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add a style guide entry for 'open-source'
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lock (GIL) optional (per :pep:`703`). Avoid using "No-GIL" to avoid
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double negatives (for example, "non-no-GIL").
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open source
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Follow the usual English rules for compound words. When used as an
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adjective, hyphenate: "open-source software". When used as a noun, don't use
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a hypen: "open source is a collaboration model.."
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POSIX
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The name assigned to a particular group of standards. This is always
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uppercase.
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The name of our favorite programming language is always capitalized.
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reST
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For "reStructuredText," an easy to read, plaintext markup syntax
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For "reStructuredText," an easy to read, plain-text markup syntax
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used to produce Python documentation. When spelled out, it is
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always one word and both forms start with a lowercase 'r'.
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