.. _Development coding standard for MAP Client:

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Coding Standard
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This section describes the coding standard for MAP Client.

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Overview
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The coding standard for MAP Client is a list of directives on how code should look when written so that the entire codebase has a similar look and feel irrespective of who has written it.  MAP Client code is written for both Python 2 and Python 3 so code must meet the standards for both Pythoon interpreters.

Style
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 * `PEP8 Style Guide for Python code <https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/>`_
 * Class member variables should start with an underscore '_'
 * Private class methods should start with an underscore '_'
 * Indentation is set to 4 spaces (no tabs)