# amontalenti/elements-of-python-style

Goes beyond PEP8 to discuss what makes Python code feel great. A Strunk & White for Python.

Repository: https://github.com/amontalenti/elements-of-python-style
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/elements-of-python-style
License Family: other
Topics: python, styleguide, python-style, pep8, documentation, flake8, code-style, codestyle, python3, readability, style-guide
Last push: 2024-04-19T22:01:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3895, "days_push": 866, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3467, forks 261 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:05.825648+00:00)

## What it is
An opinionated style guide for Python that goes beyond PEP8 to cover naming, docstrings, paradigms, and code organization. It aims to be a condensed 'Strunk & White' for writing great Python code.

## Use cases
- learn how to write idiomatic python code
- python style guide beyond pep8
- improve python code readability
- guidance on writing good docstrings
- decide when to deviate from pep8 rules
- python code organization and architecture advice

## When to choose
- you want opinionated guidance on writing clean, readable Python beyond syntax rules
- you are onboarding developers to a shared Python style
- you want advice on docstrings, naming, and project structure

## When to avoid
- you need an enforceable linter or formatter rather than prose guidance
- you need a tool that automatically fixes style violations

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: stable
- function: documentation, linter, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, tutorials, documentation
- platform: python, cli
- tags: style-guide, pep8, code-readability, python-style, best-practices, python

## Member repositories
- amontalenti/elements-of-python-style (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:05.825648+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:36:46.139650+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/amontalenti/elements-of-python-style (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:05.825648+00:00, sha bf632db8af46)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.