You can also use linting tools as a build validation step (ours are invoked via things like `make myapp.pep8test`). These can also then be invoked yourself before making a commit. As jwinter says, this really tightens the loop when fixing trivial errors.
Almost all of the tools are very configurable in terms of which warnings/errors you want to ignore (e.g., let our max line length be 120 instead of 80), and give pretty good feedback (line numbers, exact error).
Another great benefit is that you have a neutral arbiter of what's the style for your codebase, which helps avoid ruffled feathers.
Almost all of the tools are very configurable in terms of which warnings/errors you want to ignore (e.g., let our max line length be 120 instead of 80), and give pretty good feedback (line numbers, exact error).
Another great benefit is that you have a neutral arbiter of what's the style for your codebase, which helps avoid ruffled feathers.