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Typographical Conventions
=========================

Literals, filenames, and function arguments are presented using the
following style:

  ``argument1``

Warnings which represent limitations and need-to-know information
related to a topic or concept are presented in the following style:

  .. warning::

     This is a warning.

Notes which represent additional information related to a topic or
concept are presented in the following style:

  .. note::

     This is a note.

We present Python method names using the following style:

  :meth:`pyramid.config.Configurator.add_view`

We present Python class names, module names, attributes, and global
variables using the following style:

  :class:`pyramid.config.Configurator.registry`

References to glossary terms are presented using the following style:

  :term:`Pylons`

URLs are presented using the following style:

  `Pylons <http://pylonsproject.org>`_

References to sections and chapters are presented using the following
style:

  :ref:`traversal_chapter`

Code and configuration file blocks are presented in the following style:

  .. code-block:: python
     :linenos:

     def foo(abc):
         pass

Example blocks representing UNIX shell commands are prefixed with a ``$``
character, e.g.:

  .. code-block:: text

     $ $VENV/bin/nosetests

(See :term:`virtualenv` for the meaning of ``$VENV``)

Example blocks representing Windows ``cmd.exe`` commands are prefixed with a
drive letter and/or a directory name, e.g.:

  .. code-block:: text

     c:\examples> %VENV%\Scripts\nosetests

(See :term:`virtualenv` for the meaning of ``%VENV%``)

Sometimes, when it's unknown which directory is current, Windows ``cmd.exe``
example block commands are prefixed only with a ``>`` character, e.g.:

  .. code-block:: text

     > %VENV%\Scripts\nosetests

When a command that should be typed on one line is too long to fit on a page,
the backslash ``\`` is used to indicate that the following printed line
should actually be part of the command:

  .. code-block:: text

     c:\bigfntut\tutorial> %VENV%\Scripts\nosetests --cover-package=tutorial \
           --cover-erase --with-coverage

A sidebar, which presents a concept tangentially related to content
discussed on a page, is rendered like so:

.. sidebar:: This is a sidebar

   Sidebar information.

When multiple objects are imported from the same package,
the following convention is used:

    .. code-block:: python

       from foo import (
           bar,
           baz,
           )

It may look unusual, but it has advantages:

* It allows one to swap out the higher-level package ``foo`` for something
  else that provides the similar API. An example would be swapping out
  one database for another (e.g., graduating from SQLite to PostgreSQL).

* Looks more neat in cases where a large number of objects get imported from
  that package.

* Adding or removing imported objects from the package is quicker and results
  in simpler diffs.