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<p>Home Assistant enforces strict <a href="https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/">PEP8 style</a> and <a href="https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0257/">PEP 257 (Docstring Conventions)</a> compliance on all code submitted. We automatically test every pull request as part of the linting process with <a href="https://coveralls.io/github/home-assistant/home-assistant">Coveralls</a> and <a href="https://travis-ci.org/home-assistant/home-assistant">Travis CI</a>.</p>
<p>Summary of the most relevant points:</p>
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<li>Line length is limited to 79 characters (see below).</li>
<li>Use 4 spaces per indentation level. We dont use tabs.</li>
<li>Comments should be full sentences and end with a period.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/#imports">Imports</a> should be ordered.</li>
<li>Constants and the content of lists and dictionaries should be in alphabetical order.</li>
<li>Avoid trailing whitespace but surround binary operators with a single space.</li>
<li>Line separator should be set to <code class="highlighter-rouge">LF</code>.</li>
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<p>The maximum line length comes directly from the <a href="https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/#maximum-line-length">PEP8 style guide</a>, and is also used by the Python standard library. All code must pass these linting checks, and no exceptions will be made. There have already been numerous requests to increase the maximum line length, but after evaluating the options, the Home Assistant maintainers have decided to stay at 79 characters. This decision is final.</p>
<p>Those points may require that you adjust your IDE or editor settings.</p>
<h2><a class="title-link" name="our-recommendations" href="#our-recommendations"></a> Our recommendations</h2>
<p>For some cases <a href="https://www.python.org/dev/peps/">PEPs</a> dont make a statement. This section covers our recommendations about the code style. Those points were collected from the existing code and based on what contributors and developers were using the most. This is basically a majority decision, thus you may not agree with it. But we would like to encourage you follow those recommendations to keep the code unified.</p>
<h3><a class="title-link" name="quotes" href="#quotes"></a> Quotes</h3>
<p>Use single quotes <code class="highlighter-rouge">'</code> for single word and <code class="highlighter-rouge">"</code> for multiple words or sentences.</p>
<div class="language-python highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code><span class="n">ATTR_WATERLEVEL</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="s">'level'</span>
<span class="n">CONF_ATTRIBUTION</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="s">"Data provided by the WUnderground weather service"</span>
<span class="n">SENSOR_TYPES</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="p">{</span>
<span class="s">'alerts'</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="p">[</span><span class="s">'Alerts'</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="bp">None</span><span class="p">],</span>
<span class="p">}</span>
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<h3><a class="title-link" name="file-headers" href="#file-headers"></a> File headers</h3>
<p>The docstring in the file header should contain a link to the documentation to make it easy to find further information, especially about the configuration or details which are not mentioned in the code.</p>
<div class="language-python highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code><span class="s">"""
Support for MQTT lights.
For more details about this platform, please refer to the documentation at
https://home-assistant.io/components/light.mqtt/
"""</span>
</code></pre>
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<h3><a class="title-link" name="requirements" href="#requirements"></a> Requirements</h3>
<p>Please place <a href="/developers/code_review_platform/#1-requirements">Platform requirements</a> right after the imports.</p>
<div class="language-python highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code><span class="p">[</span><span class="o">...</span><span class="p">]</span>
<span class="kn">from</span> <span class="nn">homeassistant.helpers.entity</span> <span class="kn">import</span> <span class="n">Entity</span>
<span class="n">REQUIREMENTS</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="p">[</span><span class="s">'xmltodict==0.11.0'</span><span class="p">]</span>
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<h3><a class="title-link" name="log-messages" href="#log-messages"></a> Log messages</h3>
<p>There is no need to add the platform or component name to the log messages. This will be added automatically. Like <code class="highlighter-rouge">syslog</code> messages there shouldnt be any period at the end. Try to avoid brackets and additional quotes around the output to make it easier for users to parse the log. A widely style is shown below but you are free to compose the messages as you like.</p>
<div class="language-python highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code><span class="n">_LOGGER</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">error</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s">"No route to device: </span><span class="si">%</span><span class="s">s"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="bp">self</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">_resource</span><span class="p">)</span>
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<div class="language-bash highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code>2017-05-01 14:28:07 ERROR <span class="o">[</span>homeassistant.components.sensor.arest] No route to device: 192.168.0.18
</code></pre>
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<p>Dont print out wrong API keys, tokens, usernames, or passwords.</p>
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