Select the true statements related to PEP 8 programming recommendations for code writing. (Choose two.)

The correct answer is B. You should make object type comparisons using the isinstance() method (e.g. if isinstance(obj , D. You should not write string literals that rely on significant trailing whitespaces, as they may be. Option B is true because PEP 8 recommends making object type comparisons using the isinstance() method instead of comparing types directly 1. Option D is true because PEP 8 recommends not writing string literals that rely on significant trailing whitespaces as they may be…

PEP and Best Practices

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AYou should use the not ... is operator (e.g. if not spam is None:), rather than the is not operator
BYou should make object type comparisons using the isinstance() method (e.g. if isinstance(obj ,
CYou should write code in a way that favors the CPython implementation over PyPy, Cython, and
DYou should not write string literals that rely on significant trailing whitespaces, as they may be

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(59 responses)

A
7% (4)
B
88% (52)
C
5% (3)

Explanation

Option B is true because PEP 8 recommends making object type comparisons using the isinstance() method instead of comparing types directly 1. Option D is true because PEP 8 recommends not writing string literals that rely on significant trailing whitespaces as they may be visually indistinguishable, and certain editors may trim them 1.

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#PEP 8#isinstance#type comparison#trailing whitespace

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