Little known fact...the only reason the brace is on the same line as the function declaration is because K&R just wanted to save space in the code listings.
Braces after if, for, while, switch, etc. are on the same line, and yes, it was to save space on the 80x24 screen.
Get a copy of "The C Programming Language, Second Edition". It's right in there. It's the only technical computer book I know that is still accurate after more than twenty years.
I also recommend reading the Linux kernel style guide http://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/CodingStyle . It's fun to read and has some good points. Sticks quite close to K&R.
> ... if you need more than 3 levels of indentation, you're screwed anyway, and should fix your program.
class A:
def foo(self):
while cond:
if othercond:
bar()
In Python you have very different characteristics, and have to adapt styles.
You should not get deeper than 3 logic indentations on function level there either, though.
And from my experience, 8 character tabs (with the article you cited actually starts with) are still workable in Python, at least for me.
Very handy.