Microsoft Learn Resources

Explore related tutorials on Microsoft Learn.

• Set up your Python beginner development environment with Visual Studio Code