lebigot
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6 years ago PEP 8 repeatedly advises against using backslashes (unless when absolutely needed, like in long with statements): you can search for "backslash" or "\" in the following paragraphs:
- https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/#indentation
- https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/#maximum-line-length
- https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/#other-recommendations
The standard line continuation solution consists in using parentheses, brackets, etc. (https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/#indentation).
Does pep8 actually requires wrapping multiline expressions in parentheses?