From 92f54024c880f497379b49ed0fc5c83032114a6e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hugo van Kemenade <1324225+hugovk@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2024 09:33:53 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Remove specific guidance about avoiding 'CPU' --- documentation/style-guide.rst | 8 -------- 1 file changed, 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/documentation/style-guide.rst b/documentation/style-guide.rst index 2fba1e1fc0..6b4a68bc08 100644 --- a/documentation/style-guide.rst +++ b/documentation/style-guide.rst @@ -78,14 +78,6 @@ C API Python's `API `_ used by C programmers to write extension modules. All caps and unhyphenated. -CPU - For "central processing unit." Many style guides say this should be - spelled out on the first use (and if you must use it, do so!). For - the Python documentation, this abbreviation should be avoided since - there's no reasonable way to predict which occurrence will be the - first seen by the reader. It is better to use the word "processor" - instead. - POSIX The name assigned to a particular group of standards. This is always uppercase. From cfc92a9b7c44749055e29f7824bdcb5ea4f6a688 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hugo van Kemenade <1324225+hugovk@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 11:35:25 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Retain CPU entry: no need to spell out This reverts commit 92f54024c880f497379b49ed0fc5c83032114a6e. --- documentation/style-guide.rst | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/documentation/style-guide.rst b/documentation/style-guide.rst index 6b4a68bc08..2e5a1c953e 100644 --- a/documentation/style-guide.rst +++ b/documentation/style-guide.rst @@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ C API Python's `API `_ used by C programmers to write extension modules. All caps and unhyphenated. +CPU + Central processing unit. No need to spell out. + POSIX The name assigned to a particular group of standards. This is always uppercase.