Splitting function arguments into new lines when column limit not reached

Turned this:

 def main():
     p = ArgumentParser(add_help=False)
-    p.add_argument('--config', default=CONFIG,
-                       help='Filename of config file (default %(default)s).')
-    p.add_argument('--interval', type=int, default=INTERVAL,
-                                  help='Cycle time for script (default %(default)d).')
-    p.add_argument('--offset', type=int, default=OFFSET,
-                       help='Delay time for script cycle (default %(default)d).')
-    p.add_argument('--connect-string', default=CONNECT_STRING,
-                       help='Database connect string (%(default)s).')
-    p.add_argument('--proc', default=PROC,
-                       help='SQL Procedure  (%(default)s)')

into:

+    p.add_argument('--config',
+                   default=CONFIG,
+                   help='Filename of config file (default %(default)s).')
+    p.add_argument('--interval',
+                   type=int,
+                   default=INTERVAL,
+                   help='Cycle time for script (default %(default)d).')
+    p.add_argument(
+        '--offset',
+        type=int,
+        default=OFFSET,
+        help='Delay time for script cycle (default %(default)d).')
+    p.add_argument('--connect-string',
+                   default=STRING,
+                   help='Database connect string (%(default)s).')
+    p.add_argument('-proc',
+                   default=PROC,
+                   help='SQL Procedure  (%(default)s)')

My query/problem here is: why have some of the arguments been split off into another line when they would be well within the column limit if left on the same line? Is there a config option I can use?

[bwendling]

I forgot that we already have an option for this. It’s the SPLIT_BEFORE_NAMED_ASSIGNS option. If you disable it, then it should give you something more reasonable. 😃

[sawan]

Haha… nope did not raise anything, just gave me the same result 😃

Maybe you’re trapping your eval somewhere?

Works now, many thanks.